Thread: Maine Coons in Shelters: My Thoughts

I live in the UK - there are so few strays here, I am amazed! but of course the shelters are overrun.
I am French, so my family lives in France, and really, by comparison it is incredible how uncaring and irresponsible French people are. In the space of 2 weeks I was there last time, 2 kittens were abandonned in my Mum's area! it's a small town, not perticularly rural, no reason why it should be more there than anywhere else.... I found it shameful.
Anyway, on to MC's - what I do not understand - other than how anyone would own an animal and not take care of them - is why, having paid so much for a cat, anyone would want to leave them to their own device.... I mean there are irresponsible people everywhere, but surely that would be an incentive to take really good care...