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Originally Posted by kjcmsw  You will of course. Small compensation for all the pets they let you bring home as a child I'm sure, not to mention the cost of care for those animals, clean up while you were with your friends. That's the least we owe our parents. I'm already scheduled to take my mother's cat if and when she should pass prior to him.
A very small act of gratitude for years of parental love and care given. |
Sometimes that is just not realistic. It is up to the people who own their pets to make proper arrangements for them....and honestly I don't think it is fair to assume a family member will be capable of doing it. BUT, I will say that it makes me sick when people promise to do it and then don't follow through. I had a woman threaten to euthanize her mother's "best friend" (her words) if I did not take it in. She said she had promised but was not able to take care of the pup. We were full at the time and I explained that to her. I finally got disgusted when she wanted to blame ME for HER possibly euthanizing her mother's "best friend" and told her exactly what I thought. Did not go over well.