Would you get rid of your animals after you had a baby? I have a Facebook friend who is trying to get rid of her two cats because she can't handle them and her baby. Personally, I think that's incredibly irresponsible and heartless. I'm not in her shoes so I guess I can't really say whether or not I'd do it but I like to think I'd try harder for the sake of my pets to keep them in the only house they'd ever known. Short of my baby having a very severe alergic reaction, I'd do everything I could to not have to re-home my pets.
What about you folks? How do you feel about this? It just made me mad but I didn't comment on it because I know it's just going to spawn reactions like "You're not a mom! You don't understand!"
Grrrrrrrrr...
Re: Would you ditch your pets?
Can't care for a cat? Phhffft.
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We love them very much but at this point don't feel comfortable putting them around children. Once we get pregnant we plan on getting them a trainer or specialist but it is very expensive.
I just hope that when the time comes we can make the right decision and get them trained (which is the most ideal situation).
It's hard for us because both of our dogs are rescue dogs with VERY complicated pasts. We love them so much but feel like our children will definetly come first.
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@deegadee13 that makes sense to me. It will be hard to give our pooch the attention he requires once a baby comes along but I think we can manage. But cats... they don't need very much, really. They get sick of attention pretty easily.
Again, I think it was more how she handled it. Dumping older pets at shelters is totally uncool. It basically removes the guilt from the owner while still sentencing the pet to death because you didn't think through what would happen when you had kids before you picked out a pet. Re-homing to people you trust is totally fine by me though!