We've made 2 slideshows, both with the same photos but with different styles. We hope you can find the time to watch and see our lovely boy how we saw him.
Hudson, we miss you so much and we wish you were home by our side.
Showing posts with label Hudson. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hudson. Show all posts
Tuesday, 3 March 2009
Slideshows of Hudson
We've been going through photos of Hudson since he came into our life and we thought you might like to see them.
We've made 2 slideshows, both with the same photos but with different styles. We hope you can find the time to watch and see our lovely boy how we saw him.
Hudson, we miss you so much and we wish you were home by our side.
We've made 2 slideshows, both with the same photos but with different styles. We hope you can find the time to watch and see our lovely boy how we saw him.
Hudson, we miss you so much and we wish you were home by our side.
Sunday, 1 March 2009
So we needed some help...
So we needed some help. So we went to OICP and they helped, for this we were grateful. If we hadn't of trusted them we wouldn't have gone to them. Then there is a but, but they made a promise and then went back on this. They seemed to chuck any hummanity and common sense out of the window.
What charities in general need to think about is who they are serving. If they are getting bad press. Why? Something must be going wrong even if its just a basic like communication. They need to remember where there funding and support comes from. As if they do not do a very good job or treat people without respect this could possibly effect there funding. This whole sitution could have been sorted out very quickly if Cats Protection both Nationally and locally had had the courtesy to talk to us. The national branch as I have said on numerous occasions has never been in direct contact with us and the complaints manager said he couldn't deal with our complaint! (So why are they paying him)
As I have said before we have had some great support from the local community. We have also had some people disagree with us (which is of course there right) We have also had the odd one who has spread viscous rumours and lies. These people when asked to speak out in public about there accusations have scuttled away. This shows what little substance there accusations have. People normally resort to insults when the facts of the argument are non existant.
Any personal insults make you question the community you are in even when you know it is only the odd person. We have put the whole story from our side on this blog. We have not resorted to insults we have just told our story.
We could have quite easily published a range of information putting things and people in a bad light, but we haven't and we wont as we are not that sort of people. We will continue to campaign trying to put the facts of the case forward. The basic facts that we were promised our cat back and that they went back on this.
No matter what happens from this point we will continue to campaign to get our cat Hudson back. We hope and pray that someone comes to there senses and puts right this injustice. If they continue to refuse we will continue our campaign and keep highlighting what we see that has gone wrong in this whole sorry process.
What charities in general need to think about is who they are serving. If they are getting bad press. Why? Something must be going wrong even if its just a basic like communication. They need to remember where there funding and support comes from. As if they do not do a very good job or treat people without respect this could possibly effect there funding. This whole sitution could have been sorted out very quickly if Cats Protection both Nationally and locally had had the courtesy to talk to us. The national branch as I have said on numerous occasions has never been in direct contact with us and the complaints manager said he couldn't deal with our complaint! (So why are they paying him)
As I have said before we have had some great support from the local community. We have also had some people disagree with us (which is of course there right) We have also had the odd one who has spread viscous rumours and lies. These people when asked to speak out in public about there accusations have scuttled away. This shows what little substance there accusations have. People normally resort to insults when the facts of the argument are non existant.
Any personal insults make you question the community you are in even when you know it is only the odd person. We have put the whole story from our side on this blog. We have not resorted to insults we have just told our story.
We could have quite easily published a range of information putting things and people in a bad light, but we haven't and we wont as we are not that sort of people. We will continue to campaign trying to put the facts of the case forward. The basic facts that we were promised our cat back and that they went back on this.
No matter what happens from this point we will continue to campaign to get our cat Hudson back. We hope and pray that someone comes to there senses and puts right this injustice. If they continue to refuse we will continue our campaign and keep highlighting what we see that has gone wrong in this whole sorry process.
Saturday, 28 February 2009
Got the paper today
I managed to pop out and get a copy of The Orcadian today, Thank you again to Lorraine Shearer and The Orcadian for publishing the article.
Apologies for the copy of the article in the previous post, I see from the newspaper that it needed to be edited a little for space so the article is not the exact copy of the newspapers. I am planning to scan in the article and I will post it on the blog as soon as possible.
We have already updated the newspaper on the home check result and they will be putting the news of this in next weeks newspaper, thanks again.
Today I have been going through the digital photos we have taken since we first had Hudson, I have come across some lovely photos of him and in the next few days I'll get them up on the blog so you can see them.
We are still missing him very much and finding it very hard without him, we want him home so very much and all we can hope is that it will happen one day....
Hudson, we miss you and we'll continue to fight for you. Hang on in there my boy.
Apologies for the copy of the article in the previous post, I see from the newspaper that it needed to be edited a little for space so the article is not the exact copy of the newspapers. I am planning to scan in the article and I will post it on the blog as soon as possible.
We have already updated the newspaper on the home check result and they will be putting the news of this in next weeks newspaper, thanks again.
Today I have been going through the digital photos we have taken since we first had Hudson, I have come across some lovely photos of him and in the next few days I'll get them up on the blog so you can see them.
We are still missing him very much and finding it very hard without him, we want him home so very much and all we can hope is that it will happen one day....
Hudson, we miss you and we'll continue to fight for you. Hang on in there my boy.
Friday, 27 February 2009
More Press
I never managed to post an update yesterday as Rosie's condition worsened. so I did not have much time. This was probably due to the stress that this has all caused.
We have had an article that should have appeared in the Orcadian. The text which is below. I have not managed to go out and get a copy yet so I have not seen the pictures.
We have had an article that should have appeared in the Orcadian. The text which is below. I have not managed to go out and get a copy yet so I have not seen the pictures.
A Stromness couple have started an online campaign in a bid to have
their pet cat returned to them. Duncan and Rosie Coombes have accused
the local branch of Cats Protection of being “callous and unfeeling”,
after the charity refused to hand back one of their cats which had
been put forward for rehoming. The couple said that as soon as Hudson
was collected from their home at Hamnavoe they realised that they’d
made a mistake and asked for his return. But so far, the cat has
remained with a foster family and the couple have hit out, saying
their lives are being ruined by the stress. Hudson was one of four
cats that Mr and Mrs Coombes asked Orkney Cats Protection to re-home.
Mrs Coombes suffers from the condition ME, also known as chronic
fatigue syndrome, and is currently unable to get about due to the
illness. When it became clear that she might be confined to bed for
some time — as a precaution Mr Coombes asked that four of their seven
cats be re-homed. However, he said that shortly after the cats were
collected he realised that they would miss one of them — Hudson — a
particular favourite of his wifes, and they asked for his return. Mr
Coombes, 40, a radiographer, claims that after being told initially
they could have Hudson back — the charity is now reluctant to return
him. The Cats Protection headquarters in Sussex have issued a
statement: “Duncan and Rosie Coombes recently contacted Cats
Protection’s Orkney branch to give up their cat, Hudson. “Following
their request, the cat was signed over into Cats Protection’s care,
with the aim that the charity should find him a new home. “Hudson is
still in Cats Protection’s care, and should Duncan and Rosie wish to
re-adopt him then they are encouraged to contact the branch.” However,
the couple then received a phone call from the Orkney branch offering
a home check, which was carried out at the weekend. They are still
awaiting the result. Mr Coombes said the situation is nothing short of
ridiculous. “It’s not like we are trying to adopt another cat. All we
want is our cat Hudson back. He has lived with us since four-weeks-old
and he is presently around two-and-a-half years old. “He has always
been very happy with us and loves the fact he can get love and
attention 24 hours a day. He is a very much loved cat, accepted by our
remaining cats and even our dog.” He added: “We’ll do anything to get
Hudson back, as much as we feel that we shouldn’t have to go through a
home check, due to the situation, we will do it in the hope of the
return of our beloved cat.” The couple said it was a wrench to decide
to give up some of their cats, but felt that it was in the animals’
best interests, with his wife’s deteriorating health. “I know we
signed him over into their care but we made a mistake, everyone makes
mistakes and we are paying dearly for this. We just want him back and
we can provide him a good and loving home. “We were told twice before
by members of the Cat Protection in Orkney that we could have Hudson
back, then it changed. I see it as a mixture of stupidity, lack of
compassion and bloody mindedness. “We have been told that if we
continue this, we could affect the welfare of future cats in Orkney.
If the welfare of any future cats is compromised it will be due to
Cats Protection's refusal to do the right thing and stick to their
promises. “We have a fine home for Hudson — it has been fine for him
for two years, so why not any longer?” The couple have set up on
online blog, calling for support in their “Free Hudson Campaign”,
which can be viewed at freehudson.blogspot.com.
their pet cat returned to them. Duncan and Rosie Coombes have accused
the local branch of Cats Protection of being “callous and unfeeling”,
after the charity refused to hand back one of their cats which had
been put forward for rehoming. The couple said that as soon as Hudson
was collected from their home at Hamnavoe they realised that they’d
made a mistake and asked for his return. But so far, the cat has
remained with a foster family and the couple have hit out, saying
their lives are being ruined by the stress. Hudson was one of four
cats that Mr and Mrs Coombes asked Orkney Cats Protection to re-home.
Mrs Coombes suffers from the condition ME, also known as chronic
fatigue syndrome, and is currently unable to get about due to the
illness. When it became clear that she might be confined to bed for
some time — as a precaution Mr Coombes asked that four of their seven
cats be re-homed. However, he said that shortly after the cats were
collected he realised that they would miss one of them — Hudson — a
particular favourite of his wifes, and they asked for his return. Mr
Coombes, 40, a radiographer, claims that after being told initially
they could have Hudson back — the charity is now reluctant to return
him. The Cats Protection headquarters in Sussex have issued a
statement: “Duncan and Rosie Coombes recently contacted Cats
Protection’s Orkney branch to give up their cat, Hudson. “Following
their request, the cat was signed over into Cats Protection’s care,
with the aim that the charity should find him a new home. “Hudson is
still in Cats Protection’s care, and should Duncan and Rosie wish to
re-adopt him then they are encouraged to contact the branch.” However,
the couple then received a phone call from the Orkney branch offering
a home check, which was carried out at the weekend. They are still
awaiting the result. Mr Coombes said the situation is nothing short of
ridiculous. “It’s not like we are trying to adopt another cat. All we
want is our cat Hudson back. He has lived with us since four-weeks-old
and he is presently around two-and-a-half years old. “He has always
been very happy with us and loves the fact he can get love and
attention 24 hours a day. He is a very much loved cat, accepted by our
remaining cats and even our dog.” He added: “We’ll do anything to get
Hudson back, as much as we feel that we shouldn’t have to go through a
home check, due to the situation, we will do it in the hope of the
return of our beloved cat.” The couple said it was a wrench to decide
to give up some of their cats, but felt that it was in the animals’
best interests, with his wife’s deteriorating health. “I know we
signed him over into their care but we made a mistake, everyone makes
mistakes and we are paying dearly for this. We just want him back and
we can provide him a good and loving home. “We were told twice before
by members of the Cat Protection in Orkney that we could have Hudson
back, then it changed. I see it as a mixture of stupidity, lack of
compassion and bloody mindedness. “We have been told that if we
continue this, we could affect the welfare of future cats in Orkney.
If the welfare of any future cats is compromised it will be due to
Cats Protection's refusal to do the right thing and stick to their
promises. “We have a fine home for Hudson — it has been fine for him
for two years, so why not any longer?” The couple have set up on
online blog, calling for support in their “Free Hudson Campaign”,
which can be viewed at freehudson.blogspot.com.
We have also emailed National Cats Protection with our comments on the obviously biased and inaccurate home check. We are not expecting a response as one of the continuing aspects of this campaign is National Cats Protection refusal to talk to us.
Sometimes it gets lost in the story that the basic premise was not that we want a new cat. We wish our own cat back (as promised by Orkney Islands Cats Protection). The same cat who has been well cared for for over two years.
I do think that Cats Protection think that this story will just fade away now they have refused. I am afraid it will not. There is still a quite a lot of interest in both national and local press.
If you google our name. The first four links are to do with our campaign. If you google Free Hudson the Cat numerous more links appear. I have noticed that other popular blogs and News/Animal sites are starting to link to the story. This means that it is still growing and spreading so more people will hear of the injustice that has been done.
We have also had some Snail mail from the Mainland which is encouraging showing that our story is reaching out there. The campaign continues until Cats Protection do what they promised and return OUR Cat
Wednesday, 25 February 2009
Summary
Home check results on previous post.
We would just like to summarise the points of this story to make things clear/for new visitors.
1. We rehomed 4 cats with Orkney Islands Cats Protection as a precaution, not because we could not care or provide for them.
2. Less than 10 hours after Hudson had been collected we realised we'd made a massive mistake in letting him go. We contacted a co-ordinator ( Monday 16th) who said we could have him back, the next day we also received an email saying he could be returned just not that day.
3. Tuesday afternoon (17th) we then received an email telling us Hudson would not be returned.
4. We tried to discuss this matter with them (Cats Protection, local and national) till the following lunch time (Wednesday 18th 2pm). They were refussing to talk to us on this matter even when given several chances.
5. We were left with no option to contact the press in the hope of help to get Hudson returned home.
6. No one would talk directly with us, through a member of the press we received a statement saying we could apply for re-adoption.
7. We contacted the local branch as asked to apply for re-adoption of our cat Hudson. No response. Finally late Friday evening we got a call saying they would do a homecheck on Saturday.
8. Home check complete, we were told we would get the response on Monday. Monday came and went and we heard nothing. We did not receieve the result until this morning (Wednesday 25th) by email.
9. We were refused for reasons stated in prevous post, we are now fighting against those reasons as they are spurous at best.
10. In the email contact that refused us re-adoption of Hudson they clearly stated this would be the final communication on this matter.
11. Our only option left for communication and to fight there reasons given is via the press as we have been told we are not allowed to discuss it with Cats Protection any longer. The press is our only option left, we'd talk to them if we were given the chance but they are refusing.
12. We do not wish to adopt a cat, we want our cat back. The one that has lived here happily for over 2 years.
We would just like to summarise the points of this story to make things clear/for new visitors.
1. We rehomed 4 cats with Orkney Islands Cats Protection as a precaution, not because we could not care or provide for them.
2. Less than 10 hours after Hudson had been collected we realised we'd made a massive mistake in letting him go. We contacted a co-ordinator ( Monday 16th) who said we could have him back, the next day we also received an email saying he could be returned just not that day.
3. Tuesday afternoon (17th) we then received an email telling us Hudson would not be returned.
4. We tried to discuss this matter with them (Cats Protection, local and national) till the following lunch time (Wednesday 18th 2pm). They were refussing to talk to us on this matter even when given several chances.
5. We were left with no option to contact the press in the hope of help to get Hudson returned home.
6. No one would talk directly with us, through a member of the press we received a statement saying we could apply for re-adoption.
7. We contacted the local branch as asked to apply for re-adoption of our cat Hudson. No response. Finally late Friday evening we got a call saying they would do a homecheck on Saturday.
8. Home check complete, we were told we would get the response on Monday. Monday came and went and we heard nothing. We did not receieve the result until this morning (Wednesday 25th) by email.
9. We were refused for reasons stated in prevous post, we are now fighting against those reasons as they are spurous at best.
10. In the email contact that refused us re-adoption of Hudson they clearly stated this would be the final communication on this matter.
11. Our only option left for communication and to fight there reasons given is via the press as we have been told we are not allowed to discuss it with Cats Protection any longer. The press is our only option left, we'd talk to them if we were given the chance but they are refusing.
12. We do not wish to adopt a cat, we want our cat back. The one that has lived here happily for over 2 years.
Tuesday, 24 February 2009
Waiting
So its 5pm on Tuesday. We have still heard nothing about the home check. This I personally Ithink is disgusting as they must have made a decision by now. The fact that they are willing to treat people like this asks serious questions about the Charities Public Relations. We know its up to the Scottish part to decide but we have never had any contact directly from National Cats Protection. So we do not know who to contact regarding this.
This whole situation has dragged on and on. All due to Cats Protection. Are they hoping that if they drag it out the press coverage will subside. I am afraid they will be wrong on that point as we have had continued interest and there are things due to be published in the next few days.
I also find this all very strange as in there press release Cats Protection state that there priority is the cats welfare. Well Hudson has been in a Foster pen for 8 days now. With the best will in the world the fosterer will not be able to give him the amount of attention he requires. So by prolonging this Cats Protection are not doing the best for the cat.
As we have stated before all we wish is to get Hudson our cat back (as they promised on Monday night 16th Feb). Who has lived with us since he was 4 weeks old (he's now 2 1/2). He is a healthy cat and has been well looked after fully vaccinated and microchipped. So why make it so difficult. We will see what tomorrow brings.
This whole situation has dragged on and on. All due to Cats Protection. Are they hoping that if they drag it out the press coverage will subside. I am afraid they will be wrong on that point as we have had continued interest and there are things due to be published in the next few days.
I also find this all very strange as in there press release Cats Protection state that there priority is the cats welfare. Well Hudson has been in a Foster pen for 8 days now. With the best will in the world the fosterer will not be able to give him the amount of attention he requires. So by prolonging this Cats Protection are not doing the best for the cat.
As we have stated before all we wish is to get Hudson our cat back (as they promised on Monday night 16th Feb). Who has lived with us since he was 4 weeks old (he's now 2 1/2). He is a healthy cat and has been well looked after fully vaccinated and microchipped. So why make it so difficult. We will see what tomorrow brings.
Sunday, 22 February 2009
Reflecting on the week
Its quite difficult to explain the effect a situation like this can have on you. The stress is quite unimaginable. One of the most frustrating things is all the waiting. Even when you know people are fighting for you. Days go by slowly, you forget meals and food. Other important things just fade into the background. Obviously you sometimes question what you are doing, I have thought about the situation frequently but I know if the same thing happened again I would act in the same way.
Other problems are when people won't talk to you and you are totally fobbed off. You have to learn to be persistent and suspicious of everything. We have had our hopes dashed a few times and this roller-coaster is just heartbreaking.
My wife spends most of her time crying, the more the days pass the worse it seems to get. She barely sleeps and is tormented by all that has been happening. As the days pass, the more distant she becomes. All of this has had a very bad effect on her health and wellbeing, its on her mind 24 hours a day and there is nothing I can do to make her feel any better. All I can do is keep fighting for Hudson's return, for Hudson to be back where he belongs and see him lay beside my wife again.
Since this all began on Monday I have lost 10lbs, sure I need to loose some weight but not this way...it just shows what a severe effect stress can have on your body. Even my wife who is currently bedbound has lost weight, I have seen her get weaker and its terrible.
All we want is for Hudson to come back home, for all of this hell to end and for life to start to get back to how it was.
I would not wish the last week on anyone. The stupid thing about it all is there was no point to it at all. We are Human beings and sometimes we can make mistakes. One mistake we haven't made is to campaign for Hudson back. I am disappointed in Cats Protection both locally and Nationally. Nationally it is impossible to get anyone to talk to you, if the complaints manager can't handle complaints whats the point? I think that no one can know what we have experienced but ourselves.
Charities that work with animals as much as they are there for animals need to remember that behind the animals there are people who may have made some of the hardest decisions of there lives and in doing so may have made a mistake. I think that everyone involved with charities needs to think about why they are there doing what they are doing. Are they there for there clients or themselves?
If someone is fighting as hard as myself and Rosie are for Hudson, there is a good reason. People do not start campaigning for something over a whim. We thought long and hard before going to the press. We could have quite easily gone a lot sooner but held out hoping that someone either nationally or locally would communicate with us. We hope that this weekend means that this will finally end. We do have a bad feeling that it wont though. If they refuse again we will continue to fight.
We are so appreciative of the support we have had from local people and businesses. The press also have been fantastic also. The majority of people we talk to are as confused as we are to why this is all going on. There are of course people who do not agree with us and we respect there opinions. I would like these people to think about two things. If we did not trust or respect what CP were doing we would never have homed any cats with them. Also no one would go through what we have in the past week unless they really felt that an injustice had been done.
Myself and Rosie are very private people we do not want are lives talked about or discussed all over the country. We feel what was an easily sortable situation has got out of control due to a lack of Communication, Compassion and common sense. Lent is almost upon us a time of reflection we pray that by this time this will all be over and Hudson will be home with us.
Other problems are when people won't talk to you and you are totally fobbed off. You have to learn to be persistent and suspicious of everything. We have had our hopes dashed a few times and this roller-coaster is just heartbreaking.
My wife spends most of her time crying, the more the days pass the worse it seems to get. She barely sleeps and is tormented by all that has been happening. As the days pass, the more distant she becomes. All of this has had a very bad effect on her health and wellbeing, its on her mind 24 hours a day and there is nothing I can do to make her feel any better. All I can do is keep fighting for Hudson's return, for Hudson to be back where he belongs and see him lay beside my wife again.
Since this all began on Monday I have lost 10lbs, sure I need to loose some weight but not this way...it just shows what a severe effect stress can have on your body. Even my wife who is currently bedbound has lost weight, I have seen her get weaker and its terrible.
All we want is for Hudson to come back home, for all of this hell to end and for life to start to get back to how it was.
I would not wish the last week on anyone. The stupid thing about it all is there was no point to it at all. We are Human beings and sometimes we can make mistakes. One mistake we haven't made is to campaign for Hudson back. I am disappointed in Cats Protection both locally and Nationally. Nationally it is impossible to get anyone to talk to you, if the complaints manager can't handle complaints whats the point? I think that no one can know what we have experienced but ourselves.
Charities that work with animals as much as they are there for animals need to remember that behind the animals there are people who may have made some of the hardest decisions of there lives and in doing so may have made a mistake. I think that everyone involved with charities needs to think about why they are there doing what they are doing. Are they there for there clients or themselves?
If someone is fighting as hard as myself and Rosie are for Hudson, there is a good reason. People do not start campaigning for something over a whim. We thought long and hard before going to the press. We could have quite easily gone a lot sooner but held out hoping that someone either nationally or locally would communicate with us. We hope that this weekend means that this will finally end. We do have a bad feeling that it wont though. If they refuse again we will continue to fight.
We are so appreciative of the support we have had from local people and businesses. The press also have been fantastic also. The majority of people we talk to are as confused as we are to why this is all going on. There are of course people who do not agree with us and we respect there opinions. I would like these people to think about two things. If we did not trust or respect what CP were doing we would never have homed any cats with them. Also no one would go through what we have in the past week unless they really felt that an injustice had been done.
Myself and Rosie are very private people we do not want are lives talked about or discussed all over the country. We feel what was an easily sortable situation has got out of control due to a lack of Communication, Compassion and common sense. Lent is almost upon us a time of reflection we pray that by this time this will all be over and Hudson will be home with us.
Saturday, 21 February 2009
Homecheck complete
The home check was done at 3:30pm and they left at 3:36pm. We had 2 ladies come for the home check plus ourselves. We did not manage to get a witness to be with us unfortunately but hopefully the fact there wasn't one wont be a problem.
The main home check lady spoke to myself, filled in a form and asked several questions. I answered them all calmly and asked what happened next.
She told us that the national branch had told them to do the home check, that she needs to forward her recommendations onto the national branch who will then make a decision. Hopefully we'll find out the result of this on Monday but who knows.
We have no idea how it went, we currently don't feel positive due to all we have been through this week but all we can do is hope and pray.
Just to remind you, its not like we are trying to adopt another cat. All we want is our cat Hudson back, he has lived with us since 4 weeks old and he is presently around 2 1/2 years old. He has always been very happy with us and loves the fact he can get love and attention 24 hours a day. He is a very much loved cat, accepted by our remaining cats and even our dog.
In the meantime please keep fighting for Hudson's return, we still need your support and all we can hope for is this all works out....
Will keep you updated and thanks for all the support.
The main home check lady spoke to myself, filled in a form and asked several questions. I answered them all calmly and asked what happened next.
She told us that the national branch had told them to do the home check, that she needs to forward her recommendations onto the national branch who will then make a decision. Hopefully we'll find out the result of this on Monday but who knows.
We have no idea how it went, we currently don't feel positive due to all we have been through this week but all we can do is hope and pray.
Just to remind you, its not like we are trying to adopt another cat. All we want is our cat Hudson back, he has lived with us since 4 weeks old and he is presently around 2 1/2 years old. He has always been very happy with us and loves the fact he can get love and attention 24 hours a day. He is a very much loved cat, accepted by our remaining cats and even our dog.
In the meantime please keep fighting for Hudson's return, we still need your support and all we can hope for is this all works out....
Will keep you updated and thanks for all the support.
Friday, 20 February 2009
Suprise, homecheck
We've just had the most surprising phone call from the local Cats Protection branch, asking if they could come and do a home check tomorrow. We of course said yes and its been arranged for the afternoon.
We can only hope we are starting to get somewhere with Hudson's return, we are optimistic about how the home check will go though. Due to all the bad treatment so far from the branch we are worried they will try and find some silly reason to refuse on.
We're desperately looking for a witness to be with us when she comes over for a home check, just in case any problems arise and she says things about the home visit that is not true. If you live locally and think you can help with this then please email us, you can get this address by going to our profile. Thankyou.
We'll do anything to get Hudson back, as much as we feel that we shouldn't have to go through a home check due to the situation we will do it in the hope of the return of our beloved cat Hudson.
Even though it will be hard to have the lady in our house we will remain calm and relaxed, all we want is our cat back and for this we will stay polite no matter how hard it might be.
I wish I could say we feel hopeful but we don't, after all we have been through we are just worried they'll find a way out of giving Hudson back to us/re-adopting him to us.
We'll keep you posted but in the mean time please keep fighting with us to get Hudson back home.
We can only hope we are starting to get somewhere with Hudson's return, we are optimistic about how the home check will go though. Due to all the bad treatment so far from the branch we are worried they will try and find some silly reason to refuse on.
We're desperately looking for a witness to be with us when she comes over for a home check, just in case any problems arise and she says things about the home visit that is not true. If you live locally and think you can help with this then please email us, you can get this address by going to our profile. Thankyou.
We'll do anything to get Hudson back, as much as we feel that we shouldn't have to go through a home check due to the situation we will do it in the hope of the return of our beloved cat Hudson.
Even though it will be hard to have the lady in our house we will remain calm and relaxed, all we want is our cat back and for this we will stay polite no matter how hard it might be.
I wish I could say we feel hopeful but we don't, after all we have been through we are just worried they'll find a way out of giving Hudson back to us/re-adopting him to us.
We'll keep you posted but in the mean time please keep fighting with us to get Hudson back home.
Disapointed
We're quite upset at the moment. The piece on North Tonight has not been on. We are very disappointed as it feels like we have stalled. Thankyou STV for recording it but we can only hope that they show it early next week.
We have told lots of people it would be on so we are sorry that its not been on its been totally out of our control. We do sometimes feel like the unluckiest people in the world. All we can do is keep on with our campaign. Thankyou again to everyone for the support.
We have told lots of people it would be on so we are sorry that its not been on its been totally out of our control. We do sometimes feel like the unluckiest people in the world. All we can do is keep on with our campaign. Thankyou again to everyone for the support.
I leave you with a picture to show Hudson doing what he does best, relaxing.
Thursday, 19 February 2009
Hudson's Story on TV!
We contacted the local STV and told them about our story, they were so interested that by the next morning we had a reporter come over as well as a camera guy. They wanted to do a filmed interview on the story and of course we said yes. As much as the thought of going on TV was scary, as its not normally our type of thing we would do anything to get Hudson back.
We are ever so grateful for there interest and we hoped that being on TV could help in the return of our lovely boy Hudson.
Today (19th Feb) at 10am they came around to do the filmed interview, we were told it would be on the TV tonight at 6pm. Unfortunately it did not make this evenings news, there was the big story of the helicopter and so therefor they ran out of time. The reporter apologised for it not making the TV today and said most likely it will be on tomorrow night (Friday 20th Feb). He will phone us to let us know tomorrow once he has spoke to them again, as it was obviously to late to call this evening.
So if you live in Scotland you should hopefully see the filmed interview, North Tonight at 6pm on STV. We are hoping once it has gone on on the tv we can give a link to the program if your unable to watch it live.
A massive thanks to STV for taking up the story, hopefully it will help in his return.
We are ever so grateful for there interest and we hoped that being on TV could help in the return of our lovely boy Hudson.
Today (19th Feb) at 10am they came around to do the filmed interview, we were told it would be on the TV tonight at 6pm. Unfortunately it did not make this evenings news, there was the big story of the helicopter and so therefor they ran out of time. The reporter apologised for it not making the TV today and said most likely it will be on tomorrow night (Friday 20th Feb). He will phone us to let us know tomorrow once he has spoke to them again, as it was obviously to late to call this evening.
So if you live in Scotland you should hopefully see the filmed interview, North Tonight at 6pm on STV. We are hoping once it has gone on on the tv we can give a link to the program if your unable to watch it live.
A massive thanks to STV for taking up the story, hopefully it will help in his return.
Why we can give him a good home
You may be wondering why we can give him a good home now when we gave him up to our local Cats Protection on Monday. In previous posts we have explained the situation but we wanted to re-assure you that we can give him what he needs.
If Hudson was to return he would get constant company as he always has from my wife who is bedbound (well sofa bound as she is unable to get upstairs to bed). He will get the same veterinary care as he always has done, which is; monthly flea treatments, 3 monthly worming and booster vacinations along with seeing the vet whenever required. As for food, not that he eats much of it but he will be provided with high quality food just as he has always been used too.
We both love Hudson very much, he is well liked by the rest of our cats and even gets along with the dog. He'll slip into the household well as he always has done.
Just to clearly state, we never gave him up because we could not care for him and provide him with his needs or because of financial reasons. See our vets bill or speak to the vets to prove our love and care for him.
If Hudson was to return he would get constant company as he always has from my wife who is bedbound (well sofa bound as she is unable to get upstairs to bed). He will get the same veterinary care as he always has done, which is; monthly flea treatments, 3 monthly worming and booster vacinations along with seeing the vet whenever required. As for food, not that he eats much of it but he will be provided with high quality food just as he has always been used too.
We both love Hudson very much, he is well liked by the rest of our cats and even gets along with the dog. He'll slip into the household well as he always has done.
Just to clearly state, we never gave him up because we could not care for him and provide him with his needs or because of financial reasons. See our vets bill or speak to the vets to prove our love and care for him.
Re-adopting Hudson Refused!
In the previous post National Cats Protection offered us to re-adopt Hudson. We were delighted and of course got in touch with our local branch as requested.
We contacted the local branch, there phone number is a message service so we left a message saying we wanted to adopt Hudson and our contact details. We also mentioned we were still in touch with the press about the matter of us wanting our Cat Hudson back as promised.
We never wanted to adopt him, we wanted him back. However we were happy to sign the adoption form to in order for his return. However we were told by the local branch that we had to go through the normal procedures, home checking etc. Now this is ridiculous, they know us and have visited our home many times including the day they collected him. Hudson has been with us since he was a baby, he has always lived with us happily and being well cared for.
We were prepared to do this even though we felt it was wrong, Hudson was living with us up till Monday 16th at 11am. In less than 10 hours we realised our mistake and asked for him back to which the co-ordinator said YES.
The local cats protection never got back to our phone message in response to re-adopting Hudson even though this is what National Cats Protection told us to do. Later we got an email from the branch pretty much saying we could not have him back.
The reasons they stated for him not being able to come home was this: They told us how Hudson and Sonic (which is another cat we re-homed to them) were very close and they felt they needed to be homed together. That this was in the best interests of the cats welfare.
We find this very strange as Hudson and Sonic have never got on particularly well and have never been close. They are completely opposite cats, Sonic is a hyperactive kitten who spends a lot of time outdoors or causing choas in the home running around like a nutter. He has so much energy, this can often be very offputting to the calmer cat and even upset them. Hudson is a calm and relaxed cat, he spends all his time resting in a comfortable spot and hates the outdoors. Obviously the reason they have become close in the foster pen is because of the situation, they have been taken from there home and they are in a place they don't know. The only familuar thing is eachother and this is obviously bringing comfort. However given the chance to settle down seperately they would of been just fine and by putting them together they have made the situation worse for them.
To home these two together would be stupid, yes it might sound like a good idea in practice but is certainly not what we'd recommend. We know the cats more than they do, they have lived with us for many years. So there arguement of the best interests of the cats seems very wrong to us.
We can provide Hudson a good home, we always have done so and can continue to do this. If Hudson was homed back with us he would get attention 24 hours a day, he loves people and needs companionship constantly. Now surely with my wife being bedbound and me being around all the time caring for her he is never going to be left alone. This is ideal for him and we feel he will not cope well with situations where he is left on his own for so long.
We really want him home ASAP, we are worried the effect this must be having on Hudson because there is no way he can be getting companionship 24 hours a day in care. We understood this when we turned him over and knew it would be hard for him. Now surely as we want him back he'll get what he needs, its in his best interest as well as ours.
To summerise, we were told by National Cats Protection we could re-adpot him. We have tried to do this and been turned down without even a call or home visit, the only limited contact has been through email. The reason they stated for the refusal is totally wrong and it is not in the best interest of the cats. If they want the best for him and his welfare then he should be re-homed with us.
We contacted the local branch, there phone number is a message service so we left a message saying we wanted to adopt Hudson and our contact details. We also mentioned we were still in touch with the press about the matter of us wanting our Cat Hudson back as promised.
We never wanted to adopt him, we wanted him back. However we were happy to sign the adoption form to in order for his return. However we were told by the local branch that we had to go through the normal procedures, home checking etc. Now this is ridiculous, they know us and have visited our home many times including the day they collected him. Hudson has been with us since he was a baby, he has always lived with us happily and being well cared for.
We were prepared to do this even though we felt it was wrong, Hudson was living with us up till Monday 16th at 11am. In less than 10 hours we realised our mistake and asked for him back to which the co-ordinator said YES.
The local cats protection never got back to our phone message in response to re-adopting Hudson even though this is what National Cats Protection told us to do. Later we got an email from the branch pretty much saying we could not have him back.
The reasons they stated for him not being able to come home was this: They told us how Hudson and Sonic (which is another cat we re-homed to them) were very close and they felt they needed to be homed together. That this was in the best interests of the cats welfare.
We find this very strange as Hudson and Sonic have never got on particularly well and have never been close. They are completely opposite cats, Sonic is a hyperactive kitten who spends a lot of time outdoors or causing choas in the home running around like a nutter. He has so much energy, this can often be very offputting to the calmer cat and even upset them. Hudson is a calm and relaxed cat, he spends all his time resting in a comfortable spot and hates the outdoors. Obviously the reason they have become close in the foster pen is because of the situation, they have been taken from there home and they are in a place they don't know. The only familuar thing is eachother and this is obviously bringing comfort. However given the chance to settle down seperately they would of been just fine and by putting them together they have made the situation worse for them.
To home these two together would be stupid, yes it might sound like a good idea in practice but is certainly not what we'd recommend. We know the cats more than they do, they have lived with us for many years. So there arguement of the best interests of the cats seems very wrong to us.
We can provide Hudson a good home, we always have done so and can continue to do this. If Hudson was homed back with us he would get attention 24 hours a day, he loves people and needs companionship constantly. Now surely with my wife being bedbound and me being around all the time caring for her he is never going to be left alone. This is ideal for him and we feel he will not cope well with situations where he is left on his own for so long.
We really want him home ASAP, we are worried the effect this must be having on Hudson because there is no way he can be getting companionship 24 hours a day in care. We understood this when we turned him over and knew it would be hard for him. Now surely as we want him back he'll get what he needs, its in his best interest as well as ours.
To summerise, we were told by National Cats Protection we could re-adpot him. We have tried to do this and been turned down without even a call or home visit, the only limited contact has been through email. The reason they stated for the refusal is totally wrong and it is not in the best interest of the cats. If they want the best for him and his welfare then he should be re-homed with us.
Newspapers and National Cats Protection
We were unable to contact local Cats Protection, they were refusing to talk or get back to us so we contacted the National Cats Protection in the hope they could help with communications.
I spoke to the press officer on Wednesday (18th) afternoon who said he would investigate and someone would get back to me, I have still not heard back from him after several inquiries and messages left for him.
As for the newspapers, I contacted both local and national newspapers in the hope that they would be interested in the story. 90% of the newspapers were interested and listened to our story, they are making there own inquiries and may publish in the newspapers at some point.
The Press and Journal had been interested in our story, they made there own investigations and were given this press release below:
I spoke to the press officer on Wednesday (18th) afternoon who said he would investigate and someone would get back to me, I have still not heard back from him after several inquiries and messages left for him.
As for the newspapers, I contacted both local and national newspapers in the hope that they would be interested in the story. 90% of the newspapers were interested and listened to our story, they are making there own inquiries and may publish in the newspapers at some point.
The Press and Journal had been interested in our story, they made there own investigations and were given this press release below:
Duncan and Rosie Coombes recently contacted Cats Protection's Orkney
branch to give up their cat, Hudson. Following their request, the cat
was signed over into Cats Protection's care, with the aim that the
charity should find him a new home.
Hudson is still in Cats Protection's care, and should Duncan and Rosie
wish to re-adopt him then they are encouraged to contact the branch on
01856 771642 or email info@orkneycats.co.uk
This sounds positive right? we thought so and got our hopes up, to us it was saying we could have Hudson back. We got in touch like they asked only to be refused, we were devastated yet again. We got back in touch with the Press and Journal to let them know the outcome.
I'd just like to say, this sounds like the local Cats Protection is taking no notice of what the main Cats Protection are saying. The press we have contacted think this is really strange and how they should be listening to there request.
See the next post for the explanation of the offer to re-adopt Hudson and why we were refused.
branch to give up their cat, Hudson. Following their request, the cat
was signed over into Cats Protection's care, with the aim that the
charity should find him a new home.
Hudson is still in Cats Protection's care, and should Duncan and Rosie
wish to re-adopt him then they are encouraged to contact the branch on
01856 771642 or email info@orkneycats.co.uk
This sounds positive right? we thought so and got our hopes up, to us it was saying we could have Hudson back. We got in touch like they asked only to be refused, we were devastated yet again. We got back in touch with the Press and Journal to let them know the outcome.
I'd just like to say, this sounds like the local Cats Protection is taking no notice of what the main Cats Protection are saying. The press we have contacted think this is really strange and how they should be listening to there request.
See the next post for the explanation of the offer to re-adopt Hudson and why we were refused.
Our Fight Begins...
If the co-ordinator had not said YES on Monday (16th Feb) night then we would of accepted this as hard as it would of been. The fact is that she said YES and we also had a yes of his return by the foster lady the next morning (Tuesday).
We were so overjoyed at getting the answer we had been hoping for, to be able to correct a massive mistake meant so much to us. We were so happy and glad that he was coming home, we were already excited of his home coming and it was all we could think about.
To say we were devastated when we later found out they were going back on there word was unimaginable. We were so distressed and we just couldn't believe this was happening, we trusted them and look what they did to us? Its unforgivable....
Due to all of this we knew we had to fight to get Hudson Home, we couldn't just give up after all of that. We got our YES and are far as we are concerned that should of been followed through, it was a verbal agreement and we even have an email proving that she said YES in the first place. We also have an email from the foster lady explaining Hudson could not be returned that day but it would be arranged (Obviously due to legal reasons we can not publish these).
We tried to contact the co-ordinator about this matter, the one who had said YES we could have him back. Of which, I would like to point out happened less than 10 hours after he had been taken away. She did not answer the phone, we left several messages but never heard back from her.
We felt that our only choice left was to go to the press, we just wanted our cat back and we'd do anything to get him returned. We are hidden and quiet people, contacting the press was a last resort and is something we would never normally do. Due to the situation we felt it was the best action to take no matter how hard it was for us to make the phone calls.
Everybody we contacted in the press thought the story very strange and could not understand why we could not have Hudson back. They were very interested and started to take the details of our story.
We were so overjoyed at getting the answer we had been hoping for, to be able to correct a massive mistake meant so much to us. We were so happy and glad that he was coming home, we were already excited of his home coming and it was all we could think about.
To say we were devastated when we later found out they were going back on there word was unimaginable. We were so distressed and we just couldn't believe this was happening, we trusted them and look what they did to us? Its unforgivable....
Due to all of this we knew we had to fight to get Hudson Home, we couldn't just give up after all of that. We got our YES and are far as we are concerned that should of been followed through, it was a verbal agreement and we even have an email proving that she said YES in the first place. We also have an email from the foster lady explaining Hudson could not be returned that day but it would be arranged (Obviously due to legal reasons we can not publish these).
We tried to contact the co-ordinator about this matter, the one who had said YES we could have him back. Of which, I would like to point out happened less than 10 hours after he had been taken away. She did not answer the phone, we left several messages but never heard back from her.
We felt that our only choice left was to go to the press, we just wanted our cat back and we'd do anything to get him returned. We are hidden and quiet people, contacting the press was a last resort and is something we would never normally do. Due to the situation we felt it was the best action to take no matter how hard it was for us to make the phone calls.
Everybody we contacted in the press thought the story very strange and could not understand why we could not have Hudson back. They were very interested and started to take the details of our story.
Free Hudson the Cat Story
Our Cat Hudson is presently being held captive by Orkney Islands Cats Protection. Sounds extreme and bizarre but read below for the full story. Apologies for it being so long but its rather complicated, please take the time to read it.
My wife Rosie suffers from chronic M.E and in the past few months has become increasingly worse. She is at presently mostly bedbound (well stuck on the sofa as we are unable to get her upstairs to bed), she spends 99% of the time being stuck on the sofa and on rare occasions will leave the house in a wheelchair although this is no easy trip and can often lead to a relapse of her condition.
I am the full carer for my wife, I have been off work for a while now due to severe depression and anxiety issues. I have severe problems leaving the house or even making a phone call. I get stressed very easily and will often get myself into a state. When I first became to ill to attend work my wife was doing a lot better health wise so this was no problem, however during my time of sickness she became more unwell and I had no choice but to step up and care for her. This has been no easy job as with my depression I have severe lack of motavation, I admit I am not doing the best job in the world but I am just trying to do what I have to and doing what I can.
We had 8 Cats who were fully vacinated, micro-chipped and up to date on worming and flea treatments. They were all looked after with the highest of care, we provided good quality food (Royal Canin Feline Biscuits which they love and adore) and no expense was spared.
With all these cats and our dog we could see a time in the future where we would struggle to give all those cats the attention they need. We made the very hard decision before this happened to rehome some of them. We advertised privately in January but with not much success. It was so difficult to choose which cats to home as we love them all, this lead to us changing our minds several times of which ones to let go. Obviously loosing any was difficult but we tried to make the best decision possible.
In the end we decided to home some cats with our local cats protection, they contacted us after seeing our private add several weeks after it was put up. We debated this for several weeks as we were unsure of what action to take. In the end we made the decision to let them help us, what happened to be the wrong one in the end and something we regret.
Last weekend (14th & 15th of Feb) we decided as we had no luck with our private add that this was the best action to take. After contacting our local branch we changed our minds several times of which cats to let go, at the time we tried to make the best decission of whom to go and we were under so much stress and upset. Loosing any cat was going to be difficult and this situation was so difficult for us to make.
On Monday (16th Feb) morning at 11am they came around to collect the cats we had selected to be re-homed. It was such a difficult and heartbreaking morning. We knew this was going to be hard and we really thought we'd made the right decission on which cats to go. Several hours later we realised we'd made one massive mistake, one Cat in particular was so hard to loose and not having him around was causing us much distress. We did not realise how much he meant to us and what a big part he played in our lives.
Hudson, the Cat in question is such a sweet and laid back cat. He used to spend most of his time relaxing in a comfortable spot. He spent a lot of his time by my wifes side, he comforted her through the pain and gave her so much comfort and joy. I can't believe we did it, him of all cats and it must of been due to the stress and situation that we made such a stupid mistake.
By the evening (Monday 16th Feb) we were so distraught that I phoned the lady I knew to be the co-ordinator of the local cats protection branch. I rang her and apologised for the late phone call and asked her if she was still doing this job to which she replied yes. I then asked her if she was aware of our situation which homing the cats of which she was. I asked her if there was any chance we could get Hudson back and her instant reply was " Of course, no problem". There was no debate, no wait and as I said an instant answer. We were overjoyed and thanked over and over again. She took Hudson straight of the local website and told us to contact the foster lady we had been dealing with for his return.
You may be wondering why we choose to go to the co-ordinator and not the lady we had been dealing with for re-homing our Cats. The reason was is we knew this would most likely not be her decision to make and that she would need to go higher up. As we had the contact details for the lady in charge we contacted her directly, thinking she of all the people we knew at the branch had the most likely chance of giving permission for this.
So just to repeat myself for a moment here, we rang the co-ordinator who said YES. Yes we could have Hudson back and to arrange collection of him. We emailed the foster lady we had been dealing with that night, we told her the permission had been granted for Hudson's return and when could we have him back.
On Tuesday morning we recieved an email from the foster lady, she said we could have him back however she could not return him today due to ill health. She did ask in the email if we would re-concider and to let him be homed with another of the cats we gave to them. We of course understood and accepted that he could not return that day, hoping we'd get him back the next day (Wednesday) and made it very clear we would not reconcider and wanted him home.
Later in the afternoon we got another email from the foster lady saying we could not have him back, I emailed back at first as it was an automatic response. I then started to worry and get myself in a state, which lead to me to ring the co-ordinator who then told me it was out of her hands and to ring the helpline. Well I knew I wouldn't get through to someone direct and I had the foster lady's phone number so I called her directly. The phone call did not go well and she was refusing to give him back which caused us both to be very distraught.
You can not imagine what it was like to get the answer YES we could have him back to then be told later the next day that we could not have him back. This caused us so much distress, we just couln't believe they had gone back on what they said. We thought the co-ordinator had the top authoroty and which is why we went to her in the first place of which she said YES. This permission should of stood and we are just amazed and disgusting that this is happening.
To find out you could correct the biggest mistake of your life brought unimaginable joy, to then have our feelings played with the way they have is just unacceptable. My poor wife is severely ill and this is the last thing she needed, not to mention the last thing I needed.
I just want to make it very clear, the reason we gave up the cats into there care was not only because we trusted them but we felt due to the situation it was the best move to make. I want to state that we never handed them over because we could not care for them or mistreated them in anyway but because my wife was ill and we wanted to be prepared. We wanted to do the right thing and is that so bad?
To summerise, we made a huge mistake under massive strain. Two people at Orkney Islands Cats Protection said YES to having Hudson back. Only to later go back on there word and cause us undue stress and heartache.
My wife Rosie suffers from chronic M.E and in the past few months has become increasingly worse. She is at presently mostly bedbound (well stuck on the sofa as we are unable to get her upstairs to bed), she spends 99% of the time being stuck on the sofa and on rare occasions will leave the house in a wheelchair although this is no easy trip and can often lead to a relapse of her condition.
I am the full carer for my wife, I have been off work for a while now due to severe depression and anxiety issues. I have severe problems leaving the house or even making a phone call. I get stressed very easily and will often get myself into a state. When I first became to ill to attend work my wife was doing a lot better health wise so this was no problem, however during my time of sickness she became more unwell and I had no choice but to step up and care for her. This has been no easy job as with my depression I have severe lack of motavation, I admit I am not doing the best job in the world but I am just trying to do what I have to and doing what I can.
We had 8 Cats who were fully vacinated, micro-chipped and up to date on worming and flea treatments. They were all looked after with the highest of care, we provided good quality food (Royal Canin Feline Biscuits which they love and adore) and no expense was spared.
With all these cats and our dog we could see a time in the future where we would struggle to give all those cats the attention they need. We made the very hard decision before this happened to rehome some of them. We advertised privately in January but with not much success. It was so difficult to choose which cats to home as we love them all, this lead to us changing our minds several times of which ones to let go. Obviously loosing any was difficult but we tried to make the best decision possible.
In the end we decided to home some cats with our local cats protection, they contacted us after seeing our private add several weeks after it was put up. We debated this for several weeks as we were unsure of what action to take. In the end we made the decision to let them help us, what happened to be the wrong one in the end and something we regret.
Last weekend (14th & 15th of Feb) we decided as we had no luck with our private add that this was the best action to take. After contacting our local branch we changed our minds several times of which cats to let go, at the time we tried to make the best decission of whom to go and we were under so much stress and upset. Loosing any cat was going to be difficult and this situation was so difficult for us to make.
On Monday (16th Feb) morning at 11am they came around to collect the cats we had selected to be re-homed. It was such a difficult and heartbreaking morning. We knew this was going to be hard and we really thought we'd made the right decission on which cats to go. Several hours later we realised we'd made one massive mistake, one Cat in particular was so hard to loose and not having him around was causing us much distress. We did not realise how much he meant to us and what a big part he played in our lives.
Hudson, the Cat in question is such a sweet and laid back cat. He used to spend most of his time relaxing in a comfortable spot. He spent a lot of his time by my wifes side, he comforted her through the pain and gave her so much comfort and joy. I can't believe we did it, him of all cats and it must of been due to the stress and situation that we made such a stupid mistake.
By the evening (Monday 16th Feb) we were so distraught that I phoned the lady I knew to be the co-ordinator of the local cats protection branch. I rang her and apologised for the late phone call and asked her if she was still doing this job to which she replied yes. I then asked her if she was aware of our situation which homing the cats of which she was. I asked her if there was any chance we could get Hudson back and her instant reply was " Of course, no problem". There was no debate, no wait and as I said an instant answer. We were overjoyed and thanked over and over again. She took Hudson straight of the local website and told us to contact the foster lady we had been dealing with for his return.
You may be wondering why we choose to go to the co-ordinator and not the lady we had been dealing with for re-homing our Cats. The reason was is we knew this would most likely not be her decision to make and that she would need to go higher up. As we had the contact details for the lady in charge we contacted her directly, thinking she of all the people we knew at the branch had the most likely chance of giving permission for this.
So just to repeat myself for a moment here, we rang the co-ordinator who said YES. Yes we could have Hudson back and to arrange collection of him. We emailed the foster lady we had been dealing with that night, we told her the permission had been granted for Hudson's return and when could we have him back.
On Tuesday morning we recieved an email from the foster lady, she said we could have him back however she could not return him today due to ill health. She did ask in the email if we would re-concider and to let him be homed with another of the cats we gave to them. We of course understood and accepted that he could not return that day, hoping we'd get him back the next day (Wednesday) and made it very clear we would not reconcider and wanted him home.
Later in the afternoon we got another email from the foster lady saying we could not have him back, I emailed back at first as it was an automatic response. I then started to worry and get myself in a state, which lead to me to ring the co-ordinator who then told me it was out of her hands and to ring the helpline. Well I knew I wouldn't get through to someone direct and I had the foster lady's phone number so I called her directly. The phone call did not go well and she was refusing to give him back which caused us both to be very distraught.
You can not imagine what it was like to get the answer YES we could have him back to then be told later the next day that we could not have him back. This caused us so much distress, we just couln't believe they had gone back on what they said. We thought the co-ordinator had the top authoroty and which is why we went to her in the first place of which she said YES. This permission should of stood and we are just amazed and disgusting that this is happening.
To find out you could correct the biggest mistake of your life brought unimaginable joy, to then have our feelings played with the way they have is just unacceptable. My poor wife is severely ill and this is the last thing she needed, not to mention the last thing I needed.
I just want to make it very clear, the reason we gave up the cats into there care was not only because we trusted them but we felt due to the situation it was the best move to make. I want to state that we never handed them over because we could not care for them or mistreated them in anyway but because my wife was ill and we wanted to be prepared. We wanted to do the right thing and is that so bad?
To summerise, we made a huge mistake under massive strain. Two people at Orkney Islands Cats Protection said YES to having Hudson back. Only to later go back on there word and cause us undue stress and heartache.
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