KITTEN DISCRIMINATION
So my grandparents ended up with a kitten in their backyard. Momma cat had a litter of 3. Why she left Suna - that’s what we ended up naming the cat. It means Sand in Japanese. The first name was Tsuchi - that means dirt in Japanese, but I think Suna is better - When she laid in the dirt you could hardly make her out - Anyhow, for the past two weeks Suna lived in the backyard. I was tasked to find her a home OR in Gramps words “come get this cat out of here”.
I never would have thought that getting rid of a kitten would turn into such an ordeal. It started with someone saying “don’t take it to the shelter, because they will kill it there”. So I called this place called “Friends of Cats”. HA - They should call themselves “Friends of Pre-Owned Cats”. I called these people and they told me “I’m sorry we don’t take in STRAYS”. What the? Are you kidding me? That was just the craziest thing to me - Kitten Discrimination.
So, I was referred to the Human Society - I called the shelter located in San Diego. I told the lady I was going to El Cajon and she directed me to call the shelter in El Cajon. I called the El Cajon shelter and they asked me where the cat was and I innocently told them that the cat was in San Diego. The lady says I’m sorry, you can’t bring the cat to this shelter. We are in El Cajon. What the? Are you kidding me? We’re talking about a 15 minute drive. Kitten location Discrimination
Okay, so I hang up and call back with a disguised voice. “We close at 5:30 SO you would need to bring the cat by 4pm so you can complete the forms.” What the? Forms? Forms for what? “Um, I have a JOB, I can’t make it by 4.” “You have to complete the forms.”
My co-worker tells me that she called herself being a good Samaritan at one time too - took time chasing a cat down, took it to the shelter and completed “forms”. They thanked her and said she was ineligible to adopt an animal for the next TWO years. What the ? Are you f’ing kidding me?
SO - vacillated for a minute about what to do. I decided to post an ad on Craigslist.
Please Help Baby Kitty
Within 2 -3 hours I had 15 or so emails. Called a lady who was interested - went to gramps - put the cat in a box and dropped little Suna off. Yay!
Lesson Learned: Craigslist is the bomb.
So my grandparents ended up with a kitten in their backyard. Momma cat had a litter of 3. Why she left Suna - that’s what we ended up naming the cat. It means Sand in Japanese. The first name was Tsuchi - that means dirt in Japanese, but I think Suna is better - When she laid in the dirt you could hardly make her out - Anyhow, for the past two weeks Suna lived in the backyard. I was tasked to find her a home OR in Gramps words “come get this cat out of here”.
I never would have thought that getting rid of a kitten would turn into such an ordeal. It started with someone saying “don’t take it to the shelter, because they will kill it there”. So I called this place called “Friends of Cats”. HA - They should call themselves “Friends of Pre-Owned Cats”. I called these people and they told me “I’m sorry we don’t take in STRAYS”. What the? Are you kidding me? That was just the craziest thing to me - Kitten Discrimination.
So, I was referred to the Human Society - I called the shelter located in San Diego. I told the lady I was going to El Cajon and she directed me to call the shelter in El Cajon. I called the El Cajon shelter and they asked me where the cat was and I innocently told them that the cat was in San Diego. The lady says I’m sorry, you can’t bring the cat to this shelter. We are in El Cajon. What the? Are you kidding me? We’re talking about a 15 minute drive. Kitten location Discrimination
Okay, so I hang up and call back with a disguised voice. “We close at 5:30 SO you would need to bring the cat by 4pm so you can complete the forms.” What the? Forms? Forms for what? “Um, I have a JOB, I can’t make it by 4.” “You have to complete the forms.”
My co-worker tells me that she called herself being a good Samaritan at one time too - took time chasing a cat down, took it to the shelter and completed “forms”. They thanked her and said she was ineligible to adopt an animal for the next TWO years. What the ? Are you f’ing kidding me?
SO - vacillated for a minute about what to do. I decided to post an ad on Craigslist.
Please Help Baby Kitty
Within 2 -3 hours I had 15 or so emails. Called a lady who was interested - went to gramps - put the cat in a box and dropped little Suna off. Yay!
Lesson Learned: Craigslist is the bomb.
posted by On Purpose at 9:14 PM
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