I have not. I can imagine it would be incredibly painful to do so. I brought my kitty across the country with me, and am so glad I did. I'd never forgive myself if I left him behind, even with a good home.

i am so sorry for you loss, i know it pains you greatly. I have had to do this a few times in my life. now i have two dogs and come hell or high water i will not let them go.

he will never forget you or your love. HUGS lori

Yes, due to allergies.

We had to get rid of a dog after we had our first kid... he didnt do well with her and I didnt want him to end up biting her

Yes, I had to leave behind a childhood pet when my family moved.

Yes--when my daughter was born I had to give away the jealous cat...I was heartbroken and still cry when I think or her, she just loved me too much. That was 22 years ago....

Yes, I have.

I had to give up my basset hound, Pork Chop when I moved into my apartment ages ago. I couldn't afford the pet deposit, so my parents took him. I never took him back, though, after I could, because he was so happy with my parents, and I know that they love him and care for him just as much as I do. He's such a handsome grown man, now!

I've also had to give up my guinea pigs, Archie and Jughead.

I adopted those boys off of craigslist. I frikken loved them. They were my piggie boys! A few months after I got them, I started sneezing. I figured it was the hay, so I found ways to get around smelling it so much. That helped, but then the bumps started.

I noticed when I had the boys lying on my chest or arms or legs, I'd break out in tiny hives. I was allergic to their fur. I was SO devastated. when I came to this conclusion. There wasn't a way around it...

So, when I met my girlfriend, I researched piggie rescues in my area. None in my area could accept anymore animals, so I found on between my city and my girlfriend's city. When she came up to visit me before I moved, she packed the boys up and took them down there. I was so sad.

However, the boys got adopted within a week, and a few months ago I saw a picture of them with their new humans. Archie was SO happy. Apparently the four-year-old that they live with reads them a bedtime story every single night.

Just when our dog of 13+ years became too sick - we had to put her down.

I've never had to get rid of an animal but I did have to leave my two cats behind with my parents when I first moved out. Luckily I was able to get them moved in with me not too long after that.

Sadly they are no longer here, I had to have both of them euthanized at different times because somehow they contracted Feline Leukemia. It was a very sad and angry time for me but we have three other cats now and they are so awesome.

Yes, we used to have a third dog (currently have 2) that my husband found as a stray. He was a big sweetie, but he played way too rough with our 4-year-old so we needed to find him a more appropriate home.