Well, they managed to give up a pet last time so it wasn't THAT hard....OK, I'll be nice. Any chance they don't understand the concept of fostering? If it's a match they have first dibs to adopt and they get to make a huge difference while looking for the right match.
Kelley Saveika <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Well, I did email this person back, and they say they don't want to foster because they would have to keep giving the kitty back and it was too hard the last time to do that. It was a good idea though. I do agree that not everyone is cut out to foster. On 1/17/07, Nina <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: It does sound like this person is in need of some unconditional love and a boost of self esteem. The fact that they are looking for advice is a good sign, and I would do my best to not be judgmental over past mistakes. Heaven knows we've all made mistakes that we're not proud of. I wouldn't feel comfortable adopting anyone out to them though. Certainly not before they somehow showed me that they've accepted responsibility for what happened, (all the "out of my control" excuses show they're not quite there yet) and were resolved to never do the same thing again. I think if after further investigation I felt confident that they were now trustworthy, I'd consider the idea of fostering rather than adoption. Volunteering is a good suggestion too. Nina Kelley Saveika wrote: > This is an email I got. I've been thinking about how to respond for a > while and still can't figure it out. > > <i>Hi, > > This may seem odd, but I figured you guys would > probably know best. I want to be a cat owner. I'm > 27, a professional with no life in sight, and I love > cats. I grew up with cats, back on my parents ranch, > and simply adore them. I'd adopt one without any > hesitation except for one problem. > > I adopted a cat before, and had to take him back to > the rescue shelter I got him from. After almost 2 > years with him it was very heart breaking, but I had > lost my job, and the Bay Area of California is a > fairly unforgiving place economically. My only close > friend (we both moved there from Boerne, TX) said I > could live with him and his girlfriend, but that I > couldn't bring my cat. It still brings tears to my > eyes when I think about him, as I truly did love him. > I couldn't provide for him and had to give him up. I > like to think that he's somewhere warm and nice, and > that his new owners give him as much love and care as > I did. My mother, who is a fanatical cat lover, > almost disowned me, and will still cry about it. > > Anyway, as I've said, I'm alone, and want to adopt a > cat to have someone to love, basically. I just don't > know if that's a valid/healthy/good reason to want to > adopt and figured I'd ask some professionals.</i> > > > > > > -- > Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. > > http://www.rescuties.org <http://www.rescuties.org/ > > > Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! > > http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20
