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can I get official ownership over an animal?
last week, I found this stray kitten. I immediately fell in love with him. we took him home, and decided to give him to my best friend. the kitten loved my best friend, and adapted to his room quickly. unfortunately, they suddenly decided they can't keep him anymore. so the kitten is back at my house. my mother wants to give him away to her friend - but it was me who rescued him, and who lives in my room. nobody is his official owner, there are no papers signed, but I really need ownership over this cat - I have no idea how to do that though, or even if you can. I need ownership so he can be mine, and my mother can't just give him away to whoever she wants. I turn 15 in a few weeks. thanks.
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I think your best bet would be to take charge of everything involved with the kitten.
That means paying for food, vet visits with shots, spay/neuter, training, litter box cleaning, buying litter, paying for toys, paying for flea and tick control, vacuuming hair, cleaning up any messes that might occur, and all of the other things involved with taking care of a cat.
Even if the cat is staying in your room, and even if you do all of this stuff, it will still affect your mom. But, if you do all of this stuff, then she might be more inclined to let you keep the cat.
If you have ownership over the animal, she can still get rid of it, since she basically has ownership over you and all of the stuff that you own.
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There is not much you can do. The kitten will be living in your mother's house. The person who owns the house makes the decision. You can only keep the kitten if your mother agrees. But maybe if you lay low, keep the kitten out of her sight, maybe she won't get around to calling her friend and trying to get rid of it. If you work to make sure that you are the kitten's caretaker, and you mom does not have to get involved, then maybe she will agree. You change the litter box, and you brush the cat so she leaves less hair around and if there is any way you can help to pay for cat food. AND, most important, you tell your mom that you will save up the money to get the cat spayed or neutered when it is old enough. That shows that you are a responsible pet owner and do not want to end up with 6 - 8 more kittens that your mom and you will have to find homes for. And please for the sake of your kitten, please have her/him neutered or spayed.
- Michele
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