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Originally Posted by samt2008  So I'm reading through the forums at the advertisements for dogs and cats, lost and found etc, and I find so many ads about dogs that are so good and so well behaved, good with kids etc, but people are selling them or giving them away for various reasons. Ads for puppies, purebred, designer, or mutts. Ad's for whatever different reason for people getting rid of animals. I don't think that people nowadays realise that animals are not just indespensible objects that you can just get rid of when you feel like. I work in a local shelter and I see so many animals come and go for different reasons and it pains me to see the ones where people just didn't think before they went ahead and bought that cute little puppy, or people that "just don't have the time to work with" the young dog that won't listen to them, or people that believe that getting their dog spayed or neutered is mean or taking away their manhood or not fair or whatever pathetic reason you give. The over population of animals is not going to stop until people realise that there doesn't need to be any more puppies or kittens coming from dogs or cats that shouldn't be bred in the first place, either because of health or temperament issues, not to mention they are just adding to the over population. millions of animals are euthanized every year due to overpopulation, shelters can't keep animals forever, there should be some sort of laws on breeding, and spaying and neutering and animal ownership.
Please share your views on the subject of animal ownership, spaying and neutering. |
I got a dog from the Humane Society...A beagle. I've had her almost 2 years now. It's taken a lot of time to get her adjusted to a new environment. She has become a good dog. She was spayed when I got her. I agree on the spaying and neutering. There is an overpopulation of animals and people don't seem to understand that and they just keep breeding and breeding these animals and then sell them for money or try to sell them for money. If they can't get the money, they end up at a shelter in hopes that they will be adopted because the breeders can't keep them. I don't understand what goes people's minds most times. I had a Pomeranian and 2 years ago today, I had to have her euthanized because she had cancer. She was 8 years old. I got her as a puppy and she was a wonderful little fur baby. Animals are a responsibility and they become attached to humans like everyone else.