My best pet recently, since all the childhood ones - fish, dog, cat, rabbits and guinea pigs
is here around the apartments. This young cat welcomes me when I return on foot or by car, and rushes inside with me, always wanting some preening and nestling, which is not always the case with every cat.
Although microchipped, this one is definitely stray. It's a lot of comfort for me - one creature on the planet which hasn't rejected me... yet.
Who invests in a modern pet, to look after it, train it not to foul the house, and buys tech to keep it tracked, and then leaves it homeless?