# Looking for a good place to get a kitten.

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**Created:** [December 2, 2009, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-place-to-get-a-kitten/204268 "2009-12-02T09:46:30Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 2:32pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/looking-for-a-good-place-to-get-a-kitten/204268/21 "2009-12-05T14:32:58Z")

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> [@Demolition of Bar \*\*Firemen Practicing Tonight/Demo Tomorrow at 9am\*\*](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/demolition-of-bar-firemen-practicing-tonight-demo-tomorrow-at-9am/41710/23):
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> my old cat died at 17 yrs old, and the next day i went to buy a new kitten to surprise my mom who was really upset.
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> i went to animal friends and they asked me a few questions and i told them the story, and i told them i was buying it as a surprise for my mother.
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> they told me they needed approval from someone in the household before i could get the cat, and i said that was understandable. Since it was a surprise for my mom, i had to get my fathers approval, and he couldnt talk at the time because he was at work. I told them what was up, and i said i would pay for the kitten and he could pick it up after work since he drives by there every day.
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> they told me that they wouldnt let me do that, and they wouldnt give the kitten to my father.
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> I was really pissed off because they try to get rid of these animals because of the lack of space, but then they wont sell me a cat? Even if i paid for it and we didnt pick it up, they could just use that money as a donation or something, but instead they lost my business.
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> but anyways, i went to the humane society on the north side and they had absolutely no problem what so ever and sold me a little kitten

What they did is standard practice for shelters and rescues. I can’t believe the Humane Society let you “buy” (a more appropriate term would be adopt) a kitten either. Shelters and rescues want to find homes for animals, but we need to be sure they are going to a good home. Selling a kitten to a 17 year old and letting a stranger pick the cat up doesn’t ensure this.

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