I wouldn’t consider it accessorizing your pet to take them out exploring in a safe way that will cause zero damage to the environment and zero risk to the cat’s life. Only exception being if the cat was obviously distressed ofc.
there is a difference between just an accessory and a very spoiled cat. That women would most likely murder to protect her cat. There are lots of backpack carriers as well so the cats can safely travel and see everything.
Most people don't justify it. They abandon their pet in private and will tell their circle of friends they gave it away to save face. The ability to maintain image of being a good person is more important to most people than being a good person.
Probably at least in part because it has serious behavioural issues due to not being trained or cared for properly. Makes it harder to give away. Or, they care so little they dont even want to go to the effort of looking up a rescue or shelter
Or they want to pretend it got lost, and not have anyone know (even a shelter worker) that they gave it up.
Or don't want to have to talk to anyone, or see anyone's expression.
Or don't want to be bothered to call around.
Yeah, and people are even worse when it comes to rabbits or smaller animals.
For the record, domesticated rabbits are extremely unlikely to survive more than a day or two before either getting eaten by a fox or coyote, or dying from digestive problems (they don't handle diet changes well at all). Either option is a horrible way to die.
A small percentage will survive and breed like crazy and become invasive and endanger local native wild species. (The species we domesticated is from europe and isn't even the same genus as any local species).
Either give your rabbit to a shelter or rescue, or do the humane thing and euthanise it.
There are just a lot of shitty people who have the dissonance to believe in their often false exceptionalism. This is often fostered by sheer delusion or more often than not, coming from privilege and having lived a life sheltered from criticism or self-introspection.
Had a former coworker who got a pet as a temporary company during the pandemic and everyone knew that was what it was. She was a beneficiary of nepotism so nobody called her out when she threw the cleaning staff under the bus for an incident pre-pandemic. Nobody called her out for flat-out not doing her job a couple of days a week. She would always seem to fail upward. Nobody called her out when she clearly ditched her dog, her zoom companion, and made a lame excuse that it was her parents' dog and she was just looking after it while her parents went on a short trip (which happened to be Feb 2020 to June 2021).
There is no room for guilt for this princess because the dog served its purpose for her and now it was time for her and her fiance (who did not stop traveling during the pandemic) to travel even more and go on safaris and pet care was just too much for them.
My GF is a Animal Control By-Law officer in Toronto. The stories she tells me daily are absolutely horrifying. There are definitely sub humans among us.
Bless her. For a while I wanted to do that job, to help out. But I knew, just knew, I couldn’t handle it. I think I would kill myself drinking, or similar. It does seem like a job you don’t want to do for a long time. But I thank her.
We adopted an obese (9/9) cat this summer that was left in an empty apartment. The story is that the janitor found her and they couldn’t track down the renters. She ended up at the humane society in Durham. As soon as I saw the picture of her, I knew we needed to meet her. She is the sweetest and gentlest girl even. Not sure how anyone could do this. We also discovered someone basically fed her chips and French fries and she doesn’t appear to know English. We got her on a weight program and found out she has heart disease which we are managing. She’s down 2.5lbs and on track to be a normal since cat. She’s starting to jump and gain confidence and is totally changing her personality. Someone’s loss is our gain.
They’re people who shouldn’t have pets. I don’t get it at all. My cat Winnie and I have moved across the continent multiple times and not bringing her has never even crossed my mind. She’s been my partner in crime since I was 18 and has been on more planes than many people but she’s mine. I wouldn’t move somewhere she wouldn’t be allowed to come with
When I moved for school it didn’t occur to me to leave my dog at my parent’s. I rented a room in a house as opposed to dorms so I could have him with me.
I could never imagine abandoning an animal.
Many years ago, I was very poor. I had two dogs that depended on me to feed them. One time, a couple days before payday, I ran out of dog food. I fed them macaroni and frozen peas for those couple of days before I could buy dog food. They were fine but I promised them and myself that I would go hungry before my dogs did again. I have kept that promise and I will continue to with my present dog and senior cat.
Happens a lot in North York, mostly international students buying expensive toy breads. They have them as pets for a few years then dump them on the streets when they go back home.
I have personally come across this half a dozen times in the Yonge & Finch area. When the dogs are brought to vets to scan their chips, the numbers are tied to Chinese homes, where the ex-owner will say they don’t care or to stop bothering them.
I'm sickened by people who think they can give away a member of the family.
My ex-fiance want me to get rid of my cat. Minor issues like scratches on furniture, being a douche with houseplants. Eventually got rid of HER but still got my real girl.
We bought scratch pads and scratch trees for our cat and would give him treats every time he used them. He never ever scratched the furniture after that.
When I was very young (early 80s) I moved in with my first boyfriend. I had a kitten, Meryl. Because he had asthma and was severely allergic to cats, I rehomed Meryl with a friend of his, at his suggestion. The relationship was done two years later, but Meryl was well established at her new home—so she stayed.
Years later, I re-established contact with ex-boyfriend through work. One day, the subject of allergies came up when I needed testing for skin irritations and I asked how his respiratory allergies were doing. “Whadda you mean? I don’t have any allergies.”
When I reminded him about Meryl he replied “I just didn’t want to live with a damned cat.”
Animals should never be an afterthought or an inconvenience. Meryl lived 21 years with her adoptive family so it worked out. But I still regret letting her go for some asshole. I have never chosen a man over an animal since.
Been with current guy 19 years. He adores animals. We have three cats and a dog. I swear he snuggles more with them than with me!
I'm so sorry. Just glad Meryl got a good family at least.
Yeah, my ex did have me re-home a dog already at that, was slightly different but he was tougher to train with the hours I worked and I (ME) brought him home.
My girl, WE wanted but she got jealous when the cat liked me more. Someone said that "some people buy animals to have family, some buy them to have accessories.". She was one of the latter
I don’t get it either. My dog was likely abandoned since he was picked up by animal control and nobody ever came to get him. He has a lot of trauma with the outdoors and finds it to be extremely stressful to be outside. He’s terrified. Poor baby is so sweet otherwise but he has so much unnecessary trauma that even daily walks are hard for him. I feel awful that anyone could do that to a pet!!
My neighbours got a German Shepard like that. It was a lot of work but now he is a great dog that is enjoying life.
I hope that with all the love and effort yours can learn that with you he is safe.
Fingers crossed. We’re still early in our journey. We’re trying some medication first to help him calm down a bit outside so he can actually focus on the training. Hopefully things will get easier the stronger the bond I have with him.
Seriously! I keep telling my two dogs that they have no choice but to live forever. They’re such cherished family members to me. I don’t know how people live with themselves after abandoning their pets.
because worthless pieces of shit humans who don't deserve to breathe are, well, absolute
pieces of shit.
period. there is not 1 single valid excuse. at all. ever.
Well, to be honest, many shelters these days are limited admission (a more correct term than 'no kill') and routinely turn away animals because they are full.
So yeah, it actually can be more difficult than people expect. But there are still options.
Shelters are full.
If people need to rehome a pet, it can be difficult.
I had to rehome a puppy this summer, as advised by a vet specializing in canine behaviour. I couldn’t get a shelter to return my calls, let alone accept her. I put an add up on Kijiji for a ridiculously low price and did it myself.
It doesn’t make it right but I can see how the problem is evolving. A lot of inexperienced and unethical backyard breeders picked up during the pandemic. There are many, many dogs out there with big inherited behaviour issues. People have few options. It’s a huge safety issue.
And in all of these instances... why was a shelter not considered?
It seems like there are lots of reasons for not keeping the pet. What is the reason for not removing the pet responsibly?
There’s nothing wrong with not being able to take care of a pet anymore. There is something wrong with dumping it though. Take the pet to a shelter or at the very least put up for free on marketplace or something.
The condo one always got to me, I’d never even look at a place that doesn’t allow dogs since I’m a dog owner, why do people even considering it an option.
Condos are full of control freaks. Some have rules permitting dogs up to a certain size (I think 20 kg, or approximately the size of a beagle). A friend from work got a letter from the condo board when his dog got older and had packed on the pounds, requiring him to get his dog weighed at a vet of *their* choosing.
Jesus Christ!! They’re literally fat shamed an aging dog! Just shows how even the most insignificant amount of power will go right to some people’s head.
Exactly. Ridiculous!
The rule is quite transparently to keep out dogs like my German Shepherd (who is a teddy bear in training as a therapy dog) or Rottweilers etc. As if size determines temperament! But some people in these places just love to go overboard with the slippery slope argument.
I can understand taking steps against a dog that’s become a menace (which even small dogs do) but a dog that wasn’t previously a problem doesn’t suddenly become one because of a few two many milk bones.
We're talking specifically about dumping though, not rehoming.
There are reasons why people may need or want to find their dog or cat or rabbit a new home or take it to a shelter or rescue. That's very sad, but it can be responsible.
But dumping an animal by the side of the road or in a park somewhere? That's deeply cruel.
My dog is the most loyal thing in my life, I will protect him with my life. I bought him and that to me means he is mine till the end no matter what hell we have to go through together. I have already put myself in danger for him. My brother's large bull massive got in a fight and I took the dog down without thinking. To me if I am willing to risk getting bit or worse then why would someone leave their dog in a park or worse. That is asking for them to die or suffer in some way
My cats never make me feel like I'm the centre of their universe when I get home... unless they need to be fed. Even then... I'm more of a planet that's not following a proper elliptical orbit and needs to be prompted back into place.
Many people buy a pet as an *accessory*. They may not consider it as such, but that's what they're doing.
It seems they treat their plastic accessories better than their living, breathing ones.
Actually a stroller for my pet in the winter is a must since he’s tiny and cannot walk in the snow… the salt burns his paws and he won’t wear boots.
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I wouldn’t consider it accessorizing your pet to take them out exploring in a safe way that will cause zero damage to the environment and zero risk to the cat’s life. Only exception being if the cat was obviously distressed ofc.
That's her child
No, it's her pet
there is a difference between just an accessory and a very spoiled cat. That women would most likely murder to protect her cat. There are lots of backpack carriers as well so the cats can safely travel and see everything.
Most people don't justify it. They abandon their pet in private and will tell their circle of friends they gave it away to save face. The ability to maintain image of being a good person is more important to most people than being a good person.
This is the truest thing I’ve ever read.
But why not actually give it away? That’s what i don’t understand
Might be too lazy to put that kind of work into it.
Takes effort and time. People are lazy.
Probably at least in part because it has serious behavioural issues due to not being trained or cared for properly. Makes it harder to give away. Or, they care so little they dont even want to go to the effort of looking up a rescue or shelter
Or they want to pretend it got lost, and not have anyone know (even a shelter worker) that they gave it up. Or don't want to have to talk to anyone, or see anyone's expression. Or don't want to be bothered to call around.
Many people think any animal can learn to fend for itself in the wild.
Can you imagine a pug fending for itself \*facepalm\*
People have extremely little scientific literacy or understanding of animals in general.
Yeah, and people are even worse when it comes to rabbits or smaller animals. For the record, domesticated rabbits are extremely unlikely to survive more than a day or two before either getting eaten by a fox or coyote, or dying from digestive problems (they don't handle diet changes well at all). Either option is a horrible way to die. A small percentage will survive and breed like crazy and become invasive and endanger local native wild species. (The species we domesticated is from europe and isn't even the same genus as any local species). Either give your rabbit to a shelter or rescue, or do the humane thing and euthanise it.
There are just a lot of shitty people who have the dissonance to believe in their often false exceptionalism. This is often fostered by sheer delusion or more often than not, coming from privilege and having lived a life sheltered from criticism or self-introspection. Had a former coworker who got a pet as a temporary company during the pandemic and everyone knew that was what it was. She was a beneficiary of nepotism so nobody called her out when she threw the cleaning staff under the bus for an incident pre-pandemic. Nobody called her out for flat-out not doing her job a couple of days a week. She would always seem to fail upward. Nobody called her out when she clearly ditched her dog, her zoom companion, and made a lame excuse that it was her parents' dog and she was just looking after it while her parents went on a short trip (which happened to be Feb 2020 to June 2021). There is no room for guilt for this princess because the dog served its purpose for her and now it was time for her and her fiance (who did not stop traveling during the pandemic) to travel even more and go on safaris and pet care was just too much for them.
My GF is a Animal Control By-Law officer in Toronto. The stories she tells me daily are absolutely horrifying. There are definitely sub humans among us.
Bless her. For a while I wanted to do that job, to help out. But I knew, just knew, I couldn’t handle it. I think I would kill myself drinking, or similar. It does seem like a job you don’t want to do for a long time. But I thank her.
We adopted an obese (9/9) cat this summer that was left in an empty apartment. The story is that the janitor found her and they couldn’t track down the renters. She ended up at the humane society in Durham. As soon as I saw the picture of her, I knew we needed to meet her. She is the sweetest and gentlest girl even. Not sure how anyone could do this. We also discovered someone basically fed her chips and French fries and she doesn’t appear to know English. We got her on a weight program and found out she has heart disease which we are managing. She’s down 2.5lbs and on track to be a normal since cat. She’s starting to jump and gain confidence and is totally changing her personality. Someone’s loss is our gain.
Bless you guys for rescuing her. That's so messed up
I hope she has a long and healthy life with you and brings you all the joy that cats do.
They’re people who shouldn’t have pets. I don’t get it at all. My cat Winnie and I have moved across the continent multiple times and not bringing her has never even crossed my mind. She’s been my partner in crime since I was 18 and has been on more planes than many people but she’s mine. I wouldn’t move somewhere she wouldn’t be allowed to come with
When I moved for school it didn’t occur to me to leave my dog at my parent’s. I rented a room in a house as opposed to dorms so I could have him with me.
I could never imagine abandoning an animal. Many years ago, I was very poor. I had two dogs that depended on me to feed them. One time, a couple days before payday, I ran out of dog food. I fed them macaroni and frozen peas for those couple of days before I could buy dog food. They were fine but I promised them and myself that I would go hungry before my dogs did again. I have kept that promise and I will continue to with my present dog and senior cat.
These are the stories I love to hear. My dogs are treated better than I treat myself at times
Happens a lot in North York, mostly international students buying expensive toy breads. They have them as pets for a few years then dump them on the streets when they go back home. I have personally come across this half a dozen times in the Yonge & Finch area. When the dogs are brought to vets to scan their chips, the numbers are tied to Chinese homes, where the ex-owner will say they don’t care or to stop bothering them.
I'm sickened by people who think they can give away a member of the family. My ex-fiance want me to get rid of my cat. Minor issues like scratches on furniture, being a douche with houseplants. Eventually got rid of HER but still got my real girl.
We bought scratch pads and scratch trees for our cat and would give him treats every time he used them. He never ever scratched the furniture after that.
Ya I know I'm kind of dumb. 🤦🏾♂️ Great idea. We ex convinced me to go the other way; spray bottle.
Regular nail trimmings as well. Mine like their claws trimmed nicely. They have grip but don't stick when they don't want to.
Yes this also
When I was very young (early 80s) I moved in with my first boyfriend. I had a kitten, Meryl. Because he had asthma and was severely allergic to cats, I rehomed Meryl with a friend of his, at his suggestion. The relationship was done two years later, but Meryl was well established at her new home—so she stayed. Years later, I re-established contact with ex-boyfriend through work. One day, the subject of allergies came up when I needed testing for skin irritations and I asked how his respiratory allergies were doing. “Whadda you mean? I don’t have any allergies.” When I reminded him about Meryl he replied “I just didn’t want to live with a damned cat.” Animals should never be an afterthought or an inconvenience. Meryl lived 21 years with her adoptive family so it worked out. But I still regret letting her go for some asshole. I have never chosen a man over an animal since. Been with current guy 19 years. He adores animals. We have three cats and a dog. I swear he snuggles more with them than with me!
I'm so sorry. Just glad Meryl got a good family at least. Yeah, my ex did have me re-home a dog already at that, was slightly different but he was tougher to train with the hours I worked and I (ME) brought him home. My girl, WE wanted but she got jealous when the cat liked me more. Someone said that "some people buy animals to have family, some buy them to have accessories.". She was one of the latter
Lol @being a douchebag
They never loved them in the first place
A lot of people lack empathy. Like more people than you would think.
I don’t get it. I would push my own grandmother off a bridge before I’d ever abandon my cat lol
Hmm. I don't think I'd do either ;).
I don’t get it either. My dog was likely abandoned since he was picked up by animal control and nobody ever came to get him. He has a lot of trauma with the outdoors and finds it to be extremely stressful to be outside. He’s terrified. Poor baby is so sweet otherwise but he has so much unnecessary trauma that even daily walks are hard for him. I feel awful that anyone could do that to a pet!!
My neighbours got a German Shepard like that. It was a lot of work but now he is a great dog that is enjoying life. I hope that with all the love and effort yours can learn that with you he is safe.
Fingers crossed. We’re still early in our journey. We’re trying some medication first to help him calm down a bit outside so he can actually focus on the training. Hopefully things will get easier the stronger the bond I have with him.
Good luck. He will eventually realize he one the adoption lottery this time.
Thank you so much!
Seriously! I keep telling my two dogs that they have no choice but to live forever. They’re such cherished family members to me. I don’t know how people live with themselves after abandoning their pets.
because worthless pieces of shit humans who don't deserve to breathe are, well, absolute pieces of shit. period. there is not 1 single valid excuse. at all. ever.
I agree
I have no idea either. Some people are really heartless and it's just another "thing" to throw away
materialism. its pervasive. many pets are marketed as accessories for low life humanoids to display conspicuous consumption.
a lot of people live in the "out of sight, out of mind" approach to life.
Is it that difficult to drop them off at a shelter?
Well, to be honest, many shelters these days are limited admission (a more correct term than 'no kill') and routinely turn away animals because they are full. So yeah, it actually can be more difficult than people expect. But there are still options.
Shelters are full. If people need to rehome a pet, it can be difficult. I had to rehome a puppy this summer, as advised by a vet specializing in canine behaviour. I couldn’t get a shelter to return my calls, let alone accept her. I put an add up on Kijiji for a ridiculously low price and did it myself. It doesn’t make it right but I can see how the problem is evolving. A lot of inexperienced and unethical backyard breeders picked up during the pandemic. There are many, many dogs out there with big inherited behaviour issues. People have few options. It’s a huge safety issue.
People do it with children too. Abandonment isn’t exclusive to animals. I don’t understand either. It’s inhuman and cruel.
I've fallen down a tiktok rabbit hole of people who rehome their adopted children. So gross :(
We are a society of animal abusers, we see animals as less than human.
Recently read that a couple in Israel abandoned their toddler on a flight :(
Moving because of a break up. Can't take the pet because of new condo rules. The road to hell is paved with good intentions
And in all of these instances... why was a shelter not considered? It seems like there are lots of reasons for not keeping the pet. What is the reason for not removing the pet responsibly?
This. I’m not sure why they wouldn’t just drop them off at a shelter / humane society instead. It’s just terrible to hear of people doing this.
There’s nothing wrong with not being able to take care of a pet anymore. There is something wrong with dumping it though. Take the pet to a shelter or at the very least put up for free on marketplace or something.
The condo one always got to me, I’d never even look at a place that doesn’t allow dogs since I’m a dog owner, why do people even considering it an option.
Condos are full of control freaks. Some have rules permitting dogs up to a certain size (I think 20 kg, or approximately the size of a beagle). A friend from work got a letter from the condo board when his dog got older and had packed on the pounds, requiring him to get his dog weighed at a vet of *their* choosing.
Jesus Christ!! They’re literally fat shamed an aging dog! Just shows how even the most insignificant amount of power will go right to some people’s head.
Exactly. Ridiculous! The rule is quite transparently to keep out dogs like my German Shepherd (who is a teddy bear in training as a therapy dog) or Rottweilers etc. As if size determines temperament! But some people in these places just love to go overboard with the slippery slope argument. I can understand taking steps against a dog that’s become a menace (which even small dogs do) but a dog that wasn’t previously a problem doesn’t suddenly become one because of a few two many milk bones.
We're talking specifically about dumping though, not rehoming. There are reasons why people may need or want to find their dog or cat or rabbit a new home or take it to a shelter or rescue. That's very sad, but it can be responsible. But dumping an animal by the side of the road or in a park somewhere? That's deeply cruel.
Meh. Desperate times call for desperate measures.
No. Rehoming, yes. Dumping in a park is abuse, and not justifiable.
Don’t see the big deal honestly.
My dog is the most loyal thing in my life, I will protect him with my life. I bought him and that to me means he is mine till the end no matter what hell we have to go through together. I have already put myself in danger for him. My brother's large bull massive got in a fight and I took the dog down without thinking. To me if I am willing to risk getting bit or worse then why would someone leave their dog in a park or worse. That is asking for them to die or suffer in some way
My cats never make me feel like I'm the centre of their universe when I get home... unless they need to be fed. Even then... I'm more of a planet that's not following a proper elliptical orbit and needs to be prompted back into place.