Cats are like family to us. Anyone who ever tells us that cats are not important or that cats are bad pets to have… gets immediately dismissed. These people are ones who have never experienced the joy of having a cat around the house. These are people who don't know how much cats love their humans. They're people who have never experienced having a cat snuggle you right when you need them. These are people who don't know that- actually, cats are not "like" family, cats are family to us, from the second that we adopt these fluffballs.
So, to be asked by anyone, let alone another member of your family, to get rid of your cat… is something unthinkable to us. And reading about a mother asking her son to do it in this thread… was beyond shocking. What do you think? Would you have done the same thing that the son did?
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When we first read the title of this viral thread, we thought that this could really go either way. It's a bad idea to shut out family, even if it's your step family, but it's also an awful thing to do to get rid of your cat… for any reason. But after reading through the whole thing, we can safely say that this thread goes only one way.
Being asked by anyone to "get rid of your" cat is cruel in our opinion, let alone in these circumstances. You don't get rid of a cat because someone that you see once in a blue moon wants to come over. You make it work! Cats are family too, and they should be treated as such.
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