02.09.08
Crazy Cat Lady
My family went out to get (adopt?) a cat from Planned Pethood for my mom. Dad’s been gone for a while and it’s a good time to have pet around again. We all think it’ll be good for her.
So we get there and find the little brown tiger kitten that mom has already fallen in love with. Almost immediately, a nervous-looking spinster (representative) from PP swooped [Yes, she swooped.] on us and cautiously allowed us hold the kitten and had my mom fill out an adoption form. [Ok, I love cats but they're pets, not children. Using the word "adoption" is just the beginning of the crazy.]
While we were holding the cat, she was pretending to make smalltalk, telling us how her sad lonely life also involved being a social worker, [this should have been the first danger sign] and asking about our previous pets. We made the mistake of mentioning a previous ornery cat who always made a break for the door. [Seeing her face when we said this, you'd have thought we just revealed complicity in Mike Vick's dogfighting ring]
So after my mother chose and became attached to this cute little kitten, the crazy-ass cat lady says “no, you can’t have her!” She was so worried about the cat escaping the house in the future, she’d rather keep it in a cage. She did show her kind heart though. As my mom was walking away in tears, she did offer to let the cat MAKE A VISIT to our home to see if we could prove ourselves worthy. [of owning a damn cat!]
What a frickin’ nutball. Screw Planned Pethood, go to your local animal shelter where they know the difference between pets and their own children.
Nathan said,
February 19, 2008 at 8:42 pm
Sanity is not a right, it is a privilege. I am sorry your mom had to go through that. I know the Humane Society will have a beautiful new addition to your family. BTW Bonnaroo is likely just a pipe dream. Oh well.
Nathan
jb said,
March 13, 2008 at 10:11 am
dan, weird. the same dumb thing happened to my daughter when she tried to adopt/rescue a pug dog when she was living in orlando. she waited for about 4 months for this pug rescue agency to check her out, be interviewed, and probably submit a personal profile of her income, life occupation, the kind of car she drives, fav color, you name it. she gave up. she put an ad into craigslist indicating that she wanted to adopt a small breed dog as she was an apartment dweller. by the end of the week she was the proud mom of a jack russell terrier who is the love of her life. she has done such an excellent job with her male dog, named pork chop. she takes him to obstacle training, dog parks, etc. it was the perfect match.
hard to believe that it can be so hard to adopt an animal, but god bless those people who do.
that’s my story on that…jb