To some extent it depends on how the foster agreement is worded. Will they take some of these cats off your hands and place in other foster homes? What are they doing to get them adopted? Do they guilt trip you when you ask them to take some of them off your hands?
If they won't help lift some of the burden off you, I would write them a very precise letter, askinig that they move some of the cats into foster or adoptive homes by a certain date, and informing them that, if they don't, you will adopt those cats out yourself and apply the adoption fees to your expenses. And then do it.
Where are you located? If you are near a major metropolitan area, craigslist.org is usually a pretty good resource for adoptions.
Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi guys,
I hope you will forgive this post. I am not sure who else to ask.I have 26 foster cats right now for one rescue group. The foster agreement for this group states that they will pay for all medical, and the fosters pay for food and litter.Well, it turns out (after I get 26 cats) that they pay for medical *up to the amount of the adoption fee* (so any you spend above that is out of pocket) and if there are "extraordinary" expenses they will pay up to $300. So if you pull a cat from the shelter and that cat turns out to need $1700 worth of medical attention then you need to cough up $1400. Oh yeah.and they do not reimburse for pull fees..so that is another $520 I am out of pocket right there...Now, I would put a second mortgage on my house for my cats, but these cats are NOT mine. They can be taken from me at any time by the organization, even though some have been living with me for a year now. I've put thousands of dollars for these cats expenses on my credit cards and I don't have any more room to put more money on them, so if something happens to one of them - I'm not sure what I am going to do. I do have a Carecredit credit card for the emergency hospital with $2000 worth of credit on it, but I'm trying to save that in case Missy has a cardiac emergency.I'm really depressed over this situation. I have complained about it, but I was told there is only so much money in the fund (then you (the organization) is rescuing too many cats). Now I'm seen as a whiner. I really need to recoup some of these funds so I can continue with my own rescue and take care of my own cats.
What would you do?
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