I saw a post on facebook today where someone was getting quite upset about someone else looking for a new home for a cat. The person who was giving the cat away was moving overseas unexpectedly for a new job and didn't want to take the cat because it was a long flight and could have distressed the animal quite a lot.
I think that's fair, but the person arguing thought that if you had any job that might make you move overseas then don't get a pet at all.
I'm no pet expert though, so I'm wondering what other people think of this. I know some people on here are quite passionate about animals so it seemed like a good place to gather info.