60 kittens with just six days to live ...

[nuttybabez]

Thats disgusting! And some of the comments really hit the nail on the head - charities turn down perfectly good homes because of picky reasons and then the animals get PTS. Surely its better for a cat to be left alone all day than put down? I mean, I understand why they do checks and in some cases its very valid otherwise they would have all sorts of scum rehoming cats and dogs, but I do feel that they are far too picky sometimes!

[marthaMoo]

Rescues have policies for a reason. To reduce the risk to the cat in and out of its home. I know allot of people get cats because they think they are easy and dont need allot of attention or care. But they do, and they can get up to allsorts whilst left all day on there own.
And its to reduce the risk of that animal ever being returned. When you work in rescue and have to deal with abuse, neglect and have to pick up the pieces of someone elses mess every day you want the very best for that animal and you want its home to be a forever home.

The problem in this country is too many people "want" animals and put very little thought into what that animal needs and if they are a suitable home. If more people actually stopped to think about there suitability and put the animal first there wouldnt be so many animals in rescue in the first place.

If you get turned down by a rescue its for a good reason, its not because they have nothing better to do.

[feorag]

Originally Posted by marthaMoo

If you get turned down by a rescue its for a good reason, its not because they have nothing better to do.

I take your points, but have to disagree it isn't always the case that rescues refuse to rehome a cat for a good reason!

It's more to do with what they consider to be a good reason - there is a difference. There isn't even uniformity between cat rescues as to what is a good reason, because everyone has a different viewpoint.

At lot of charities won't home to a flat! Yet there is no reason why a cat can't live in a flat perfectly happily if it's treated properly.

Some won't re-home to a house with a dog, yet cats and dogs can get on great together!

[Shell195]

I agree with Eileen. When we rehome cats at our sanctuary we look at each prospective home as an individual and have very few set in stone policies. We do a home visit for each person to check out the information they have given us and always try and match the right cat with the right home as this ensures that neither side is in for a nasty shock

[Nebbz]

OH MY GOD I WANT TO HELP....O_0 currently fighting my self from ringing!

that kitten in the 1st picture looking at the cam i want it!


oh those poor babies, its not their fault some idiot didnt get there mum nutured now they have to pay the price!

[leggy]

I was turned down by CPL once as i had a Rotti. They dident even bothere to visit me and meet her Maggi was the softest dog ever and lived with a cat and bunnies

[Shell195]

Originally Posted by leggy

I was turned down by CPL once as i had a Rotti. They dident even bothere to visit me and meet her Maggi was the softest dog ever and lived with a cat and bunnies

We wouldnt have turned you down for that reason, we rehomed 2 kittens to a home with an enormous cat friendly Anatolian Shepherd yet have declined someone with a naughty yappy Yorkie that had never lived with cats

[midori]

Originally Posted by marthaMoo

Thats just down the road from me : (

And still people dont neuter there bloody cats!! And think its ok for them to roam and have litter after litter because they can give them away to people who do the same.

People dont seem to understand the amount of unwanted cats there are in this country. I have no idea why cats arent regarded the same as dogs. And thats its fine to let them roam and breed, even without a home.

Now these animals will die just because someone couldnt be bothered to neuter.

Originally Posted by marthaMoo

The problem in this country is too many people "want" animals and put very little thought into what that animal needs and if they are a suitable home. If more people actually stopped to think about there suitability and put the animal first there wouldnt be so many animals in rescue in the first place.

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I agree entirely. People think that because they want something they should be allowed/able to have it, and they don't give a second thought to whether they should.

We have our kitten because her Mum was found to be pregnant when she was taken to be spayed. It's not rocket science that an unspayed cat allowed to roam will get pregnant, but it just hadn't occurred to her mum's owners. Annoyingly, they were letting her out after the birth and prior to neutering aswell!

This comment on the article especially made me angry:

"My cat had some kittens last week, but i had to drown them in my pond because no one would take them. Sad times we live in. You can give these cats to me, I will do what needs to be done."

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1224123/The-60-kittens-just-days-live---wants-home-credit-crunch.html#ixzz0VVtCvwOm

Perhaps the idiot who posted this should have prevented his cat having kittens in the first place, and if more people did this, then 60 plus kittens wouldn't be facing a death penalty.

[feorag]

Originally Posted by midori

"My cat had some kittens last week, but i had to drown them in my pond because no one would take them. Sad times we live in. You can give these cats to me, I will do what needs to be done."

OMG I didn't see that - how did I miss that???

What an archaic attitude. I thought that kind of thing died out 60+ years ago. No animal, regardless of species - vermin or otherwise, deserves a terrifying death like that.

I'm appalled!!

[Timewarpbunny]

I live in Newton and phoned the number yesterday. We have 6 cats and room for one more. Left a message but no response yet. Their facebook page looks promising with many people offering homes.