Would You Sell Your Cat?

Because I've never bought a cat, I think that people and animals come together by destiny. That is obviously not how the pet business operates. Animals are bought and sold like wheelbarrows, or vegetables, or lottery tickets.

Would you sell your cat? What kind of price would you demand if your circumstances were different?

I could give them to a good home (and might have to if I can't take care of them anymore) but only if it was necessary and if the home would be better for the cats.

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I dedicate #300 to the life you are giving Rocky

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Wow, you already hit 300?

*sniff* You've grown up so fast.

....and thanks for the hug. :hug:

I refuse! I hear they gotta work and wear clothes on a regular basis!

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Evidentally I haven't grown up either then.

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At least if I have anything to do with it.

They are Heinz 57 mutts of no particular value on the open market. ;) Now, if they were some dang expensive rare breed, and I were broke, or something, yeah, I might sell them, although it would certainly pain me to do so, and I would make sure they went to a good home. But if I were broke, I'd be selling just about everything else as well, and cats would certainly be last on the list to go!

But neither case is true so I guess I'm stuck with the silly fluffy buggers. Kidding, LOL. I do love my lil guys. :D

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGJwXM6iqOM
here he is..I'll pay you a buck to take him

And she's priceless in my book! Unfortunately I don't think her ego could take another fetcher so sorry...but your guy is a cutie!:)

He never met a toilet paper roll he didn't shred

and he probably knows you are trying to sell him off cheaply, and is therefore off plotting his revenge as you post here! Prepare for a TP blizzard!:)

They love toilet paper, and will sit on top of any papers you try to read (don't do your taxes or read a newspaper on the floor!)

Reason: Cats were domesticated by the Egyptians. The Egyptians also gave us...




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Okay, I'll tell you... PAPER! The connection is as old as civilization itself. Cats know this.

Damn, I can't even get my dog to give it back. LoL.

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He is sweetie he puppy dogs me when i get home until i pick him up and love on him.
It's sort of annoying actually But I'll take the love where i can get it.

You do know that you are training a killer there! :rofl:

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Sebastian doesn't have that.

Daniel (our orange/white one) does that with crinkly papers...

:) I will prepare him for shipping

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He just looks at me like "why is that stupid human throwing stuff"

My cat tries at least to chase anything I throw, but doesn't bring it back. However, my dog runs behind the cat chasing stuff I throw.

That's like asking someone to sell their children. I don't know what I would do if I had to part with them. GIVE them to the best home possible if I absolutely had to....

mikey_the_cat

They are all brats... every single one of them. *L*

Seriously, though... i could not bear to part with any of the furry lads...
They are all snuggle bunnies, and they seem to love us as much as we love them.



grey/white s/h: Eliot (but he thinks his name is "Twiddle")
l/h Tabby/white: Byron
l/h orange/white: Daniel
solid black s/h (in the back): Poe
white/black spots s/h: Dorien

Being covered in beautiful kitties ... :loveya:

...if I had any. :P

I have no cats, I can't handle them, they make me sneeze and cry. I'm allergic to dogs too, but I'm a dog person.

But mostly no way.

He's my kitty, and as much of a pain in the ass he can be, I just couldn't do it.

When he ran away for a week, I was miserable. I would even shoot the laser pointer around the room thinking he would miraculously appear at home and start chasing it. No, I love the little begging bitch-hog.



Sure. He looks innocent, but I guarantee that he is really plotting the overthrow of the humans so he can have the whole house to himself.

I figured for that much money I could just pay for the hitman to take out the new owners and my babies would come back to me

that's my answer too then.

but they'd have to take Tonka from my cold, dead hands :grr:

At least not at any price anybody is willing to pay. Fifty bucks? I laugh in your face. Five hundred bucks? I laugh in your face. Five thousand bucks?

Well, now I'm staring at five grand on one hand and a $1600 hospital bill on the other... tough choices.

Fifty thousand? Ooch, that's a painful 'yes'. That's my uncle's Subaru and a down payment on a house for me and my son. As opposed to my current beater and a rented room in a townhouse.

We're assuming, of course, that the person that wants thousands of dollars for my cat loves her and is not looking for, say, a new fur hat or a chance to practice surgical procedures.

Just kidding. I would never, ever sell my babies!

I mean, per lb? :evilgrin:

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Lots of breeders produce new kittens/puppies/whatever because they love the breed and are interested in breeding animals they enjoy, and they sell them to people who value those animals too. THEN they become pets. I don't think selling kittens or puppies is quite the same as "selling your pets."

Nor for any amount of money.

I'm supposed to call the vet to see if my cat is ready to come home!!
Don't want them to think I've abandoned him!

Thanks!!

Poppy = $1000
Harley = $75
Sunshine = -$20

Beyond monetary price. I have human children, and I have feline children. They are all family. :loveya:

I wouldn't sell them anymore than I would sell
other members of my family.

But--- when my SO ticks me off, I might be tempted to
sell him.

-- but never the kitties!

:hi:

:cry: I had several cats growing up, and they were members of the family. I also had a large number of dogs, gerbils, hamsters, white mice, and even a baby squirrel that fell out of a tree, but I would never have tolerated selling any of them. Currently, my dogs are my children, and I could NEVER sell my children. They are not commodities. :hug:

When he's not farting he's licking...ugh! We can't stand him...no way I'm giving him up. I need professional help.

I don't own a cat. While I understand the need to charge fees at shelters or to charge for expenses such as medical care or food, I don't like the idea of selling animals. There are so many that already exist and need homes. And the pet industry perpetuates unhealthy traits like teensy weensy terriers, because they're apparently fashion accessories. :eyes:

Cat donors should have to pay a dowry.

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Nope.

never ever ever

(the homely ones)..

Would not sell or give away any of my babies..:)