When I was a kid I went to an animal shelter for a cat. The people weren’t as friendly as the animals. The paperwork, you would think I was trying to adopt a human baby. Contract stipulated they could come to our house and do inspections to make sure the cat was ok. If they didn’t deem it a good fit, you didn’t get to take the cat home at all, and if later they didn’t deem it a happily ever after, they could take it back.
I was 9 years old but already sensitive to that kind of thinking.
Mom said we should put out some catnip and kibbles, and a cat would find us. This turned out better for me.
But if you want to “shop,” there’s craigslist, plenty of cats there, from rescues, shelters, and private homes.
LOL exactly. I’m not too keen on being treated like a criminal by the self-righteous “adoption”/”rescue” agencies, or the shelters (we used to call them POUNDS) that have become that way.
When I was a kid that kind of thing didn’t exist. Pretty much you wanted it you got it. Now they are as bad as the most arrogant breeder. And cost about as much.
This is mostly why I’m asking to find unassuming cat owners who happen to have litters, or maybe an elder cat to give away. I don’t need a fancy cat (unlike a dog), just one who seems nice.
Maybe I’ll also put out a notice to my aunt at her farm. She gets cats dumped on her all the time - and often keeps the girls for barn cats. They are almost always super nice, especially for girls. If she gets any boys, she can call me. (She’s 2 hours away.)