Cat crisis as 110 need new homes in Bournemouth (From Bournemouth Echo)

If they are so desperate for homes, then they should not be so fussy about who they rehome to. They are just like the RSPCA where if you work, (i.e able to pay for vet bills and food) you are frowned upon as you are not home all day. There are puurfect homes being rejected for this reason alone. The message being sent out is that if you are unemployed or just sit on your arse all day, you will be given preferential treatment. We were rejected a dog by an organisation on the basis that we both have jobs. Rediculous. Dogs and cats will adapt very quickley to their new surroundings and routines.

Monalisa wrote:
If they are so desperate for homes, then they should not be so fussy about who they rehome to. They are just like the RSPCA where if you work, (i.e able to pay for vet bills and food) you are frowned upon as you are not home all day. There are puurfect homes being rejected for this reason alone. The message being sent out is that if you are unemployed or just sit on your arse all day, you will be given preferential treatment. We were rejected a dog by an organisation on the basis that we both have jobs. Rediculous. Dogs and cats will adapt very quickley to their new surroundings and routines.

Cats are independent creatures and can be left alone during the day. I got my cat from the Cats Protection League and I had no problem with the fact that I was at work every day.
Dogs, however, need constant attention and company, and get bored stupid if they are left alone all day. If you are out of the house all day, your dog will bark all the time (annoying the neighbours) and can become so bored that it starts destroying the furniture. If you are considering geting a dog, please think again if you have to leave it for long periods of time.

The problem,with the amount of unwanted cats and kittens at the moment is the amount of unscrupulous people letting their cats constantly breed for very easy money.I had a neighbour who had 9 cats,6 of which were females,they were constantly having kittens.The ridiculous amount of money she was charging for the kittens,was half the price of pet shops and obviously no checks like the animal shelters.
As soon as the advert kittens for sale was placed they were gone straight away.

Monalisa wrote:
If they are so desperate for homes, then they should not be so fussy about who they rehome to. They are just like the RSPCA where if you work, (i.e able to pay for vet bills and food) you are frowned upon as you are not home all day. There are puurfect homes being rejected for this reason alone. The message being sent out is that if you are unemployed or just sit on your arse all day, you will be given preferential treatment. We were rejected a dog by an organisation on the basis that we both have jobs. Rediculous. Dogs and cats will adapt very quickley to their new surroundings and routines.

In my experience this was certainly not the case. Both my partner and I are out all day working and of course we socialise in the evenings sometimes. Cat Protection did a home visit and we were absolutely truthful about our day-to-day lives. We were cleared to buy very quickly. We bought two cats who needed to be homed as a pair shortly afterwards and all four of us are very happy with the situation. Cats Protection did not discriminate against us because we work in any way because we work. Granted, had we wanted just one cat I would have understood if Cats Protection had had concerns. But the two keep each other company when we're not there, and are lovely, well cared for, pets when we are. They came to us vaccinated and had both been neutered somewhere along the line, so that must have cost Cats Protection or the previous owner. We were only too happy to pay considerably more than the suggested minimum to cats Protection for the great work they do.

Monalisa wrote:
If they are so desperate for homes, then they should not be so fussy about who they rehome to. They are just like the RSPCA where if you work, (i.e able to pay for vet bills and food) you are frowned upon as you are not home all day. There are puurfect homes being rejected for this reason alone. The message being sent out is that if you are unemployed or just sit on your arse all day, you will be given preferential treatment. We were rejected a dog by an organisation on the basis that we both have jobs. Rediculous. Dogs and cats will adapt very quickley to their new surroundings and routines.

I am unemployed but i dont sit on my arse all day . I stay in bed its much cheaper . Besides i am sure the criteria for homing a cat is surely different than that of a cat or at least I would have thought so .

cavalier682 wrote:

Monalisa wrote: If they are so desperate for homes, then they should not be so fussy about who they rehome to. They are just like the RSPCA where if you work, (i.e able to pay for vet bills and food) you are frowned upon as you are not home all day. There are puurfect homes being rejected for this reason alone. The message being sent out is that if you are unemployed or just sit on your arse all day, you will be given preferential treatment. We were rejected a dog by an organisation on the basis that we both have jobs. Rediculous. Dogs and cats will adapt very quickley to their new surroundings and routines.

I am unemployed but i dont sit on my arse all day . I stay in bed its much cheaper . Besides i am sure the criteria for homing a cat is surely different than that of a cat or at least I would have thought so .

I meant to say dog , oops . Think i need more sleep .

The simple fact is there are to many cats. I get 4 different ones using my garden as a public loo and they are destroying birds in their millions throughout the UK. Time for all cats to be neutered otherwise they will become a pest.

Well if Cats Protection bothered to return my phone calls I would be very happy to provide someone with a home.