WELL, WE TALK ABOUT CORRECT AND INCORRECT HOUSING, ILLEGAL RESCUES, AND "PUPPY MILLS" BUT NOT ADDRESSING WHY THE CATS AND DOGS ARE REALLY THERE.
IRRESPONSIBLE PET OWNERS, NOT BREEDERS, WHO FAIL TO HAVE THEIR PET FIXED IS 75% OF THE PROBLEM.
IF THEY DO NOT BELIEVE IN ALTERING, THEY FAIL TO KEEP THEIR DOG/CAT SECURED. DOGS WILL BREED THROUGH CHAIN LINK. CATS WILL TEAR OUT A SCREEN WINDOW.
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Date(s): June 14, 2017. Album by CONCERNED CITIZEN. 1 - 10 of 10 Total. 1044 Visits.
1 25% OF ANIMALS IN SHELTERS ARE PUREBREDS OR OWNER SURRENDERS. THESE ANIMALS MAYBE THE RESULT OF A PERSON DIED, MOVED, OR MY FAVORITE "DON'T MATCH MY FURNITURE".
2 THE OTHER 75% IS PREVENTABLE. ONE THING TO CONCIDER IS THAT SHELTERS ARE REFUSING THE PUBLIC FROM OBTAINING A FIXED ANIMAL (SLOTTED FOR DEATH ROW) TO ANYBODY WHO IS "BENEATH THEM". WHAT I MEAN IS THERE SHOULD ONLY BE 2 REASONS TO DENY A PERSON "NOT MEETING YOUR STANDARDS", A FIXED ANIMAL: 1. YOU KNOW THE INTENTION IS FOR A "BAIT" ANIMAL. 2. THE LAND LORD WILL NOT PERMIT IT.
3 WHEN YOU DENY PEOPLE "NOT MEETING YOUR STANDARDS", A FIXED ANIMAL, THEY WILL JUST GO TO WALMART PARKING LOT, GET A "FREE" PUPPY, AND IN ABOUT 10 MO. THEY WILL DROP YOU OFF A LITTER OF PUPPIES OR KITTENS, TWICE A YEAR FOR THE NEXT 5-7YRS.
4 WHY CAN WE NOT GET OVER NAME CALLING AND SOLVE THIS SIMPLE PROBLEM? HSUS (HUMAN SOCIETY OF UNITED STATES) ONCE TOLD ME,"PEOPLE DON'T DONATE FOR SPAYS/NEUTERS, THEY ONLY DONATE IF THE WORD "PUPPY MILL" IS USED". WELL THERE IS THE PROBLEM, AR ACTIVISTS ARE SHOWING THEIR TRUE COLORS AND IF "MONEY" IS NOT ENVOLVED, THEY ARE NOT INTERSTED.
5 WE, AS A SOCIETY, NEED TO FOCUS ON OUR TRUE PROBLEMS, NAME CALLING, UNREGULATED RESCUES/BREEDERS WITHOUT DEFINED GUIDELINES FOR PROPER CARE, AND UNALTERED PETS.
6 THE PUBLIC AS A WHOLE NEEDS TO BE EDUCATED TO NOT TREAT ANIMALS AS "DISPOSABLE". MOST IMPROPER CARE IS A DIRECT RESULT FROM IGNORANCE AND NOT MALICIOUS INTENT.
7 WHICH OF US IS A "PUPPY MILL"? THE ANSWER IS NONE OF US. WE ARE ALL PERSONAL PETS.
8 WE WERE "FREE" PUPS AQUIRED BY A FAMILY. WE HAVE SHELTER, MAYBE SHADE, BUT OUR WATER IS DIRTY, OUR PEN IS MUDDY, AND OUR FOOD WAS RAINED ON MAKING IT MUSH WITH MAGGOTS.
9 I AM A HOUSE DOG.I AM IN THE AIRCONDITIONING, CRATE IS FINE, BUT I HAVE KNOCKED OVER MY WATER, AND CRAPPED 10 MINUTES AFTER YOU LEFT HOME.
10 WE ARE HOUSE DOGS, THAT ARE PLACED OUTSIDE DURING THE DAY. WE HAVE PLENTY OF WATER, AND SHADE, BUT OUR "SHELTER" IS NOT ADAQUATE.