as for the argument on allergies, I guess that's my fault as I was the one who brought up the 15 year old cat who was brought in due to someone's allergies.

Rehoming is a lot more difficult than just dumping at the shelter, which is what people seem to be doing.

I would imagine a lot of those allergy cases are cat owners hooking up with partners who are allergic. Probably the usual "it's me or the cat" thing. I'm just so thankful that my boyfriend's not allergic, and while he's not overly fond of cats, he will never deny me from having them. It would kill me if I fell in love with someone who was allergic.