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Cat Rescue & Rehoming => Rescue & Rehoming General => Topic started by: Mark on April 21, 2010, 11:15:18 AM

Title: Why do people leave it so late to rehome?
Post by: Mark on April 21, 2010, 11:15:18 AM

I just spoke to a woman who needs to rehome her 1 year old female as she is moving to a place that doesn't allow animals. She is out of our area so I told her to try her local branch first. She said "I had better hurry up as I am moving on Saturday"  :Crazy:

Title: Re: Why do people leave it so late to rehome?
Post by: Dawn F on April 21, 2010, 11:18:03 AM

tbh I really think people think it will be as easy as when shall I bring it in - they have no idea of how bad the situation is

Title: Re: Why do people leave it so late to rehome?
Post by: Claire_smc on April 21, 2010, 11:20:48 AM

You think it would be one of the first things on the list though  :Crazy: How many of these people will just kick their cats out onto the street when they can't find a rescue space in time?

Title: Re: Why do people leave it so late to rehome?
Post by: Mark on April 21, 2010, 12:02:53 PM

Quote from: Dawn F on April 21, 2010, 11:18:03 AM

I really think people think it will be as easy as when shall I bring it in

More like "can you come and get it now"  :tired: :Crazy:

Title: Re: Why do people leave it so late to rehome?
Post by: Mark on April 21, 2010, 12:04:06 PM

Quote from: Claire_smc on April 21, 2010, 11:20:48 AM

You think it would be one of the first things on the list though  :Crazy: How many of these people will just kick their cats out onto the street when they can't find a rescue space in time?

I agree - in this case it was an afterthought it seems  :tired:

Title: Re: Why do people leave it so late to rehome?
Post by: Dawn F on April 21, 2010, 12:06:01 PM

well to us it would but some peoples pets are way down the list

Title: Re: Why do people leave it so late to rehome?
Post by: Mark on April 21, 2010, 12:08:07 PM

She did seem genuinely surprised when I told her most rescues have a waiting list, then repeated that it had to be gone before Saturday. I'm not sure about the branch where she lives (Deal) so told her to phone again if she doesn't have any luck and said "no promises" - it was just the nagging feeling that she might just dump the cat if it comes to it.

Title: Re: Why do people leave it so late to rehome?
Post by: Shirley on April 21, 2010, 13:22:35 PM

UNBELIEVEABLE!!   :doh:

Title: Re: Why do people leave it so late to rehome?
Post by: madkittyrescue on April 23, 2010, 13:53:50 PM

people never fail to surprise me Mark!   :censored:

I had a woman last week who was moving today - she been after a space for a few weeks and on calling me LAST monday I told her a space would come available on LAST Friday so to call me Thursday and we'd arrange to have her cat brought in on the Friday.

Phone call never came - no contact so I gave space to another deserving (probably more so) cat on the Monday to get a phone call this Thursday.

Woman couldn't understand why I hadn't kept the space for her and whilst I had said call Thursday not NEXT Thursday - it was somehow my fault her plans had gone awry!  :tired: :shocked:

As for leaving everything to the last minute - just don't get it bit there again - why do they give us the emotional blackmail too!