ChickenAndJuice posted... If there was no possibility to save the cat, the idea of a Cat Shelter for cats with Cat aids wouldn't have been entertained in the first place, and they would have put the cat down immediately if there wasn't even the chance of an alternative.
As outlined in the single-paragraph post, which you clearly didn't read beyond what it took to spark outrage:
- OP took the cat to the vet because it wasn't eating anymore and had visible injuries.
- It was discovered at the vet that the cat has Feline AIDS; OP wasn't aware of this beforehand.
- The vet made the very sensible call that releasing the cat back into the neighborhood would be a risk to the other cats in the area.
- All the homes (the word "shelter" was never used by the OP) that were equipped to take on a cat with Feline AIDS were full, and OP was unable to take the cat due to their own cats.
At this point,
what do you propose happens to the cat? Do they say "fuck 'em all" and release it back into the wild to give all the other cats in the area Feline AIDS as well? Do they keep it at the vet in perpetuity, where its quality of life would be incredibly diminished because a vet isn't really equipped to keep animals for long-term stays? Or do they throw the cat in cryogenic stasis until a home has an opening?
Or would it have been far kinder in your eyes to let a sick, injured cat continue to suffer outside until it died anyway?