So my coworker I guess got this kitten a week or two ago and has been having problems with it using the litter box. It went potty on her bed or chair. So, she told me that they drove it down the street from her house and dropped it off at 4am the other morning.
WHAT?!?! This made me soooo upset!! I asked her why she didn't bring it to a shelter and she said "Yea, not happening. There are no shelters open at 4am and we wanted to get rid of it right then" DOUBLE WHAT?!?!? You can't wait until 8am, a short 4 more hours, to drive it to a shelter?!?
I said that it probably got ran over or eatten and she said "nah, we dropped it off in an old lady's yard, she has lots of cats. It'll be fine" Yeah....ok!!!! The lady probably didn't get up until 6, and probably didn't go outside until 7 (at the earliest)...2-3 hours is a lot of time for something to happen to a kitten!!!
This just makes me so upset!!! First of all, you accepted the responsibility of owning a pet when you decided to take it. You should have thought about the time and effort it takes to have/raise an animal BEFORE you get one.
Secondly, IT IS A LIVING, BREATHING THING!! It is not a shirt that you don't like anymore so you throw it away!! It has feelings, needs...food and shelter are two of them!! And preferably love also. A kitten will get none to little of those essential needs when it's a stray.
AND, they want to get a dog! A neglected, abused dog!!! IMHO, dogs are way harder than cats are. You have to train them to go potty outside, obedience train them, etc etc. I've heard they are especially hard when they have been ill-treated...you have to gain their trust and love, not an easy thing to do, takes lots of time. I just hope they don't abondone this one as well.....
All I can do is pray (yes I really do pray for animals, God loves them too) that this old lady or someone else found this kitten and will care for it properly.
