[DJ MacWoW]

I rent a house on 70 acres. People dump cats and I'm now a widow on SS. Boy, do I have stories! I've had really bad experiences with rescues. I've been insulted that I was just too lazy to take care of MY cats and was lying that they were strays, was told to stop mooching and find a Vet that does work for free or a reduced rate, was yelled at by a rescue who promised help and when I called her was told she'd just had a car accident and I was being heartless asking her for help. It goes on and on.

I now have 6 cats left. The 7th had cancer at only 7 years old and I used my fuel oil money to have her euthanized. It was awful. She was an exceptionally sweet baby. I've stopped asking for help.

[CatHerd]

Oh my, I am so sorry thoughtless irresponsible people are doing this to you and to the poor kitties. And for the rescues to treat you so badly on top of it! That is horrible!

There are idiots who think house cats can do fine “in the wild” or that “these people will be happy to get another barn cat”. No, house cats do not do fine after getting dumped. They starve, get attacked by other cats, coyotes, birds of prey, they freeze, get sick, etc. And those with barns already have the barn cats they want, and those cats do not take kindly to newcomers.

All they do is dump their problem on someone else — in this case, you.

Maybe there are Freeper in your area who would like to adopt the cats you still have? It would not hurt to ask. Lots of cat lovers here. I pray you find a good solution very soon.