Cheapest Way Get Rid of Cat

Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 08:53
Last edited 26/04/2025 - 08:53

So, we don't want the cat any more. Can't take care of it and it's never really been a "pet", just a resident that eats. The ridiculous rigmarole you have to go through just to get back a cat-free house that doesn't stink of cat turds is bloody crazy. Plus, it costs ten times more than the thing was ever worth.

Anybody know of a group or club or whatever that will come and pick up a cat and take it away, gratis? Come to think, I'd even pay a coupla bucks.

I can recall my old grandad dealing with this sort of problem way back. He would take unwanted kittens down to the river and chuck them in… Nowadays you'd be charged, fined, imprisoned, executed, and buried in an unmarked grave if you did that. Absurd world.

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  • Moderatorneil on 26/04/2025 - 10:16

    OP got their answer, thread closed.

  • o53djz7qTPY4der on 26/04/2025 - 08:58
    +8

    You sound like you've never really been a pet "owner". You've just fed it and got bored. Now your want to get rid of it?

    What should society do with bad pet owners?

    • Ughhh on 26/04/2025 - 09:02
      +3

      What should society do with bad pet owners?

      would take unwanted down to the river and chuck them in… Nowadays you'd be charged, fined, imprisoned, executed, and buried in an unmarked grave if you did that. Absurd world.

      • Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 09:07
        -8

        Ughhh there you go. Absurd world of people who'd kill humans to save an animal smh…..

        • Ughhh on 26/04/2025 - 09:15
          +3

          Animal abuse is often an early sign of something more sinister.
          So it's not to "save an animal", but rather to save society from evil.

          You give me creepy vibes.

          • Gunnar on 26/04/2025 - 09:43
            +1

            @Ughhh: Not in that article but in the HCR-20, a forensic risk assessment, previous incidents of animal cruelty is assessed in the historical component.

      • askbargain on 26/04/2025 - 09:22
        +5

        Doesn’t sound like you can’t take care of it but rather choose not to. Keep telling yourself lies and you might believe it one day.

      • brendanm on 26/04/2025 - 09:41
        +1

        Who's they dumb animal who got it originally?

        • Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 09:42
          -1

          Yep, me. But not dumb enough to keep the damn thing when I can't look after it.

          • brendanm on 26/04/2025 - 09:44

            @Moi Too: So take responsibility for your actions. You chose to get it. Take it to a shelter.

  • bobbified on 26/04/2025 - 08:58
    +1

    just a resident that eats.

    Were you expecting the cat to do chores around the house?

    • battler on 26/04/2025 - 09:00
      +1

      Well, Moi Too only sometimes does the laundry, so perhaps the cat wasn't lifting its weight.

      • jjjaar on 26/04/2025 - 09:28
        +1

        But if the cat doesn’t wear clothes, should it be responsible for doing laundry?

  • Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 08:59
    -1

    Anybody else?

    • Gunnar on 26/04/2025 - 09:10
      +7

      Your grandfather sounded like a real specimen of a human. 1 billion sperm and he was the best one

      • Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 09:12
        -4

        Gunnar, everyone did that sort of thing back then.

  • DemocracyManifest on 26/04/2025 - 09:06
    +5

    Surrender to RSPCA/pet rescue place

    • Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 09:10
      -7

      I looked into that. You have to fill out a looooong form explaining your actions and justifying everything, plus pay a damn fee, plus take the animal to the boonies just to hand it over. I'm buggered if I'd driving X Kms and paying money just to solve what could be a very easy problem……

      • AustriaBargain on 26/04/2025 - 09:12
        +11

        I hope you don't have children.

        • Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 09:13
          -2

          What a stupid thing to say!!! And a dead giveaway. You think animals are as valuable as children? Figures..

          • Baebs on 26/04/2025 - 09:20
            +1

            @Moi Too: Decent ragebait

          • CodeXD on 26/04/2025 - 09:58

            @Moi Too:

            take unwanted kittens down to the river and chuck them in

            What a stupid thing to say

      • jjjaar on 26/04/2025 - 09:29
        +1

        I'm buggered if I'd driving X Kms and paying money just to solve what could be a very easy problem

        If it’s such an easy problem, why haven’t you solved it yet?

        • Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 09:44
          -1

          "easy problem" means that I could easily knock it on the head and dump it in the wheelie bin. Is that what you're suggesting I do?

          Best to think before you post, mate.

          • tenpercent on 26/04/2025 - 09:59
            +1

            @Moi Too: So why don't you do that? Don't be a p*ssy about it /s

            Edit: For those with reading comprehension disabilities, this is a joke. I am not suggesting the OP should do that. On the contrary OP shouldn't do it.

      • niyiaw on 26/04/2025 - 09:56
        +1

        Why did you get a cat in the first place? It's called responsibility. There's a reason shelters are overrun with strays and dumped pets. Of course you should pay a fee to contribute to rehoming. Next time think before you get a pet. They're not disposable just because you cbf taking care of it any more.

        • Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 09:59
          -1

          Thank you for you wise advice and life instruction. Unfortunately you missed the entire point of the thread in your noble self-righteous rush to lecture a man who's very probably 50 years older than you and knows all about "responsibility".

          • niyiaw on 26/04/2025 - 10:01
            +1

            @Moi Too: Well if you're actually one foot in the grave and still haven't learn any life lessons, then it was a waste of oxygen letting you get this far. The cat is better off without you.

            • Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 10:05
              -1

              @niyiaw: Jesus! The vicious hatred of some people! Have you always been like that?

              No, don't answer. I think I know your type.

  • tenpercent on 26/04/2025 - 09:09
    +2

    Cheapest would be to simply leave it behind when you make the move. It would also be cruel to both the cat and the wildlife.

    Surrender your cat to the RSPCA or a similar organisation.
    https://www.rspcaqld.org.au/what-we-do/find-homes-for-animal…
    https://www.awlqld.com.au/pet-owner-help/pet-surrender/

    Advertise a free cat in the Classifieds on Ozbargain, Facebook Marketplace, Gumtree.

  • Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 09:20
    -3

    LOL!! My "deleted version" was not deleted, sunshine. I edited it to add the word "and". Viz, "and buried in an etc etc".

    Jesus, can I get a rational response on this thread, please? Anyone?

  • 87percent on 26/04/2025 - 09:24

    Always see people on gumtree listing their cat/dog for adoption

    • Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 09:26
      -1

      Gumtree eh. I'll try there. Ta.

  • JIMB0 on 26/04/2025 - 09:33

    You’ll realise fast that a 'resident that eats' was the only thing saving you from a rodent infestation. Once the cat’s gone, so is your peace, and good luck getting those tenants to leave.

    • Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 09:38

      An animal that gets fed every day doesn't need to eat rats, I would think.

    • tenpercent on 26/04/2025 - 09:39

      I don't have a cat or a rodent infestation.

  • dasher86 on 26/04/2025 - 09:34

    Dim Sims yum yum

  • terrence123 on 26/04/2025 - 09:36
    +4

    This has to be ragebait

  • JimmyF on 26/04/2025 - 09:41

    Nowadays you'd be charged, fined, imprisoned, executed, and buried in an unmarked grave if you did that. Absurd world.

    Sounds like these should still apply still today to pet owners. A pet is like a kid, you have elected to have it, look after it.

    • Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 09:48
      -1

      OK, so "Jimmy F wants to EXECUTE people who give cats away.

      Thanks, "Jimmy F, now we know ALL about you.

      • TEER3X on 26/04/2025 - 10:10

        Should be a 2 for 1.

        You and the cat, get some kind of a discount.

        Sounds fair.

  • terrence123 on 26/04/2025 - 09:48

    OP's response to 'Do You Open/Consume Items from a Store before Paying?'

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/16172416/redir

    • brendanm on 26/04/2025 - 09:51

      The irony.

  • Pelicannn on 26/04/2025 - 09:49
    +2

    This is literally the most (profanity) up post I’ve ever read on ozbargain and boy has there been some shit on here before.

    • Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 09:51

      True, "Pelicann". I've seen some of your stuff…

  • Moi Too on 26/04/2025 - 09:50
    +1

    Jesus, these people with nothing better to do than look up other people's forum posts!

  • holdenmg on 26/04/2025 - 10:07

    What would you think would be a fair thing if you were a Cat?

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