Misc Ethical and/or Moral dilemma

bowener · 02-11-2016, 12:11 AM

A few months back my girlfriend and I took in a friend in need. To make a long story short the guy owned a 1 year old husky mix and an adult cat. This guy has had a pretty hard life growing up. His ex gave him a 3 month old husky mix as a gift, then broke up with him about a month later. He never asked for it, and after they split was never really able to take care of it. He is an emotional mess and pretty much sleeps all the time except for when he is working.

Last week, after his dog pissed all over our house, and he realized everybody was better off if the dog went to a better home. The dog has a better home now, and some pretty awesome new owners. About two days after the dog left our house his cat ran outside while we let our own dogs out. His cat is not an outdoor cat. My girlfriend and I put up flyers for it today (he hasn't made an effort to find it in any fashion), but while putting up flyers we discovered the deceased cat in some brush by the road.

We are beyond torn on what to do. Currently his cat is wrapped up in a towel in my garage, and I really don't want to tell him, even though that is the easiest thing to do. I really don't know if this guy can handle more shit on his already large pile of shit he calls a life. I already found a dead cat today, and I really don't want to find a dead roommate another day.

tl;dr: Roommate is a broken depressed human that had to give up his dog, and now lost his cat forever. Do I tell this poor soul, or let him have false hope?

02-11-2016, 12:11 AM	Topic Starter
bowener BAMF! Join Date: Nov 2007 Casino cash: $9549897	Ethical and/or Moral dilemma A few months back my girlfriend and I took in a friend in need. To make a long story short the guy owned a 1 year old husky mix and an adult cat. This guy has had a pretty hard life growing up. His ex gave him a 3 month old husky mix as a gift, then broke up with him about a month later. He never asked for it, and after they split was never really able to take care of it. He is an emotional mess and pretty much sleeps all the time except for when he is working. Last week, after his dog pissed all over our house, and he realized everybody was better off if the dog went to a better home. The dog has a better home now, and some pretty awesome new owners. About two days after the dog left our house his cat ran outside while we let our own dogs out. His cat is not an outdoor cat. My girlfriend and I put up flyers for it today (he hasn't made an effort to find it in any fashion), but while putting up flyers we discovered the deceased cat in some brush by the road. We are beyond torn on what to do. Currently his cat is wrapped up in a towel in my garage, and I really don't want to tell him, even though that is the easiest thing to do. I really don't know if this guy can handle more shit on his already large pile of shit he calls a life. I already found a dead cat today, and I really don't want to find a dead roommate another day. tl;dr: Roommate is a broken depressed human that had to give up his dog, and now lost his cat forever. Do I tell this poor soul, or let him have false hope?
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