[PA Engineer]

Agreed. I believe that if you take the responsibility for owning a pet, you take the responsibility all the way to the end.

Yep. I understand that unforeseen events happen in life and animals have to be given up. We have multiple rescue organizations here ( I donate to them, and food banks, and VFC, and VAS, and on and on), and there is an outlet for these crisis events. I just can't figure out the mentality of the people who drop of a domesticated animal in the wilds. This is one of my hot buttons over the years.

I just can't accept these people making it my problem. I have enough problems with the local wildlife and government taxes on my land.

What is worse here, is finding there are some Freepers who are sadists without conscience. I was surprised at the number who gave the thumbs up and admitted to doing the same. It is a very fine line between animals and people when it comes to human behavior.

I don't want these types to ever have my back.

[rlmorel]

Agreed. Sadly, there are some people who think cats are fair game for any type of sadistic behavior, no matter how cruel.

Ah well. You see it in all walks of life...