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In reply to the discussion: I hope everyone who thinks it's OK to "just breed her once" or "just buy one dog" reads this all the [View all]wickerwoman
(5,662 posts)but shit happens in people's lives too.
It's possible to lose your job and have to move to a new city and not be able to find a rental property that will allow pets. It's basically impossible in some places to find an affordable place period let alone one that allows cats or dogs. If it's a choice between being homeless and keeping your dog... well... that's not really a choice for most of us is it, especially when you throw kids in the mix.
I was unemployed/marginally employed for four years, had to move four times to four different cities. I was very, very lucky I could find a relative who could take in my cats and who ultimately adopted them. None of the cities I moved to had affordable rentals that would take pets.
Both of the cats got sick as well. I spent my last dime on surgery for one of them once but it was a shitty, shitty position to be in and the last thing I needed was vets trying to shame me into putting myself at risk for the sake of my pets. I love the hell out of them, but there's a line and (barring abuse or neglect) that line is up to the owner who is facing consequences like homelessness or not being able to afford food or medicine for themselves, not the vet.
Some of those people dropping off dogs and cats are doing it as a result of the most heartbreaking decision of their lives. Do they really need to hear the graphic detail of what comes next?