I'm inclined to agree. Suggest that she volunteer or foster for a rescue rather than adopt. I've lived in the Bay Area since 1978, and lived in SF for the first 25 of those years. I've lost and found a lot of jobs in that time, moved from apartment to apartment, spent part of my 20s on unemployment and foodstamps, but I never gave my cats away. The person who wrote sounds depressed, says she has "no life in sight." Doesn't say that she has her finances in order or that she has developed better coping skills (and it sounds like she has NOT developed better coping skills).
Kelly L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: At 08:37 AM 1/17/2007, you wrote: STRANGE INDEED. I would find out where this person got rid of the cat and if it was the SPCA should never be adopted out ot, My response would be Please take that love and go volunteer at the shelter . Kelly lane This is an email I got. I've been thinking about how to respond for a while and still can't figure it out. <i>Hi, This may seem odd, but I figured you guys would probably know best. I want to be a cat owner. I'm 27, a professional with no life in sight, and I love cats. I grew up with cats, back on my parents ranch, and simply adore them. I'd adopt one without any hesitation except for one problem. I adopted a cat before, and had to take him back to the rescue shelter I got him from. After almost 2 years with him it was very heart breaking, but I had lost my job, and the Bay Area of California is a fairly unforgiving place economically. My only close friend (we both moved there from Boerne, TX) said I could live with him and his girlfriend, but that I couldn't bring my cat. It still brings tears to my eyes when I think about him, as I truly did love him. I couldn't provide for him and had to give him up. I like to think that he's somewhere warm and nice, and that his new owners give him as much love and care as I did. My mother, who is a fanatical cat lover, almost disowned me, and will still cry about it. Anyway, as I've said, I'm alone, and want to adopt a cat to have someone to love, basically. I just don't know if that's a valid/healthy/good reason to want to adopt and figured I'd ask some professionals.</i> -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.410 / Virus Database: 268.16.12/631 - Release Date: 1/16/2007
