Financially it’s a bit of a burden. We might be able to take a vacation if we had a sane number of cats! Pay the house off earlier, do some remodeling, pay our own medical bills off faster…
My wife & I have a habit of rescuing stray/feral cats and keeping them instead of taking them to the Humane Society. The Cat Distribution System loves us.
For the last few years, we’d fed this stray cat who lived on our deck. We couldn’t take him in because he would have sprayed, and because he wasn’t that great with other cats.
Sadly, we lost him last week.
My wife joked that we’d better get ready for another cat. And, sure enough, she found a stray Siamese kitten in our basement walk out. The little guy is 3-4 months old, still has his kitten teeth. No chip, and no response from the lost & found pet page on FB or on the Nextdoor app. Poor little guy. :( We’re taking him in on Fri for a checkup and flea treatment.
The RIGHT thing to do would be go to the Humane Society or a rescue group. We ARE a bit over capacity.
When I got telemarketing calls on my old landline, I’d answer in Irish.