How can people sell their pets?

orlao

Maybe it's the old disposable attitude?
I've come across so many people who get a pet without any thought about the cost, time required etc and when they decide to get rid expect to get their money back as if an animal a was car!!!!:mad:

There are people whose circumstances change and it could happen to any of us but IMO a free ad or sale on the likes of gumtree isn't good enough....I don't really agree with private rescues but many rescues will match a new owner with your pet without them having to go into kennels and sometimes, if you have a pet with problems ie very old, temperment issues or very expensive vet bills IMHO having them pts, while really really difficult is the kindest thing to do in SOME cases. ( I expect to be shouted at for this:o ) but as pet owners I feel we do have to take life long responsibility for our pets.....

A friend of mine died suddenly last year and sorting out her many pets was a nightmare.....7 dogs, 2 cats, 4 horses, multiple parrots....the family wanted to sell some of them:eek: but we managed to privately rehome all of them as involving a rescue wasn't going to happen but TBH some of the new homes left a little to be desired but a lot better than private ads and not being able to keep an eye on them.....this way they won't be passed on to strangers IYSWIM. As a result of this my family and friends know exactly what is to happen to any animals I have at the time if the worst happens.....dependent on animals age, health ect I would be happier to know that they go peacefully rather than get passed about. In saying that I would still prefer that they were rehomed obviously and I have arranged funding so that can be made easier IYSWIM.

I know a lot of people won't agree with me but all I'll say is please try and make arrangements for your pets if something was to go terribly wrong....not just death but moving to somewhere where you can't keep them, illness, job loss etc because while you, family and friends will probably do their best it should be easier if you have a "worst case" plan in place.

As for the people who just get "bored" and dispose of their pet without caring where it goes, well they are beneath contempt:mad:

Ok, rant over:o

moggylover

candygirl wrote: »

An ex mate of mine tied two of her dogs up to a tree on her local park.One of them got a new home, I see him quite a lot, and the other was sadly destroyed, as a new home wasn't found for it:(.How anyone could do this is beyond me:mad: :mad:

Glad to see she is an "ex" mate!

moggylover

sazziecee wrote: »

aww that poor lab!

I worked in a pet shop and lost count of the amount of "free to good home" adverts that were on the board, and I agree it just means that *some* people will take them on just cos they are free, there was a girl who used to come in every week to look, would adopt a pet and then 2 weeks later be putting it back on the board "free to a good home" cos she couldn't cope.

My cat has had 2 litters (accidental, she is meant to be a house cat but obviously didnt agree!) and when I rehomed the kittens the second time I charged £25, not because I wanted to make money on them, but because I didn't want her to keep getting pregnant and the spay was £90 at my local vets, so at least I had over half the cash there waiting.

Also... I have paid £100 before for a bengal cat who was an ex breeding queen who was 6. I do think in retrospect that it was a cheek of the woman to sell her as she has obviously already got her "moneys worth" out of her and should have been more concerned about finding a good home, Incidentally that cat had NEVER been allowed in the home, only the kittens were brought in to be socialised and so after about a month of hiding from us, even getting into the cavity wall to hide!! this cat escaped out of a window never to be seen again cos she just couldn't handle family life. I think the breeder was very irresponsible for not telling me the whole story.

I could never part with the 2 cats I have now and I hope they are with me a very long time

Perhaps it is a credit crunch thing? people can't afford to feed their pets and pay vets fees according to the paper so are getting rid of their pets, maybe they are trying to actually MAKE money on them at the same time, not that I agree with doing it!

IMO, and my long and hard experience of the pet rescue life - the words responsible and breeder seldom go together anyway. I have long been of the opinion that anyone wanting to breed ANY animal should have to do an enforced one year apprenticship in various rescue centres so that they have some clue of just what will happen to many of the precious lives they bring into this World.

moggylover

Daisymac wrote: »

The vet was really good, we were advised to get Drontal wormers by a breeder friend of mine and they cost £10 each, the cage was becuase we have other rescue cats and I didnt want them getting to the kittens if I was not in the house, we dont have any old towels because we moved recently and I only have sets that were new then. Dont get me wrong, I know that as long as kittens have love and warmth and good food they will be alright, I just went a bit OTT (think they were my baby subsitutes !)

Well done on you Daisymac - I do think your vet is ott with the £10 each for worming pills -my vet charges £2 each for the adult cat ones - and I could probably get those cheaper on-line!

jackomdj

We paid £20 for our Harrier from the local freeadds paper 12 years ago - best £20 we have ever paid! We had been looking out for a hound & would have paid quite a bit more. He was, accourding to the guy, a dog he used to take hunting but could not afford it since he broke up from his wife...we think he was actually a pack reject as he is a bit scared of rivers, stick's, umberella's etc. He is now 13, he has arthritus & had a stroke a few years back....probably the luckiest pack reject going!

Nicky

LillyJ

My £70 rescue mongrel is priceless.

I would go without food myself before I let him go without, and would give up my last blanket for him - just as I would the other (human) members of my family.

He is everything to me, not a commodity to be sold and passed on when I have finished with him.

He is not even 2 yet but I hope we have many years to come and that his last moments are with me and my partner in front of the fire with his favourite toy and a blanket, not in a strangers house wondering what he did wrong to be abandoned.

Millie2008_2

I can understand it, if circumstances mean you are unable to care for said pet as needed- financial or otherwise BUT only to a pre-vetted home and even then no guarantees People sell horses on all the time as well

Personally, I would struggle to part with any of my animals- hence why we have a very old and very spoilt pony We also have a dog who is a product of several unsuitable homes and it is very important for her to live out her days with us

Daisymac_2

moggylover wrote: »

Well done on you Daisymac - I do think your vet is ott with the £10 each for worming pills -my vet charges £2 each for the adult cat ones - and I could probably get those cheaper on-line!

Our Vet is Very OTT, we live in a village and they know they have the monopoly on the customers as they are the only vets there, the next nearest one is over 10 miles away and with a screaming cat in the car that 10 miles can seem like forever. When your animals are ill you just want to get them to the Vets ASAP. I know compared to the costs that my Mum pays at her vets our's is very high. The £199.00 mentioned on my previous costing list on this thread was when the Mum cat had mastitus, we took her to the vets and they gave her an injection to take a feaver down and a antibiotic injection and we went home again, unfortunately Mastitus takes hold very quickly and very fast in a cat and it was about 8PM when we took her to the vets so straight away a £150 out of hours charge !, :mad:

MrsE_2

Daisymac wrote: »

Our Vet is Very OTT, we live in a village and they know they have the monopoly on the customers as they are the only vets there, the next nearest one is over 10 miles away and with a screaming cat in the car that 10 miles can seem like forever. When your animals are ill you just want to get them to the Vets ASAP. I know compared to the costs that my Mum pays at her vets our's is very high. The £199.00 mentioned on my previous costing list on this thread was when the Mum cat had mastitus, we took her to the vets and they gave her an injection to take a feaver down and a antibiotic injection and we went home again, unfortunately Mastitus takes hold very quickly and very fast in a cat and it was about 8PM when we took her to the vets so straight away a £150 out of hours charge !, :mad:

Was thr £10 worm tablets them Miramax (sp?) ones, my vet sold me them, they are a lot more expensive than Drontal. So your vet wasn't over charging, they just are expensive.

Daisymac_2

MrsE wrote: »

Was thr £10 worm tablets them Miramax (sp?) ones, my vet sold me them, they are a lot more expensive than Drontal. So your vet wasn't over charging, they just are expensive.

Yes Miramax, glad I wasn't overcharged then - thank you for your help x