We love our neighborhood cats. In those meowments when we're out of the house, away from our own purrfectly precious kitties, they wholesomely ask for our love, and we give it willingly. We even give them extra food whenever they decide to pay us a visit. We would adopt them if we didn't have a full house of felines already (no, seriously, we're at capacity). We have taken some of them in for a quick TNR (trap-neuter-release) to help make sure we don't end up with more strays, but we don't have any right of ownership over them. Heck, we don't even have the rights of ownership over our own house cats. All of you fellow pawrents out there will surely agree with that - we all know that they own us.
If one of our neighbors decided to open their hearts and homes to one of the neighborhood fur babies, we would be happy for them. Sure, we would miss their outdoor companionship, but we know that they are better off with a stable family that loves them. It's what we wish for all cats in this world.
And yet, there are some people who want to have their cake, and eat it too. Below, you'll find a story of a disappointed neighbor who complained over a couple taking in a stray feral feline who was well-known around the neighborhood, and after noticing some health issues, decided to awwficially adopt him and keep him inside. That, apparently, was unacceptable to said neighbor who would rather them live outside, unhealthy, just so they could have the perks of a cat without any of the responsibility.
To this purrson, we say this: "Grow up". Get your own cat, or next time, step up and do the work yourself. You don't just get a cat's love for nothing. It requires work, but it's worth more than anything you can buy in this world.
source https://cheezburger.com/42952965/what-a-short-sighted-loser-former-feral-feline-gets-adopted-by-cat-adoring-couple-who-spends-weeks