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Originally posted by Neb:
No pets.... Except for the strange things growing in my wastepaper basket and the dark corners of my room....
I'm a bit unsure about getting a kitten or puppy though, if I can't take care of them and have to give them to someone else 
I could never do that....
Sounds like a really sweet kitten Melanie [img]smile.gif[/img] I'll have to meet her when I visit some day [img]smile.gif[/img]
Oh absolutely. It is a huge decision to get any pet, but especially one like a cat or dog that will depend on you for everything - food, attention, love, walking etc for 10 years if not more. I get so angry every week when I read the classifieds and see lists and lists of giveaway dogs and cats, usually big dogs like german shepherds and dalmations etc that are about 10 months old, so just growing big and naughty that say 'needs big yard, high fence and lots of attention'. Translation - we got a totally unsuitable dog for our circumstances because we're careless and bought it on impulse, now surprise surprise we can't look after it and have to give it away. As if buying an animal is no different to buying a new sofa or something. Sorry, but that is one of my really really pet peeves [img]smile.gif[/img] .