Hi there,
I’m new to this forum, and honestly I never thought i’d ever find myself posting in a forum like this, but here goes…
I know the law is very strict about bringing animals, including cats, into the UK, but what are the laws for moving a cat already in the UK? More specifically, from Northern Ireland to England.
A bit of background info…
So, i’m English and i was visiting my girlfriend who was at home in Northern Ireland, she lives on a farm and has wild cats roaming around her garden. She told me that a little black kitten was alone so she brought it in to feed it…it didn’t hiss, struggle or bite. It happily ate the food.
Initially the kitten was very shy or scared and would hide under the bed, we decided to put a blanket over a chair and put a little pillow under the chair so that it had its own little quiet spot. It liked it instantly.
Over the few days, Sooty (it was a black long haired kitten) really came out of it’s shell and would let me stroke it, feed it, play with it, it even let me stroke its belly, and it was purring so loudly. This morning i woke up and sooty was fast asleep between my feet…i hear all of these things are highly unusual for a wild/feral cat. It even instantly knew what the litter tray was for!
Unfortunately, today was the day i had to go home and i don’t like to admit it but i burst into tears and i’m holding back tears writing this…i’ve never really bonded with a cat before but it absolutely broke my heart saying goodbye to it knowing that i may not ever see it again. My overriding emotion is that i’m abandoning it and i really can’t live with myself feeling that.
Sorry for the long post, but i really, really miss my kitten ๐ any sort of reply would be welcome, i know its really fresh but im finding it so hard to deal with this…i cant imagine how upset the kitten is that i’m not going to be there for it anymore ๐