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"A stray followed me home. Someone on Facebook claimed him but I’m nervous to give him back."
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Oh, the number of red flags in this story. “One of many”, “unneutered”, running into your arms like they finally found the kindness that they were looking for. Keep the cat away from that place at all costs. We don't care what you say. The cat is clearly so, so much better off with you.
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And it's not that we don't appreciate people taking care of stray cats, even claiming them… but there is a way to do it. You can be neglectful even of a stray cat. And in this case, it seems like they want the cat back. Sort of. But they don't deserve him.
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Person rescued a stray, unneutered starving cat from the street, gets a shady response from someone online claiming the cat is theirs, but now they don't want to give the cat back: 'I’m just really nervous about his safety'
Adopting a cat means taking on all of the responsibilities that come with having a cat. A cat is not a toy, a cat is not there just to look cute and for you to pet every once in a while. Cats, relatively to other animals, are low maintenance, but they still have needs. There are still many things that you, as their owner, have to do once you have them. The most obvious of the list is keeping your cat healthy and well-fed, but even that requirement wasn't met by the "owner" of the cat in this story.
When this person found this unneutered, hungry cat, they had no doubt in their minds that it was a stray, because what else could a cat in this condition be? Them posting about a missing cat on FB was just a precaution, because they are good people, but they did not expect to get an answer like that one. Someone claimed this cat under their post - but that someone was shady.
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