Im in the military, I have orders overseas to a mobile unit. I can no longer care for my cat. I have only until this friday to get rid of my cat. I really don't want to see her killed becuase of lack of space. I called all the "no kill" shelters in my area with no luck. My only two options remaining with this short of time is ...
A. Spend $75.00 to drop her off at the Humane Society where they will probably end up putting her down.
B. Just set her free...and hope she survives .
Not sure what to do...What would you do??
2006-07-19 09:12:44 · 29 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Cats
Put an ad on craigslist and tell them that you'll have to just set her free if no one takes her. Good luck.
2006-07-19 09:14:49 · answer #1 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those can't be your only two options. Honestly, I would strongly advise against setting your cat free. If she has been domesticated, she has less of a chance for survival and it is unlikely anyone will take her in. The Humane Society sounds like the best option, but before you do that, try some last minute alternatives. Go to your vet or any local vets and tell them your situation. They should have suggestions. Also, post some fliers up for anyone interested. Try posting them at pet stores like PetSmart and PetCo that get a lot of foot traffic from animal lovers. If you have any friends or family where you currently live, ask them to help you find your kitty a home.
Whatever you end up doing, I wish you and your cat the best of luck. I'm sad to see you guys in this position. Good luck.
2006-07-19 09:28:59 · answer #2 · answered by Pumpkin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hello...i am so sorry for this horrific decision that you have to make!
I would never set a pet free.....when are you leaving? Put up an ad at your local supermarket or something like that...call up the vets around you and see if they will take the cat (maybe say you found her and she is a stray....)
Setting her free will most likely end up with the same results as dropping her off at the Humane Society (not very "humane" of them to put the cat down....is it???) I would try to find her a home in this short amount of time...family? friends? When you get a pet, that animal's safety and security is your responsibility....try everything possible before taking the easy way out.
Hope everything works out for you....
2006-07-19 09:33:14 · answer #3 · answered by dogs4kcjj 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I've had bad experiences with people's ill behaviour with their pets and I wrote a ranting and rude answer to this question. I feel badly so I've erased my answer because it wasn't very constructive.
Make sure in the future you have a plan for your pet for when you deploy or move around, if giving your animals to a friend to look after til you return isn't an option then don't get another pet til you're more stable.
Any animal shelter should take animals in for free, I only had to pay to adopt my cats. Keep calling around, send communal emails to everyone in your unit about fostering or re-homing, put up some notices around, on and off base - put a cute photo on them too and a list of plus points for your cat ie, declawed, spayed, house trained, good natured, etc to interest people.
2006-07-19 09:27:45 · answer #4 · answered by NikC 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I foster for a rescue group and here locally we have 2 military bases, so we see this alot. Get on Petsfinder.com, and check out rescue groups in your area, explain the situation and see if anyone is willing to take kitty in. Also, call your vet, do the same, they may be willing to find her a new home. Setting her "free" is in effect a death sentence. Who will feed her, get her water, and we won't go into cars running over her. In all conscience, could you live with yourself if you did this? Have you exhausted all your friends? Tell them that you don't mean for them to keep her, but if they could just find a good home for her. I know you got your orders probably some time ago, waiting for the last minute for this kind of thing is never good. You may want to even ask at your base, there are times that people will take in animals of military people, just to help them through this. Get to work man, you have phone calls to make and places to check out. If all else fails, and nothing pans out, take her to the humane society. At least you gave her a fighting chance, and it wasn't you that hastened her death. Let that fall on their shoulders if that is what they opt to do.
2006-07-19 09:19:30 · answer #5 · answered by buggsnme2 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't set her free-that's cruel. She won't be able to survive on her own after being a house cat. Why does the Humane Society charge you for leaving your cat there? Usually the person who adopts an animal pays the fees.
2006-07-19 09:16:56 · answer #6 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Spend the money but take the cat to a shelter where they will find it a home or care for it until they do. There are places that will do this and not put them down. And, you will have a better sense of being -knowing that she or it will be taken care of.
2006-07-19 09:29:55 · answer #7 · answered by Banana 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Call your vet and tell them the situation. They may be able to help you out, or at least direct you to some rescue groups that could take her in. Either option is completely cruel, so you're going to have to to some fancy dancing and FIND her a place before you go. Surely you have friends/relatives/neighbors who could take her in or at least continue the search for a home if it can't be accomplished before you leave. You absolutely CAN NOT release a domesticated animal and expect it to take care of itself. While she might "survive", she'll have a miserable life -- and do be aware that companion animals most definitely feel emotions such as loss, grief, depression, fear, as well as happy ones. You have to approach this from the same standpoint you would with a child -- would you even CONSIDER either of the two options you mentioned in your post? Well, then -- you can't do that with the furry child you "adopted" either. Rescue groups will go out of their way to help given the situation, but you're going to have to do some research and legwork if you can't find someone you know to take her in.
2006-07-19 09:20:43 · answer #8 · answered by Shadycat 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take the cat in. Setting the cat free is no guarantee that it will survive either. I've taken a cat to the humane society before that fee usually is voluntary. They won't make you pay if you can't.
2006-07-19 09:15:48 · answer #9 · answered by cancerman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put her in acrate and drop her off outside of the Shelter late at night..If you put her out she wont do well..The shelter wont have a choice but to take her.I cant believe they Charge that! We charge nothing! Even if she gets put down at the Shelter it will be more humane than starving on the streets! Sorry this happened to you!
2006-07-19 09:36:47 · answer #10 · answered by roxie_29812 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the question is would you feel bad if she had a chance to find another home and didnt so they gently put her down Or would you like to take the chance that she gets hit by a car and has a painfull death.; Completly your call but i would say
The Humane Society
2006-07-19 09:18:30 · answer #11 · answered by staringmommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋