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Pet Rant, You Were Warned :3
16 years ago
Well we took the cats to a shelter down south of us, they said they'd try to socialize the mother but she was so wild eyed and yowling when we kenneled her I felt bad...but its better then living off of garbage and risking her self and future kittens to the elements and beasties around here. I'm hoping they can save them all, but theirs still no less then 5 cats around my house who were once someone's cute kitten and were abandoned when people moved or kicked out of the house when they lost their cute.
I hate when people point fingers at shelters for the over population or for having to put pets down and not the people who let their pets breed wildly or toss them away mere years in to their lives. I understand sometimes life wont let you keep your pets, like having babies, family allergy's, financial issues or having to move somewhere that wont take pets. I don't understand not caring enough to go to any lengths to try to insure that even if YOU cant give them a good life, that you cant give them a chance with someone else and just leaving them at your old home or worse dropping them off in the woods.Cats and dogs are NOT WILD ANIMALS, they all were pets at one point be it in their life or back in their bloodlines. If there wasn't such a stray issue, shelters could easily handle pets that needed a halfway house.
Sorry don't mean to preach, Just needed to vent.
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I hate when people point fingers at shelters for the over population or for having to put pets down and not the people who let their pets breed wildly or toss them away mere years in to their lives. I understand sometimes life wont let you keep your pets, like having babies, family allergy's, financial issues or having to move somewhere that wont take pets. I don't understand not caring enough to go to any lengths to try to insure that even if YOU cant give them a good life, that you cant give them a chance with someone else and just leaving them at your old home or worse dropping them off in the woods.Cats and dogs are NOT WILD ANIMALS, they all were pets at one point be it in their life or back in their bloodlines. If there wasn't such a stray issue, shelters could easily handle pets that needed a halfway house.
Sorry don't mean to preach, Just needed to vent.
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if you are gonna get rid of your pet try to get it a new home by yourself
My own fat darling was a foundling -- he arrived at my doorstep at the stage when a kitten stops being all cute and tiny and starts being a cat (around 6 months). I called around but nobody claimed him or came looking. That was 7 years ago. He's a good friend and excellent company (and a champion mouser to boot). He's neutered and stays inside 24-7 where he's safe.
How people can abandon a living thing like that is simply beyond me.
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It's no different for horses, either. Parents get their kid a pony without considering the consequences and work/cost involved, and then once their kid loses interest they ditch the horse like an old car.
People are very short-sighted.