Logging in today, I see a title about a horrified cat owner, so naturally I clicked on it having a feline companion myself. The news absolutely flabbergasted me. An owner went out of town with her son, leaving a friend to feed and take care of their family pet. The cat was healthy and for some reason, bit the friend. Well, the bite wound swelled up and she went to the doctor. When the owner returned, they had to take the cat to the shelter for tests as the cat had not had its vaccines. She received the all clear notice from the shelter and came to get their cat, only to find that the cat being given to them resembled theirs slightly but wasn’t. Their cat was euthanized due to a paperwork mix up.
The shelter didn’t really apologize for it and although the head is trying to keep communication open so the staff can react better and keep this from happening, this doesn’t help the poor family that lost their beloved friend.
Sad..absolutely sad.
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