LadynRed Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Ok, I promised I would post this here once my friend out in Seattle got things set up. He found an awfully pretty kitty wandering around while he was out hiking. He got it off the road and the cat followed him home. He took it to the vet, discovered the cat had been chipped and the cat's name is Michael. The vet also found the owner.. he had DUMPED THE CAT intentionally and will not take him back !! GRRRRRRRR...... Anyway, my friend is asking for a bit of help to pay a very large vet bill for Michael. He's apparently used to being in a loving home and has a very sweet purrsonality. Forrest, like many of us here, is in a bit of a financial bind and just wants to get the vet paid. Anything over and above the vet bill that is donated will go to a local no-kill shelter to help other abused and abandoned animals.You can read Michael's story and see photos of him here:http://blog.forrestcroce.com/michael-the-cat-rescue-fund/2008/01/17/Donate if the spirit moves you.Thanks !!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkurfan Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Wow, sad story. however, I know another member got in trouble for asking for dontations for something that came up in the family.. Does this mean passing the hat is ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zfire Posted January 18, 2008 Report Share Posted January 18, 2008 Wasn't much, but I kicked in. Honestly I wish I could have this guy. He looks to be a special cat.Z Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokeinok Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 i'd take him in a heartbeat if he wasn't so far away. what a sweet face. your friends photos are also pretty nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleverCynic Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 WHat's the background on this guy? I'm sorry but $500 really doesn't sound like a lot, and I'm a student that only works weekends. I'm used to $300 just for an ear-cleaning for my lab every other month. Is a world wide web fund-raiser really necessary?Just seems like a smart guy, nice site, clean and updated.... just thinking maybe a little too smart. Sorry for my skepticism, I know you're a standup person LADY. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadynRed Posted January 19, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Naaah.. Forrest is not a scammer. I can understand where you're coming from though with all the 'donation schemes' we've seen on the web, but we've all been in tight spots. Just last month he sank every penny of his savings into a car (a reasonable one). He's got a longish commute to work (expensive to live IN Seattle) and his old car was breaking down all the time. So, he's short on cash and veterinarians like to be paid. He's a programmer, web/SQL and he isn't making big bucks. He'd like to make it as a freelance photographer, his photos are very nice, but that's not exactly going to bring him lots of money in a hurry either. He has no family where he is, so no one to ask for temporary loan. $500 isn't a HUGE amount, but it's more than he has right now - been there, done that. Like I said.. if the spirit moves you.. if not.. don't. . People who abuse animals, and that includes abandoning them, are reprehensible in my book, so I was willing to try to help. The owner of that cat could have taken him to a no-kill shelter instead of dumping him .$300 for cleaning a dog's ears ?? Wow... I work full time and make a decent living and I wouldn't want to be paying $1800/year for that... see we all have our priorities Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickeDay Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Um, typically if a pet is chipped, the registered owner is responsible. He has a slam dunk civil suit to get the $500 from the registered owner, however, how did he know about the chip? He would have had to go to the shelter, in which they usually contact the owner and go through formal proceedings from there. I know way too much about animal rights laws, and I'm sorry but this is fishy, or your friend, the pound, and the vet all made mistakes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CleverCynic Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Ok the spirit did $25 worth of moving me... gotta say I'm a sucker for animals. Here's a recent fav... Monorail cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
merkurfan Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Vets have a machine to get the codes from the chip too. my little guy gets "BOOPED" every time we go to the vet. It's like checking his Vin number I guess Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WickeDay Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Right and the reason they check is because if you are not the registered owner of the dog, you are under no legal obligation to pay them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CloudX Posted January 21, 2008 Report Share Posted January 21, 2008 Thanks for the heads up... Lets hope we help this little guy! Even if a suite is out the window, the owner needs to have somethign happen to him. Thats just wrong...And if things dont work out, I will take the cat without a second of hesitation!!! Good luck..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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