So I live on a farm so there are a lot of animals around but only three are properly mine. I have a cat, Duff, and two goats, Liliann and Phryne.
This is my cat Duff
And here we have Phryne and Liliann.
With cats you can actually take them to Japan but it's not really worth it unless you are staying for over a year. I will only be staying for a couple months so that means I have to find someone to take care of my cat while I'm gone. My parents like her so they are happy to take care of her while I am away. I'm going to miss her like crazy, though. Having a pet to come cuddle with you (or scratch you) is really nice and pretty comforting to be honest.
Now with my goats it gets a little more difficult. They are dairy animals and in the end more of livestock than pets. With me not home, there won't be anyone to take care of them and after my trip to Japan I will be leaving for college, so it doesn't really make sense to have someone take care of them for the time I'm gone. Basically I have to sell them. I raised them from the time they were born and also raised their mothers for about that long. Being bottle raised they are very sweet and act like dogs so I feel more of a connection to them than I do other livestock animals. However, I do understand I can't take care of them past this summer so I have to find someone else who will love them. I can hope to sell them to someone I know but of course there is absolutely no guarantee of that. Anyway, they are due to have babies any day now so I will milk them until I have to leave and then we can sell them.
Just to be clear me having to sell my goats is more of an effect of moving away once I get home. Also goats are a pretty odd animal to own so probably not something you will have to worry about. But anyway, make sure to think about what you want to do with your pets while you are in Japan!
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