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<blockquote data-quote="AnnieO" data-source="post: 406369" data-attributes="member: 6705"><p>You know... I have a fairly unique outlook here...</p><p> </p><p>When I was 5, my babysitter's cat had kittens... She needed homes for them... So we took one. Spayed... To go along with the cat we already had, who was neutered.</p><p> </p><p>At 9, my parents BOUGHT a purebred Samoyed for me from local private breeders - I got to meet the parents (and the humans). Good people. We didn't spay her, because we WERE going to breed her. Never happened. Only time we have EVER done that.</p><p> </p><p>In my teens, a friend's cat had kittens... I took one... She lasted all of 2 weeks before the first cat (see above) and the dog ran her off.</p><p> </p><p>When I moved out... A friend had a kitten who was scratching and biting the 6-month-old. I took her, had her spayed. Turned out the baby was pulling her tail. Baby + kitten = not good. (This is Weasel...)</p><p> </p><p>First time I got married, a GIFT was a little black kitten. (BAD GIFT, though I love Possum dearly). Neutered.</p><p> </p><p>Bubbles was a "stray" that husband and Onyxx found while walking to school one day. Someone who knew his owner told husband he had been beaten badly. Neutered - but still thinks he can... It's funny to watch.</p><p> </p><p>And Squirrel - belonged to husband's niece... She couldn't keep Squirrel and her brother when kicked out of her apartment, so we said we'd foster till we found homes. Found one for the brother, but Squirrel... Well, that was 2006... mother in law had her neutered when she was with niece.</p><p> </p><p>My parents have adopted 1 stray and 2 from SICSA - all neutered. They donate to SICSA on a regular basis.</p><p> </p><p>H & E adopted a dog in December 2009, from their local HSUS. They were GRILLED. "Where will the dog sleep? Eat? Exercise? How many children? What ages?" Yada yada yada. Dog was supposed to be good around kids.</p><p> </p><p>The dog bit. Not hard, but they had a 2-y/o. And then? Ran away. After less than a month. They have a FARM. They did a tie-out, and she chewed through the <em>steel cable</em> and got away. Fortunately, she was spayed. They tried to find her for months.</p><p> </p><p>Then, a friend had to move suddenly and dropped off her Rottie with E & H. They tried to find her a home and then discovered she was PREGNANT. Shortly after the puppies were weaned, she killed 4 chickens, a pig (<strong><em>BIG</em></strong> PIG) and went after the then-3-y/o. Nowhere near the pups. They had to put her down. They found homes for all but one of the pups - and still trying, with that one (she's spayed now).</p><p> </p><p>Years ago - E and his XW had a cat - who had kittens, and kittens, and kittens - we're talking probably 15 of them total. HSUS would not take them. We found a farm that would. From what we understand, they turned into GREAT barn cats. I seriously doubt they were spayed though. E now ensures ALL of his animals are spayed. Twice bitten...</p><p> </p><p>I have no intention of having kittens I didn't ask for or a spraying tom. ALL my animals get "fixed". It's better for them, better for me...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AnnieO, post: 406369, member: 6705"] You know... I have a fairly unique outlook here... When I was 5, my babysitter's cat had kittens... She needed homes for them... So we took one. Spayed... To go along with the cat we already had, who was neutered. At 9, my parents BOUGHT a purebred Samoyed for me from local private breeders - I got to meet the parents (and the humans). Good people. We didn't spay her, because we WERE going to breed her. Never happened. Only time we have EVER done that. In my teens, a friend's cat had kittens... I took one... She lasted all of 2 weeks before the first cat (see above) and the dog ran her off. When I moved out... A friend had a kitten who was scratching and biting the 6-month-old. I took her, had her spayed. Turned out the baby was pulling her tail. Baby + kitten = not good. (This is Weasel...) First time I got married, a GIFT was a little black kitten. (BAD GIFT, though I love Possum dearly). Neutered. Bubbles was a "stray" that husband and Onyxx found while walking to school one day. Someone who knew his owner told husband he had been beaten badly. Neutered - but still thinks he can... It's funny to watch. And Squirrel - belonged to husband's niece... She couldn't keep Squirrel and her brother when kicked out of her apartment, so we said we'd foster till we found homes. Found one for the brother, but Squirrel... Well, that was 2006... mother in law had her neutered when she was with niece. My parents have adopted 1 stray and 2 from SICSA - all neutered. They donate to SICSA on a regular basis. H & E adopted a dog in December 2009, from their local HSUS. They were GRILLED. "Where will the dog sleep? Eat? Exercise? How many children? What ages?" Yada yada yada. Dog was supposed to be good around kids. The dog bit. Not hard, but they had a 2-y/o. And then? Ran away. After less than a month. They have a FARM. They did a tie-out, and she chewed through the [I]steel cable[/I] and got away. Fortunately, she was spayed. They tried to find her for months. Then, a friend had to move suddenly and dropped off her Rottie with E & H. They tried to find her a home and then discovered she was PREGNANT. Shortly after the puppies were weaned, she killed 4 chickens, a pig ([B][I]BIG[/I][/B] PIG) and went after the then-3-y/o. Nowhere near the pups. They had to put her down. They found homes for all but one of the pups - and still trying, with that one (she's spayed now). Years ago - E and his XW had a cat - who had kittens, and kittens, and kittens - we're talking probably 15 of them total. HSUS would not take them. We found a farm that would. From what we understand, they turned into GREAT barn cats. I seriously doubt they were spayed though. E now ensures ALL of his animals are spayed. Twice bitten... I have no intention of having kittens I didn't ask for or a spraying tom. ALL my animals get "fixed". It's better for them, better for me... [/QUOTE]
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