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This is a very direct suggestion for a message. It's harsh, but it drives the point home. It sounds like the sisters are not even aware of the emotional, financial, and physical strain their choice (deliberate or not) is causing their sister and mother to experience. It's not a thing to consider lightly, but if this is the sort of message she will eventually send - it makes sure the gravitas of the situation is understood.
Besides, pets or not, when a person dumps their responsibilities on another - without even asking, mind you - is wrong. Just add the facts that we're talking about sisters, a familial bond, and the fact we're talking here about pets - living, breathing animals, who need love and care - it makes the situation all the more grave. The sisters' lack of responsibility is staggering.
But would a message this straightforward work in this situation? We're not the ones to judge. But it's definitely an option worth considering. The fact that her sisters didn't do anything until this point serves as proof that they need a “shake” about how they chose to take care (or not, in this case) of their pets. These cats and dogs deserve better.
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Sisters leave their cats and dogs at home after moving out, leaving their student sister as a sole caretaker: '[They've] done nothing to help provide financially or care-wise.'
Let's start by making something very clear, something we believe in wholeheartedly - when you adopt a pet, you take on a years-long commitment. And it's not just a simple commitment, like "not opening the letter until I'm 18", "keeping my best friend's secret", or "maintaining my room clean and tidy". It's a commitment that involves another living, breathing, existing creature. When you adopt a pet, you become a de facto parent.
That's why we can't understand people who adopt (even if out of sheer love for animals), but then decide that treating their pets can't fit their schedules. We've heard all too many times about pets being abandoned outright, but "soft abandonment" is still abandonment.
And what do we mean by that? Take this young student, for example. She dutifully takes care of her sisters' pets - five cats and two dogs. She loves the animals, truly. But she wasn't the one who chose to adopt. Her sisters chose the pets, each their own. But then they moved out, and just… left their pets, all seven of them, in their childhood home, when their student sister and their mom live. And can you really blame the student taking care of the pets she didn't choose for saying she can't take care of them anymore?
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