Twitter Users Tell Us About Their Not-So-Perfect Perfect Cats

Good day, ICanHasers. Wherever you are and whatever you're doing - we hope you're doing great, feeling great, and being great. We also hope that all of your pupperoos and cateroos are healthy, wealthy, and thriving. If you love animals, adopting a pet is one of the best ways to brighten up your days and bring a little bit of warmth into your home. Pets improve moods, reduce anxiety and stress! They're so scrumptious that they don't even have to try hard. One look at them and you just can't help but melt. They're wholesome and pure. Or at least they should be.

Today we're sharing Twitter user @ohJuliatweets's thread where she started a discussion on the topic of cats being returned back to shelters for… not being perfect. Unfortunately, animals who aren't lucky enough to find a forever home go through enormous trauma which leads to aggressive behavior and self-defense mechanisms. And oftentimes, the human hand is to blame. Whether it's neglect or physical violence, abuse comes in many ways and results to hostility.

Thankfully, that's not always the case. Along with bad adoption cases come good ones. And there are many! It's important we acknowledge what good pet parenting looks like. Just take a look at the replies under this thread.

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via @ohJuliatweets

When adopting pets, this should be something to keep in mind. If you can't handle the responsibility and don't have the patience or time, rethink whether you are ready for parenthood. Because time and again, people adopt animals thinking it's going to be easy. But after the slightest inconvenience, they dump them back at the local shelter.
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via @ohJuliatweets
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via @beesonproperty

As you should. How could one adopt a pet and then return them as if they're a toy they bought at a store? Parenting a cat or a dog requires just as much effort, commitment, and strength as parenting a real baby. Opening your heart and home to an animal may come with some difficulties, but boy is it worth it!
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via @beesonproperty
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via @KittenArcher
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via @EllynDorward
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via @kdubbs64
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via @ceepaw13
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via @samflapol
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via @JeanieKylet
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via @AmockingbirdP
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via @camille_esquire
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via @slothanova
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via @srsluvsvw
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via @dhmontgomery

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