MIL brought family cat to the humane society where he was promptly euthanized

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As the title reads… The cat was my husband’s cat since his early teen years, but his parents agreed to keep him for stability purposes when my husband grew up and moved out. FIL passed away last year and MIL never really liked the cat because he jumped on the table. FIL always took care of him.

We’re at MIL’s earlier this week, and husband makes a comment that the cat isn’t jumping on the table anymore. MIL starts laughing and saying that’s because she brought him to the humane society. I can tell my husband is just shocked at this point and we promptly leave.

I tell my husband to go to the humane society and try to get the cat back. He goes to find out the cat has been euthanized. He was a senior cat and the humane society said they didn’t have the resources to care for him knowing he probably wouldn’t be adopted at that age. It would seem that MIL knew this when she left him there.

We would’ve taken the cat in a heartbeat if we knew she was bringing him there. She never asked us. It just seems like another one of MIL’s cruel antics. She always asks my husband for help with everything but she asked a friend to help her bring the cat to the humane society. I think she was punishing my husband because he hasn’t been able to help her with things as quickly as she wants him to due to work and family obligations.

Husband already gave it to his mom over the phone and said he’s taking a break from her. MIL played the victim card saying she couldn’t care for the cat anymore due to her health. Meanwhile, she has two massive dogs who are still basically puppies. I just can’t believe how cruel she was to this poor animal. He was a really sweet and loving cat to their family for over 15 years. He didn’t deserve the death sentence for jumping on the table. He was probably so terrified.

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  1. botinlaw Avatar

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  2. Horror_Tea761 Avatar

    This would be no contact forever for me. That’s awful. I’m so sorry for your loss.

  3. TheEffort27 Avatar

    Cruel!!! I’m so sorry 😞 I’d never talk to her or see her again. Done, forever.

  4. Ok_Feeling2383 Avatar

    That is psychopathic behavior, I would never talk to her again

  5. Iheartrandomness Avatar

    Wow, this may have been the most evil thing I’ve read on this sub so far.

  6. netluv Avatar

    This is really sad and I’m sorry. I would stay away from someone who behaved that way.

  7. Totallynaturalvibes Avatar

    That’s abhorrent behaviour. She could have simply just called you and said I don’t want the cat. Actively laughing about dumping it in a shelter where it was put to sleep is sick. I’d cut all contact from this evil woman and have zero part in her life.

  8. ObviousKarmaFarmer Avatar

    >She always asks my husband for help with everything but she asked a friend to help her bring the cat to the humane society. I think she was punishing my husband because he hasn’t been able to help her with things as quickly as she wants him to due to work and family obligations.

    You have an ‘I think’ in there, make SURE that reflects only on her possible reasons, but not on whether she’s an abomination of a human for doing this. Even if she did this because of any other reason, the fact you’re not sure about the reasoning doesn’t mean you’re unsure that she’s a phychopath.

  9. Consistent-Tree6802 Avatar

    What an evil b#tch. I’d have to completely cut ties with someone who could do that, be it a friend, or family.

  10. According_Pie3971 Avatar

    This would be enough for me to never see my mother ever again

  11. TalkieTina Avatar

    Taking a cat to a shelter where it had the likelihood of being killed is a line she shouldn’t have crossed. MIL KNEW you’d take the cat. To me, there’d be no coming back from it. Who knows what else she’s capable of?

    I am sad for the kitty and feel bad that he didn’t live out his life in a sunny window with a comfy place to sleep. I’m so sorry, OP. That poor excuse for a woman should be kept on the longest leash possible if contacted at all.

  12. Honest_Song6795 Avatar

    This is heartbreaking 💔
    I’m so sorry she did this to your husband. I would cut ties as well. There’s no coming back from this.

  13. RobertTheWorldMaker Avatar

    I’d take a lifetime break from that monster.

  14. Clean-Post4741 Avatar

    Gawd !  I’m crying. So utterly sad.  What an evil MIL
    There is a place waiting for her in HELL
    In this realm there is KARMA 
     
    Her name needs to go in the freezer

  15. GianniAntetokounmpo Avatar

    What a piece of trash human. I would cut contact forever if anyone ever pulled that with my cats.

  16. bluesgrrlk8 Avatar

    She straight up murdered the cat the punish her son. This is the naked truth of who she is, don’t forget it.

  17. TheRedRoseStar20 Avatar

    I’d never speak to that cat-killing hag ever again.

  18. Miss_Smitten Avatar

    Kill my animal and you’ve killed all communication and help from me forever. You will not see me ever again.

  19. VoidKitty119 Avatar

    I would never be able to forgive or forget that.

    Hopefully she gets ant bites between her toes.

  20. NewBet7377 Avatar

    She should never be able to own a pet again. That is insanely cruel and absolutely sickening.

  21. Spirited-Bed-2220 Avatar

    Karma will get her when she’s old and fragile.

  22. Equal_Commission881 Avatar

    What a horrible piece of trash person. I’m so angry and heartbroken for you. I’d never speak to that old cow again.

  23. ScammerC Avatar

    Hey, the silver lining is pretty obvious isn’t it? She’s laid out a road map for her future.

  24. Necessary-Corner3171 Avatar

    This was premeditated mrdr. She will swear to your face that she didn’t know this would happen, but deep down she did.

    You can tell a lot about people from how they treat animals. And to be laughing about this tells you that she is severely lacking in empathy and decency amongst other emotions that make us human. This would be an instant NC for me.

  25. Mysterious-Elk-6248 Avatar

    Thats so sick and twisted

  26. MadTrophyWife Avatar

    What a monster. I hope your husband goes NC. This would be a dealbreaker for me.

  27. hotdamnhotwater Avatar

    That’s just sick. That poor cat must have felt terrified. My husband agreed to leave his dog with his mother and she literally imprisoned that poor thing until it died. She kept it crated except for when she would let it go outside to use the restroom. No playing, just do what you need to do and that’s it. She would pick it up by one front leg and carry it like that. Barely fed it. It slowly (over many years) started shutting down. Went blind, lost all its muscle mass, stopped eating, went deaf, and then finally died. So many times we asked to take the dog back and she refused. My SO and I both felt relieved when the dog passed because we knew she was better off and not suffering anymore. My children and I have been no contact for quite some time. She’s awful.

  28. badgermushrooma Avatar

    What an awful human being she is, psychopath. That would be the last timr she saw and heard of me. Killing a beloved pet as punishment, wtf is wrong with her???

  29. EStewart57 Avatar

    Obvisiously she’ll never watch youre pets or kidlets

  30. straightouttathe70s Avatar

    My cat is aging…. he’s still in fairly good health but definitely slowing down……

    He’s my big boi…….I couldn’t imagine someone euthanizing him just because he acted like a cat…..

    This completely broke my heart……I can only imagine how your husband is feeling ……

    Your MIL is a horrible creature…….”she laughed” “LAUGHED” when she told you she took him to the humane society………

    Definitely a bit@h thing to do ……..what a despicable black soul she must have

  31. denitra1984 Avatar

    My ex MIL’s husband died of cancer. Immediately took her dead husband’s dog to the pound, where he was euthanized. It wasn’t a stress response, she was always a heartless thunder cunt. Some people are literal monsters.

  32. NotoriousTedDbear Avatar

    Well when she gets old and cries about help or moving in…..

  33. violala86 Avatar

    I would make it my mission to make her life living hell…I can’t even fathom. This psychopath would never ever set foot in front of me. Wow

  34. Winter-Grapefruit-22 Avatar

    I would cut her off forever.