Hi Julie, Bee with an itch, I've never heard that one.
I know with the experience I have had, I shouldn't have been shocked by that woman, but she was refering to my beloved babies.
I do some volunteer work at the Humane Society in our area. This site had a woman enter their animal drop off area one day. She told the staff that she had redecorated her living room, and the cat no longer matched the sofa. As it shed, it showed on the new fabric.
She wanted to trade in her old cat, and get one of another color.
Wisely, the staff had her fill out all the release forms for her cat, and excepted the poor little baby into the drop off area. Once this was done, she was informed that she would not be considered an exceptable owner for the adoption of another cat, and was sent away. I'm not sure what the exact words were, used in this conversation, but I hope they let her have it verbally.
I also belong to another animal group in our area, and the horrors that I have learned, that occur in our society are not even printable on this site.
These stories will haunt my mind forever.