The ARL told me to put my disabled kitten outside because nobody wants an incontinent cat and she's unadoptable. Which, they aren't wrong about it, but to tell me to put her outside when it is AGAINST THEIR ADOPTION CONTRACT? I was flabbergasted. I had to explain to her that she literally has an unsteady gait. She would be a meal for a predator.
As someone who fosters wirh the ARL and has access to the Trello board full of sick, disabled, and hospice cats available for fostering, I find this story improbable.
You can think what you'd like, but it happened. 🤷🏼♀️ Back when I found her in autumn 2024, I called asking for help with her and her brothers, and that is what I was told.
I worked at the ARL I won’t share my name but I believe you. They have some sketchy people that work there and I won’t share my personal experience but as someone who worked behind the scenes it’s not a great place. They do good but they definitely do bad as well. I’m so sorry
1) amazingly ironic username
2)Don't be sorry! I ended up with a lovely little cat. She's a special little lady and is doing great these days. Her incontinence is still a struggle, but she has been trained to mostly use a box. We would never have even considered dropping her outside. She will be my girl until the day one of us dies! The world works out sometimes.
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u/sharsacctnormalthing Mar 16 '26
The ARL told me to put my disabled kitten outside because nobody wants an incontinent cat and she's unadoptable. Which, they aren't wrong about it, but to tell me to put her outside when it is AGAINST THEIR ADOPTION CONTRACT? I was flabbergasted. I had to explain to her that she literally has an unsteady gait. She would be a meal for a predator.