I can't imagine people returning a cat for being too affectionate, but I can imagine them returning a needy cat because they are unable to meet his needs and it distresses him.
I kinda get it, if you wanted unconditional love and constant affection, you'd get a dog. People get cats to have a small serial killer that they placate by getting them high as a kite every so often. And that right there is just a very sharp doggie, not a small serial killer.
Kunta & Geordi are both like this, in my experience, every black cat I've had has been a massive snuggler. Big purrers too. K & G are also awesome with kids (although G is a bit more of a scaredy cat until K shows him how to be brave). Thank God my bf is living here now too & we can each carry a brother around with us.
I had one of those, he followed me everywhere and slept nose to nose with me. When I rolled over he repositioned. Unfortunately he had horrible breath, basically rotting from the inside out.
He had been at a shelter for over a year and wasn’t much of a looker but I wanted him the moment I saw him. I was gutted when he died after two months but was happy he was in a nice home for his final days. RIP, Jake.
I have an overly affectionate cat. She's 8 years old, and I call her a "boomerang kitty" because I can set her down somewhere, and she comes right back to me! It really DOES get annoying, but I love her just as she is and would NEVER return her. Meet Levi (Leviathan), the most affectionate cat with RBF!
Give me that cat. I wish mine were affectionate, heck I cannot even get two of them to let me pet them. One of them will not let me get within 10 feet of him, he even runs away if happen to get to close when he is eating the food I had just put down for him.
Not sure about the cats' priors, but have your tried laying down on the ground with them? It's how I always manage to convince 'hard to get' pets to buddy up.
You show them your belly and your neck if you want then to know you're safe and not going to hurt them
Then you have to talk to them with body language, staring at them in the eyes freaks them out, they like slow blinks, that again say "I'm not a threat, see, I'm letting you kill me right now" Two slow blinks is "I love you" in silent cat code
If they show you their ass or mess where they shouldn't, they're mad at you. You were a jerk.
I have a tuxedo who NEEDS attention. Gets on my desk when I'm working and tries to get both my hands petting him. Dances on my keyboard and laptop, messes with my stuff until he gets pets, then fights to keep them coming. Sits on my lap whenever he can and most times he can't. I can't always give him what he needs because I have to work, and I feel terrible when that happens, but when it's time there's nowhere else he'd rather be.
He's currently in my lap. I can't reach my keyboard. I love him.
Magic, who passed several years back after a long life, would be so insistent on attention that he'd push things off my lap so he could stretch up and take my entire focus. Before long I adjusted and just moved stuff when he jumped up so he couldn't do that.
Solstice, pictured, , will bonk my face with her head if she thinks she needs even more attention. When she doesn't hit my nose, I think it's cute. She will also sometimes insist on cleaning me, little weirdo
Would be difficult to do knowing he has FIV. It could be transferred to another cat if they ever get in a fight. A dog would be better as it is not transferable to other animals (I think).
You are (partly) correct: Feline Immunodeficiency Virus is exclusive to felines. So it would not transfer to a dog, but can transfer between domestic cats and wild cats too, so other species of big and small cats can be affected.
Which as sad as it seems, means this is the best thing that probably could have happened. I mean they could have kept him and treated him like crap forever...
That’s fair. I assumed this cat was affectionate with everyone and/or they would have been told that he needs a lot of attention, but that’s not necessarily how it went
My spouse gets irritated with the CONSTANT head-butts at full force. Ours will even buckle your knees sometimes with a misaligned hit! She’s a treasure & loves hard, but THAT much input isn’t for everyone.
Some people love tons of interaction, some really only want a little. To many, that car is adoring, but to some he’s needy and overwhelming.
I can imagine it’s traumatic being returned, but now it seems there’s interest with full awareness of his personality, so hopefully the next match will be his forever!
Honestly one of my cats can be *aggressively* demanding when it comes to affection, to the point where sometimes she gets told to shut up and fuck off.
But she's also sweet and silly and bratty and my kid. The idea I would ever return her is abhorrent lunacy.
I don't want an exceptionally needy cat. I wouldn't prioritize that cat correctly, in the same way I wouldn't prioritize a dog correctly, or a parrot that can live 50+ years, or a labor intensive and environmentally sensitive exotic fish. Not choosing a labor (even of love) intensive pet isn't a failing. It is often a kindness, and I'm fucking tired of people not being mindful of it
I have a boy just like this who is the light of my life. Luckily I'm a therapist and he goes to work with me and snuggles my patients all day so he gets his fill and I get some breaks from constantly holding him. Not that I mind at all
They didn’t. They chose against him because he is FIV+, 7 years old and black, then said it was the behavior. But that doesn’t make for viral posts or satisfying indignation, does it?
Most charitable thing I can think of is that it wasn't like this at the shelter, thus they thought it was quiet and sedate, and then the sudden affection took them completely off-guard. And while I dislike the "easy out" option, it's better they recognize and do it immediately than trap both themselves and the cat in a situation that would be forever tense. Better to find the cat someone who DOES want an affectionate cat as a companion.
I've had affectionate cats. It's great for a few minutes, but then you're trying to watch TV and they just keep getting up and rearranging and headbutting and stepping on your boobs and headbutting your face and licking you and putting their butts in your face and stepping on your boobs and headbutting and it just doesn't STOP and it's like JUST SIT DOWN ALREADY GOOD GOD GET OUT OF MY ACTUAL FACE
I like the comments defending this by saying some people arent used to affectionate cats, but I guarantee if this was switched with say an umaffectionate dog, people would all be angry.
It can definitely get to be a bit much. I used to date someone, who had a cat with an obsession of licking humans, be it exposed skin, hair, or whatever. I loved the orange little nutjob, but it got honestly too much to handle sometimes. You basically had to cover yourself up completely if you wanted to take a nap without this little rasp being dragged across your skin.
I had an overly affectionate cat for 15 years. If you are used to a normal cat, I could totally understand it. It sounds great, but it wears on you after a while.
I absolutely adored her. She was a great cat. But I get it.
I have a rescue that got adopted and returned, for other reasons, she comes to me and wants to be held every few hours. I will not deny her need for comfort.
Me too. He slept on my every night for 15 years and usually wanted to sleep right on my face. I was always having to push him down or to one side. I even got him a heated bed so I could get a break once in a while but he still preferred to sleep on me. I miss him.
Our cat is like that with my wife while tolerating my existence. The only time I see him if wife isn't home is if he neighborhood watching or comes to yell at me fir something
I had 1 cat for a year and decided to get him a sister to hang with while I’m at work. An opportunity presented itself to adopt a Maine Coon. Maine coons are beautiful, good with other cats and affectionate. I thought this is perfect. What I got was a dog in a cats body. I am not a dog person. It was a big adjustment to provide the attention a Maine Coon needs constantly. I love her to death now and wouldn’t have it any other way, but I understand why an affectionate cat can be off putting
I get that some people want a stereotypical cat that's very aloof and independent, but holy shit do I LOVE how my big fluffy boy is attached to my hip all the time. Dude will literally curl up on my throat if I let him and purr so hard that my vision blurs, lol.
I would be worried if they are around my legs all the time. It's too easy to hurt yourself or the cat. Or both. Other than that though I'm not seeing any problem
I could honestly see why, while i think i would be the perfect fit for an over attatched cat, i can see why many other people would get enough 😅 (Fyi i act like this cat just on my partner haha! I like to be annoying, and he loves to hate me muhaha!)
While that is some people's absolute dream cat, being this affectionate also means you can't prevent him from following you everywhere, he will not only try to follow you to or even into your car, he will likely try to sleep on you or even your face, which is dangerous for children. Likely the family found him absolutely charming but realized they couldn't provide him with the attention he needs so in the long run this is better for Garfunkel, too - so he can find a home with someone ho can.
I find it mildly distressing that some people here instantly come to the conclusion that whoever returned him (AFTER A SINGLE DAY!) would be some kind of monster, when it is just as likely, if not way more, that they had the best intentions (they went to adopt instead of shopping) but realized they were in over their heads, so they did what they had to with a heavy heart. While this was no doubt not great for Garfunkel, it was probably better than being kept there for the rest of his life.
Or any furry pet... I'm not a 'pet person' and I do not own a pet for that reason. I wouldn't buy an animal because 'it's cute' only to discard it later. Fucking psychopaths.
I returned a cat once. We tried to give him a home for a couple years, but he put our other two cats on edge constantly and swatted at our baby a couple times when she was doing nothing. He needed a home with no other cats or children.
We had to rehome our dog because he was becoming a huge risk to our four year old son. We were all devastated. He went to a farmer who lived on his own. I felt like a monster though.
Fair point, but I have always taken the approach of considering what is involved then potentially making concessions to accommodate. I would no sooner abandon my dog than I would my kids (to be clear, both are 0% probability).
People can be impulsive. Of the +40 cats/kittens and +15 dogs we've fostered in the last 1,5 year, we've had one cat returned and regimes by the shelter. Why? Because the people that adopted him first never mentioned that they were pregnant, due just a few weeks after the adoption. The poor kitten/cat barely settled in and immediately had to contend with a baby, new smells, new habits,... They say he peed on a blanket of the baby, and was 'aggressive' towards it.
When we got him back, he was aloof for a day or two, and then the sweetest cat again, just like before. We even introduced him without (unexpected) problems to another kitten we were fostering, and a dog! Just a few days of "hiss, hiss, what's this? Huh. I can tolerate it. Okay, it's actually kinda fun, we're cool." And it was done.
So again, people can be impulsive and make bad decisions. I'm glad the shelter makes the people sign a contract that they MUST return the animals in case of troubl
ServerMonkeyKing
House panthers are the best.
dawggunner
One of my best cats' I got because he was returned as a kitten for "having too much energy." He turned into a fat, super-lovung, lump of a cat
HarbourMistress
I can't imagine people returning a cat for being too affectionate, but I can imagine them returning a needy cat because they are unable to meet his needs and it distresses him.
Clayman8
Listen sometimes the Void feels lonely too.
Azriel2k3
I wonder how much of it was the FIV+ aspect when compared to the affectionate aspect. I mean you could not have another cat if you had him.
taco81
This is the exact type of cat you want. If you get up and sit back down, they’re ready to get back. No bs “da fuk you getting up for hostage stuff”
rolliefingers
That's so funny my cat calls me "hostage stuff" all the time, I thought I was the only one.
frishhawk
I have 2 cats that are lap cats. I was not prepared for how much attention they wanted as compared to other cats I have. Still wouldn't give them up.
Nightcaste
Having adopted my own barnacle, I can kind of understand wanting a break once in a while. I could never give her back
AllegedlyTonyDutch
You're all just assuming the family returned the cat because they're assholes but maybe that family just got Alf.
circlebreaker
+1 for Alf reference.
ProCycle
I want
DustyBibbles
If I could have him, omg, I would drive miles to get him. Alas, I can't. I hope he finds his person soon. What a love bug him is.
LiloPleo
I wish I could adopt, we lost my affectionate black girl last year, I could do with another snuggle void. But we live in another country.
InfocalypseRising
Imagine being like "no this cat loves me too much I hate it"
akafluffy
I kinda get it, if you wanted unconditional love and constant affection, you'd get a dog. People get cats to have a small serial killer that they placate by getting them high as a kite every so often. And that right there is just a very sharp doggie, not a small serial killer.
migratingotter
Love this analogy!
Cats2cats
If not a kitty sibling, a little old person who likes to sit & watch tv a lot would be perfect.
circlebreaker
I was thinking home-schooled kid who loves cats, but the elder lap-warmer fits perfectly too. Hope the little guy gets the people he needs.
januarylover
Kunta & Geordi are both like this, in my experience, every black cat I've had has been a massive snuggler. Big purrers too. K & G are also awesome with kids (although G is a bit more of a scaredy cat until K shows him how to be brave). Thank God my bf is living here now too & we can each carry a brother around with us.
RElGNMAN
I would give them endless loves... the cat.
fartyandbloated
I had one of those, he followed me everywhere and slept nose to nose with me. When I rolled over he repositioned. Unfortunately he had horrible breath, basically rotting from the inside out.
He had been at a shelter for over a year and wasn’t much of a looker but I wanted him the moment I saw him. I was gutted when he died after two months but was happy he was in a nice home for his final days. RIP, Jake.
tampacl
RIP Jake, you were too good for this world.
Cilvaa
Cilvaa
MyCommentsUsuallyHaveTypos
No matter the size or age, is bebe.
Jessa26
I have an overly affectionate cat. She's 8 years old, and I call her a "boomerang kitty" because I can set her down somewhere, and she comes right back to me! It really DOES get annoying, but I love her just as she is and would NEVER return her. Meet Levi (Leviathan), the most affectionate cat with RBF!
Aurzyerne
Are you shitting me? An affectionate void and they said no?! I'd take 'em if I didn't have four furballs already.
Evenmoreuselessname
My girl wants to be in my lap 24/7. She was returned to the shelter the day before I got her
Evenmoreuselessname
xj4low
Also the FIV could be a deal breaker if you have other cats. Could mean a transferable immune virus that could shorten lifespan.
ahbrannon1
Give me that cat. I wish mine were affectionate, heck I cannot even get two of them to let me pet them. One of them will not let me get within 10 feet of him, he even runs away if happen to get to close when he is eating the food I had just put down for him.
migratingotter
You’d have to get rid of them to have him.
circlebreaker
Not sure about the cats' priors, but have your tried laying down on the ground with them? It's how I always manage to convince 'hard to get' pets to buddy up.
bertchstudio
Predators are funny little guys
You show them your belly and your neck if you want then to know you're safe and not going to hurt them
Then you have to talk to them with body language, staring at them in the eyes freaks them out, they like slow blinks, that again say "I'm not a threat, see, I'm letting you kill me right now"
Two slow blinks is "I love you" in silent cat code
If they show you their ass or mess where they shouldn't, they're mad at you. You were a jerk.
tamfos7
Black cats are the sweetest!!! Hope he has a forever home soon. What a loving boy!!
Vakkeran
ᓚᘏᗢ ♡
Tomigami
I have a tuxedo who NEEDS attention. Gets on my desk when I'm working and tries to get both my hands petting him. Dances on my keyboard and laptop, messes with my stuff until he gets pets, then fights to keep them coming. Sits on my lap whenever he can and most times he can't. I can't always give him what he needs because I have to work, and I feel terrible when that happens, but when it's time there's nowhere else he'd rather be.
He's currently in my lap. I can't reach my keyboard. I love him.
Syovere
Every black cat I've had has been like that and I've loved them all
circlebreaker
Are they really super cuddle-buggy? I'd never heard this, and it only makes me love them more.
Syovere
Magic, who passed several years back after a long life, would be so insistent on attention that he'd push things off my lap so he could stretch up and take my entire focus. Before long I adjusted and just moved stuff when he jumped up so he couldn't do that.
, will bonk my face with her head if she thinks she needs even more attention. When she doesn't hit my nose, I think it's cute. She will also sometimes insist on cleaning me, little weirdo
Solstice, pictured,
Animatronio
Kitty could probably use a buddy for when his new slaves are out of the house!
xj4low
Would be difficult to do knowing he has FIV. It could be transferred to another cat if they ever get in a fight. A dog would be better as it is not transferable to other animals (I think).
twsx
FIV is (unfortunately) not that rare. Not uncommon for 2 (or more) FIV cats to be put together.
januarylover
Yeah, should be easy enough to find another FIV kitty at the shelter that Garfunkel gets along with
akelamishari
You are (partly) correct: Feline Immunodeficiency Virus is exclusive to felines. So it would not transfer to a dog, but can transfer between domestic cats and wild cats too, so other species of big and small cats can be affected.
xj4low
We wouldn't be able to take him. Wife works in a veterinary hospital.
xj4low
Although, I don't love me a black cat.
migratingotter
They are just the same as other cats, just different color fur.
xellosama56
Don't? Is your grammar, grammaring sir?
ImYourWifesBoyfriend
I’m convinced people who would return an animal for being too affectionate shouldn’t have animals period.
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januarylover
Neither are periods, mestruation.
DragonThunderUndertaking
Which as sad as it seems, means this is the best thing that probably could have happened. I mean they could have kept him and treated him like crap forever...
Supermanisbetter
I have harsher things to say, but I digress.
WackyWavingFlailingArmTubeMan
I mean if you wanted a shop cat that only wanted to snuggle mice it'd be annoying
lujotu
Seems like you’d be able to sniff that out when you met the cat.
Dagordae
It takes a cat weeks to months to be comfortable enough to show its real personality. Like with people, they don’t immediately open up to strangers.
lujotu
That’s fair. I assumed this cat was affectionate with everyone and/or they would have been told that he needs a lot of attention, but that’s not necessarily how it went
Manumittance
what kind of monster would return a cat because its too affectionate!?
GlobalIntrovertsClub
My spouse gets irritated with the CONSTANT head-butts at full force. Ours will even buckle your knees sometimes with a misaligned hit! She’s a treasure & loves hard, but THAT much input isn’t for everyone.
DukeSliscus
I have a cat that will sometimes cry unless I pick him up and carry him around.
I get it, but still, get a baby carrier and let the cat chill in there if need be. Don't traumatise the poor animal by "returning" him
IliveIdyeIliveagain
I know right?!
chefsoda
Some people love tons of interaction, some really only want a little. To many, that car is adoring, but to some he’s needy and overwhelming.
I can imagine it’s traumatic being returned, but now it seems there’s interest with full awareness of his personality, so hopefully the next match will be his forever!
HandoB4Javert
Dlroman12345
R/foundsatan
SilverNicktail
Honestly one of my cats can be *aggressively* demanding when it comes to affection, to the point where sometimes she gets told to shut up and fuck off.
But she's also sweet and silly and bratty and my kid. The idea I would ever return her is abhorrent lunacy.
EBlade19889
I don't want an exceptionally needy cat. I wouldn't prioritize that cat correctly, in the same way I wouldn't prioritize a dog correctly, or a parrot that can live 50+ years, or a labor intensive and environmentally sensitive exotic fish. Not choosing a labor (even of love) intensive pet isn't a failing. It is often a kindness, and I'm fucking tired of people not being mindful of it
CSephiroth
My cat can be as demanding as this one sometimes. And suddenly, it overwhelms him and I got bitten.
MomofEmma
I have a boy just like this who is the light of my life. Luckily I'm a therapist and he goes to work with me and snuggles my patients all day so he gets his fill and I get some breaks from constantly holding him. Not that I mind at all
writerdahling
Probably someone who thinks cata are independent and don't need attention or love. People who don't know cats, in other words.
txchief11
They didn’t. They chose against him because he is FIV+, 7 years old and black, then said it was the behavior. But that doesn’t make for viral posts or satisfying indignation, does it?
HEARTS0FSPACE
The type of monster who probably shouldn't have a cat.
DukeDarkwood
Most charitable thing I can think of is that it wasn't like this at the shelter, thus they thought it was quiet and sedate, and then the sudden affection took them completely off-guard. And while I dislike the "easy out" option, it's better they recognize and do it immediately than trap both themselves and the cat in a situation that would be forever tense. Better to find the cat someone who DOES want an affectionate cat as a companion.
CarInAVet
I've had affectionate cats. It's great for a few minutes, but then you're trying to watch TV and they just keep getting up and rearranging and headbutting and stepping on your boobs and headbutting your face and licking you and putting their butts in your face and stepping on your boobs and headbutting and it just doesn't STOP and it's like JUST SIT DOWN ALREADY GOOD GOD GET OUT OF MY ACTUAL FACE
SacrificialClam
I like the comments defending this by saying some people arent used to affectionate cats, but I guarantee if this was switched with say an umaffectionate dog, people would all be angry.
JathamWimes
I live alone, so when I’m at work I can see that cat losing his goddamned mind.
Ucanthankmel8r
I'd love to get a pet but neither myself or my kids are here during the day. A pet with such a strong need for affection would suffer.
Billy2sweet
I like the aloofness of cats tbh.
Cataleast
It can definitely get to be a bit much. I used to date someone, who had a cat with an obsession of licking humans, be it exposed skin, hair, or whatever. I loved the orange little nutjob, but it got honestly too much to handle sometimes. You basically had to cover yourself up completely if you wanted to take a nap without this little rasp being dragged across your skin.
ivymantled69
The Noem family
GanjalfTheGray
I had an overly affectionate cat for 15 years. If you are used to a normal cat, I could totally understand it. It sounds great, but it wears on you after a while.
I absolutely adored her. She was a great cat. But I get it.
everettscott
I have a rescue that got adopted and returned, for other reasons, she comes to me and wants to be held every few hours. I will not deny her need for comfort.
everettscott
I forgot my point! I can totally understand how someone people can't deal with cats that need that kind of attention.
zufallszahlen
Me too. He slept on my every night for 15 years and usually wanted to sleep right on my face. I was always having to push him down or to one side. I even got him a heated bed so I could get a break once in a while but he still preferred to sleep on me. I miss him.
azazyel
Yeah, my cat would annoy the shit out of me. I loved him but man, he'd meow at me forever until I played with him or went to bed.
dtallen243
Our cat is like that with my wife while tolerating my existence. The only time I see him if wife isn't home is if he neighborhood watching or comes to yell at me fir something
Howlingowl
I had 1 cat for a year and decided to get him a sister to hang with while I’m at work. An opportunity presented itself to adopt a Maine Coon. Maine coons are beautiful, good with other cats and affectionate. I thought this is perfect. What I got was a dog in a cats body. I am not a dog person. It was a big adjustment to provide the attention a Maine Coon needs constantly. I love her to death now and wouldn’t have it any other way, but I understand why an affectionate cat can be off putting
FanBladeFleshlight
I get that some people want a stereotypical cat that's very aloof and independent, but holy shit do I LOVE how my big fluffy boy is attached to my hip all the time. Dude will literally curl up on my throat if I let him and purr so hard that my vision blurs, lol.
iamthemurray
I would be worried if they are around my legs all the time. It's too easy to hurt yourself or the cat. Or both. Other than that though I'm not seeing any problem
Gwenx
I could honestly see why, while i think i would be the perfect fit for an over attatched cat, i can see why many other people would get enough 😅
(Fyi i act like this cat just on my partner haha! I like to be annoying, and he loves to hate me muhaha!)
Pieccentric
While that is some people's absolute dream cat, being this affectionate also means you can't prevent him from following you everywhere, he will not only try to follow you to or even into your car, he will likely try to sleep on you or even your face, which is dangerous for children. Likely the family found him absolutely charming but realized they couldn't provide him with the attention he needs so in the long run this is better for Garfunkel, too - so he can find a home with someone ho can.
Pieccentric
I find it mildly distressing that some people here instantly come to the conclusion that whoever returned him (AFTER A SINGLE DAY!) would be some kind of monster, when it is just as likely, if not way more, that they had the best intentions (they went to adopt instead of shopping) but realized they were in over their heads, so they did what they had to with a heavy heart. While this was no doubt not great for Garfunkel, it was probably better than being kept there for the rest of his life.
rolliefingers
He probably killed a dog or something with an overly enthusiastic head-butt, and the owners were upset. Because of the dead dog.
Syovere
rolliefingers
Hmm well I guess I won't use that fuckin joke again, fuck
Syovere
Yeah, generally joking about dead pets goes over about as well as a dead pet
rolliefingers
It's not joking about there being a dead pet, it's about the absurdity of a cat whose affection headbutts are so enthusiastic that they kill.
FellAsleepInSchool
TheElliotPage
I'm going to guess 50% of Americans who love orange pigs...
FloatingOnACloudOfTitties
That’s disrespectful to pigs.
Ticker1
At least pigs serve a purpose.
excableguy
Someone who hates hair on their clothes most likely
Quebeker
Wear black clothes
InfocalypseRising
I mean if you hate having hair on your clothes you probably shouldn't be in the market for a pet covered in fur
excableguy
Probably gave in to the kids begging and then realized "it's too much"
camn333
Why even consider having a cat in the first place?
SilverFoxChaser
Or any furry pet... I'm not a 'pet person' and I do not own a pet for that reason. I wouldn't buy an animal because 'it's cute' only to discard it later. Fucking psychopaths.
dogmatix
what sort of monster returns a pet AT ALL?!?!
jpers36
I returned a cat once. We tried to give him a home for a couple years, but he put our other two cats on edge constantly and swatted at our baby a couple times when she was doing nothing. He needed a home with no other cats or children.
Twinklepot
We had to rehome our dog because he was becoming a huge risk to our four year old son. We were all devastated. He went to a farmer who lived on his own. I felt like a monster though.
TheBreadTurtle
i mean, i would rather someone return a pet they knew they couldn't adequately care for than have them keep it but neglect it
dogmatix
Fair point, but I have always taken the approach of considering what is involved then potentially making concessions to accommodate. I would no sooner abandon my dog than I would my kids (to be clear, both are 0% probability).
INeedMoreGifMeMoreJustOneMore
People can be impulsive. Of the +40 cats/kittens and +15 dogs we've fostered in the last 1,5 year, we've had one cat returned and regimes by the shelter. Why? Because the people that adopted him first never mentioned that they were pregnant, due just a few weeks after the adoption. The poor kitten/cat barely settled in and immediately had to contend with a baby, new smells, new habits,... They say he peed on a blanket of the baby, and was 'aggressive' towards it.
INeedMoreGifMeMoreJustOneMore
When we got him back, he was aloof for a day or two, and then the sweetest cat again, just like before. We even introduced him without (unexpected) problems to another kitten we were fostering, and a dog! Just a few days of "hiss, hiss, what's this? Huh. I can tolerate it. Okay, it's actually kinda fun, we're cool." And it was done.
So again, people can be impulsive and make bad decisions. I'm glad the shelter makes the people sign a contract that they MUST return the animals in case of troubl