Most shelters don’t allow it. You either take them both or you don’t adopt either. I’m confused why this shelter allowed that

I was going to say the same thing about shelters or rescues. Any of the ones I know in my region/municipality never separate bonded pairs. 💕💕💕

​@@ArabianConjureonly thing I can think is if the animals have been at the shelter for a long time and it's that time so they will just let them be separated if it means an higher chance to be adopted. But these looked like 2 young cats so I don't know what the case was here😢

One has to assume that there was a good reason, but mistakes also do occur. Very glad that Yoshi has found such a good home.

Exactly ! So sad 🙏🏾♥️

That's how i ended up with 3 siblings the first time, and then a pair of brothers (there was a third, but he was gone when i got them). Totally agree, bonded pairs+ should not be seperated.

Completely agree!

this ..shelters shouldnt do this ever

I agree!

@@bustsomecaps... exactly how cruel to separate buddies.

I hope so as well.

​@@VoiceofsolaceI predict Brooklyn got sent back to the shelter once they realize how depressed he was without his bonded pair.

@@REAL-UNKNOWN-SHINOBI 😭 was he able to be reunited with his brother who I think was also adopted? I pray he was, poor Brooklyn.

It is sad they were broken up bur I'm sure Brooklyn ended up with a loving family..I couldn't see someone going to a shelter to adopt n spend lots of money getting a fur baby if they didn't care or want them 💕

I know we’re in a crisis right now, but if there are bonded pairs, shelters should be adamant that the pairs go together. The shelter really needs to put their foot down. They’re adorable cats. They would’ve been adopted right away if they had been given half a chance. Breaking up a bonded pair is so cruel.

I totally agree! We had a single kitten for a few months and took a chance on getting an another kitten for him. I have never seen two cats love each other more than they do. Two cats are better than one 😊

It could be but it could also be bad. Usually another cat works well but sometimes it can cause behavioral and territorial behavior in both cats. Especially with females. That being said he probably would be just fine Especially with how well he was already bonded to another cat. The issues I brought up typically occur in cats taken too early or solo orphans that are raised to adulthood without another cat and again it's mostly with female pairs versus all male or male and female pairs.

I'm surprised the shelter let that happen.

I had to board my two that I had some years ago and one started howling and wouldn't quit. When they called me and told me about it I told them to put them together. End of problem. I never intended for them to separate them for the 10 days I was gone. I cut the vacation short by three days.

People who adopt one animal of a bonded pair are selfish and cruel. Just because an animal "can" survive and even thrive after being separated doesn't make it ok.

hello dear ❤😊

I agree. This was the best result.

Wtf? You say you believe animals should stay together but then tell an anecdote of how you were only gonna adopt 1 animal from a bonded pair? Maybe the Xanax I took is impairing my reading ability cus you wouldn't have commented something so idiotic, so if that's the case I apologize

@@billblaski9523 Nope you read it right.

@@billblaski9523 Hey dingbat, yeah you read it right. And the odds of me changing my mind to not adopting one of the two was very strong. If I was so adamant about adopting just one, I would have done so the first day I was there. But I did not, hoping the two were a package deal. In the grand scheme of things, the two got adopted & I got another cat. That's three kittens/cats whose lives were saved. So, hopefully you do not OD on the Xanax you are taking. Ahh, maybe it would be better if you did.

Animals bond with each other. I have had many animals. Dogs and even cats and they all bonded together. They feel grief or depression, just like humans do. When separated by an owner they bond with or another animal that they were close with. They feel separation and death. They most definitely feel it. I have personally had experience watching this first hand. I can use few examples. My animals were really close. When one passed, after that, they all passed one after another. There was some time in-between them, however, they all went one after another. I even observed their behaviour before they left and one can tell they were broken hearted. Then another case is my mother had a dog before she passed when he was a pup. She passed and disappeared from his life obviously. Then I took care of her and then he was ripped away from me. Not only did the dog lose my mother. She disappeared and didn't come back, but I was ripped out of her life and she didn't know if I would come back, too? Imagine the separation anxiety, depression, abandonment, and all the emotions one would feel if one were human? Of course, every situation is different. However, my dogs and cats were so bonded. They have emotions, mental, and spiritual health, just like humans do. My step father ripped her out of my life and doesn't tend to her emotional, mental and spiritual health and he wonders why she acts the way she does around him? When I see her, I heal her and calm her, yet he can't understand her emotional, mental, and spiritual health. I on the other hand can because I take care of my emotional, mental, and spiritual health, so I can understand hers. He on the other hand can't because he can't even understand himself. I am only going on my experiences only and not implying anyone else in this matter. Also, every situation is different, as I always state.

Of course, those humans were terrible.

hello dear ❤❤😊

Never heard that term before

@@M_SC Black striped back, arms and tail tabby cats are called mackerel tabbies in Australia 🌏

I have an 18 year old handsome mackeral tabby, man cat. They're awesome😻

@@katrina3560 Aww cute 🐱 that's a fine old age for your fur baby 😻

@@JenTibbi7023 we joke that he is mocking the notion of 9 lives. I thought I was going to lose him a couple years ago due to some health issues. Now I cater to him and he eats like a 👑, he knows his worth🤭 He is the grumpy man of the house, helping us to raise and keep 3 little humans and 3 other fur babies in line😂

Thank you!

That’s so sad, esp. w/their loss. I don’t know much about townships, but if they’re indoor cats and your home is maintained, how would anyone else know. Go for it.💕

@laurat1129 - I called and she was adopted in May. My house is definitely maintained, but we have a big bow window in the front room where most of them like to nap. But, yeah if anyone would turn us in, I think even the authorities would give us a pass.

@@kellmac Sometimes laws are on the books but if the situation is not not a hazard or a nuisance, it may be passively overlooked. A full-on cathouse can be EXTREMELY unpleasant for those in the immediate vicinity (as well as a horrid situation for the actual cats), or it can be scrupulously maintained and you'd never know it was there - it depends on how it affects the community.

@@kellmacthank you for caring and checking on her 😊 and considering taking her in your situation 😊 hope she got a lovely home 🐈‍⬛

Oh you angel. Please let us know if you got Lilli❤

Yes! Beautifully said!

Rachel, I hope you will be able to adopt a new cat soon. You've been hurting for a very long time. While it's true that a different cat can't ever take your Yoshi's place, it can provide someone for you to focus on and shower with your love and attention. When any of my kitties have passed on, one of the most distressing things has been not having anyone to do things for: to feed, snuggle with, even clean up after. I wish you 😺 and peace.