Could You Sell Your Pet

[marval]

This story made me feel sad, how can you claim to have a beloved pet and then sell it?

http://news.sky.com/story/1352537/family-home-with-cat-sells-by-a-whisker

[kvalidir]

No absolutely, catagorically not. Weirdos.

[wolf63]

However your average moggie would have no problem with moving out of your house and moving in with someone else. Fickle creatures!

[gness]

Marval....thinking about my last two cats......she would have followed me to the ends of the earth.....he just like his space in his home and his part of the garden....

You have me wondering now if he would have been happy if I'd brought him here.....I know she would....but would I have been able to leave him if he was going to be happier....

I don't know....flipping pets.....harder to bring up than kids!!!!

[gness]

Wolf....so right! My friend has a cat now.....she took it home many times... the owners collected it many times.....

The thinking is she has no children......the original home had three...maybe the cat just thought.....Lord...let me out of here...and had the sense to find a childless home.....☺

[Zacs-Master]

No. I was offered £1000 for Zac by a farmer. I said a firm 'no'.

[gordiescotland1]

That is a horrible thing to do. I could not sell my cat for all the money in the world I love her so much. Pets are part of the family and they are like people they have their own personalities and feelings. That is disgraceful, heartless people.

[FrogNog]

As much as I love cats, for £75,000? Probably, yes.

[marval]

It is a difficult one gness, I am not sure I could leave a beloved pet behind. I have never been in that situation though.

[wolf63]

Gordie - I agree. My moggie morons are my family.

[campbellking]

Maybe I should pretend Campbell and Robbie are cute little long haired cats rather than the moggie short haired variety, certainly don't think anyone would buy them (would also then be short of a foot warmer as that is Campbell cat's latest favourite position)

[Brinjal]

I couldn't do it but could understand if someone was selling say a $600000.00
house an extra 170000 would make a difference. But on a 2mill. house did they really need the extra at the expense of their pet.

[DTCwordfan]

I would sell my ex first......

[mrs.chappie]

I don't think the puss in question would be abandoned as such - he would stay in the home he's used to, with what sounds like an owner who would spoil him rotten.

A very difficult decision. I think I'd take the money, give a puss from the shelter a home, and donate a huge wad to the sanctuary. That way, lots of cats would benefit from this very unusual scenario.

In theory that makes sense to me. However, in the case of my own puss (RIP Puss, so sadly missed) I don't know if I would've been able to do it.