I know part of this answer. The concept of adopting a cat for the summer is a concept in Finland, but I don't know that the abandonment piece is true. When I visited my childhood pen pal there, a friend of hers told me about this practice, and it was in a very positive manner, almost braging. Her story was that people "borrow" cats from shelters and take them on vacation to their summer cabins. I asked what happened when summer was over, and she said that they return them to the shelter. Another friend jumped in to talk about how she had a difficult time finding a cat to adopt She wanted to rescue one, but the shelters didn't have any. Separate from this, my pen pal explained that part of their ranking first in happiness is because there is a tight bond that involves Finnish people feeling very bond. It was also explained that this

I know part of this answer. The concept of adopting a cat for the summer is a concept in Finland, but I don't know that the abandonment piece is true. When I visited my childhood pen pal there, a friend of hers told me about this practice, and it was in a very positive manner, almost bragging. Her story was that people "borrow" cats from shelters and take them on vacation to their summer cabins. I asked what happened when summer was over, and she said that they return them to the shelter. Another friend jumped in to talk about how she had a difficult time finding a cat to adopt She wanted to rescue one, but the shelters didn't have any.