How can they do this to a Cat?

Question

I have to leave my Cat at the vet for a few hours, and I'm sick to my stomach. I cant ever leave him anywhere without being worried! I saw his sad, frightened face this morning before leaving him, and I just started to cry.. How can an idiot send their cat(s) to a shelter, or throw them out on the street. YES! I have seen people throw their cats on the streets, and they have gotten ran over. I have also seen idiots throwing their pets out of the car in a freeway like they were a used toy. Don't these people have even a bit of conscious that haunts them?

Answer 1

Not really, no.  IMHO, people that dump their cats on the streets are extremely stupid and extremely mean.  They probably can't think of any other option when their cats get sick or they have no money to feed their cat, or their cat goes into heat and it drives them bonkers.

But then, some people who can't take care of their animals will take them to the shelter so that they have a chance to find a better home.  THOSE people aren't stupid, they're being smart because they're not adding to the surplus pet population.

I'm glad that you have a soft spot for your cat. =)

Answer 2

I believe someone that can harm their pet, could easily harm a person.  It is a cruel streak that some people have, or been taught, and I feel so sorry for them. I love my animals, and would have my whole house full if it wouldn't cost so much to take care of them.  

Answer 3

I have no idea how they do it & i hope it does haunt them. one of my cats old owner moved overseas & just locked him out and left so i got him. i get so worried about my 2 baby's i don't evan stay out all night anymore. i like to be here in case it gets cold.. i cant imagine what goes through there heads & how they live with them self's.. its just awful

Answer 4

thats so sad i LOVE cats i have 3 and when i leave them i get so sad to:(

Answer 5

The world would be a much better place with more people like you in it.  Your kitty is very lucky.  I hope he is not sick.  I will send prayers his way.   :)

Answer 6

those are the people that are the scum of the earth.  if you were to talk to them they are also the ones that beat their wives, steal, cheat and make this world a worse place to live in.  No decent person can take another living being and toss them that is just not our moral code.  that is why i say these people are mutants and therefore should be dealt with accordingly.  I rather not eat if my dog does not have food.  I rather take them grooming than myself.  So when i hear about abuse to any living thing it infuriates me.  we just have to realize that these creatures inhabit the same cities as we do and we have to be vigilant because now there are laws that project animals and we have to be their eyes and ears.  

Answer 7

I know of one family that did this... dumped a cat that had turned up and moved in with them (not by their choice, in all fairness to them)... and were not haunted by their conscience but in a weird way by the cat itself.. because after being left on a highway about a half hour drive from their home the cat came back... from wherever it was that they took it.. that cat walked back and turned up on their doorstep a day later..

now some people familiar with animals will be aware of the ability of some animals to find their way home... but these people did not know this and were inclined to superstition and were totally freaked out by that cat coming back.. apparently the cat then stayed with them for a while then moved on... they have lived in what seems to be genuine fear of cats ever since...

Answer 8

I was thinking this very same thing to myself when I took my kitty in to have a sore eye looked at. He is always so scared, and he just stares at me the whole time, to make sure i'm there, and to comfort himself. When the vet removes him from his carry-cage, he snuggles close to me. I also don't understand how people are able to give their pets up when they just get tired of them. Most of my own friends love their pets as much as me, and if they absolutely have no choice, they always make sure the animal is rehomed to a good home - never to a shelter, and certainly never dumped or harmed with neglect. And it's always really tough on them emotionally to have to say goodbye.

As far as I'm concerned, if you decide to own a cat or dog, then it's for that animal's life - unless circumstances make it absolutely impossible to keep them (eg you get sick), then you should do everything possible to keep them. It just seems awful to give them up when they don't understand what's happening. I can hardly think about it without getting upset!

Answer 9

Unfortunately the world is full of heartless, cruel idiots that think pets are disposable. Some people for whatever reason can no longer care for a pet and rely in the shelters to take the animal in. Most probably believe that the animal will find a new home, but statistics show otherwise. Sadly the number of unwanted animals put down in a daily basis is staggering.

Can't even begin to think how someone can be cruel to an animal and dump it.

Answer 10

I agree thise people are COLD blodded but as for you, you are a weirdo because your a dude and your crying over a cat wow! Get some HELP! Or a girlfriend, or boyfriend i dont know your sexual preference but yeah

Answer 11

Those people have no heart, and are careless people. I also have a cat, I love him to DEATH! ♥♥

Or I guess some people send them to shelters because they have no choice. Perhaps they don't have to money to support it, and knows it'll be better off in a better home that can give it what it needs.

Answer 12

They deserve to have the actions of what they do to the animals to be done back to them!

That is sick.. as if people are that heartless.

I can't deal with idiots who treat animals badly.

I burst into tears when i heard my cat meowing at the vet when she had her blood taken..

and when we had to leave her there for a few hours.

it was so sad, she looked so horrified!!

I agree with you 100%.

Thjose people are f***ed up.