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Janet

In article >, lid
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> On Wed, 30 Jan 2019 18:00:01 -0500, wrote:
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> > Miche is very smart, he knows to let us know when the ferals are on
> > the deck looking for food... he knows the ferals because he was with
> > them when he was outside. Mishe was never feral. some imbecile dumped
> > him off because when they returned to their big city apt they couldn't
> > keep him... summer people do that all the time.
>
> So people come to Nowheresville NY to vacation, get a cat just for
> the summer, then dump him on your front steps before heading back to
> the real City?

Have you not heard that some people get their kids/girlfriend a
cute puppy or kitten for Christmas? Who knew that baby pets get bigger,
need housetraining, spaying, excercise, attention, lots of food,
vaccinations etc. By autumn shelters are full of unwanted Xmas pets.

> More likely, somebody nearby died, the next of kin came to clean out
> the house, and let the cat out and left him out (wether on purpose
> or by accident).
>
> People just don't drive through nowheresville to dump cats when they
> could leave them at any animal shelter no questions asked.

Oh yes they do; and they also dump dogs. Saves kenneling them while
on holiday. Boarding kennels also require pets to be vaccinated; just
dumping it saves hundreds of pounds.

Shelters do ask questions; and the ones here all request a donation
for food and admin.It's cheaper and less hassle for irresponsible owners
to dump anonymously at the roadside.

We used to live in a tourist destination where pets dumped at the
roadside were annual signs of spring and summer.

https://www.express.co.uk/news/natur...crisis-owners-
dump-animals-holidays

Janet UK