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KurtNYC

(14,549 posts)
38. Abandoning a 4 month old puppy is abuse
Sat Mar 16, 2013, 08:30 AM
Mar 2013

The number of dogs put down annually in the USA is unknown but Canada keeps records and they kill over 5 million a year (!) so I really think even the 11 million number is low.

I think there should be a written test, much like the one for a driver's license, that you must pass before you can own your first dog. People see 2 episodes of Cesar Milan or they watch Marley & Me and think it is all fun and that they are instant experts.

Dogs would do anything for us but what we do to them collectively as a country is criminal.

No one should ever give a dog as a gift because having a dog is a commitment, a big one.

And btw a big F-U to Paris Hilton for making teens think a living creature is a fashion accessory.

Spay and neuter.

That's the saddest dog I think I've ever seen. Auntie Bush Mar 2013 #1
Oh, my. tilsammans Mar 2013 #2
If this could go viral, imagine the difference it would make. Joe Shlabotnik Mar 2013 #3
I take the point, wickerwoman Mar 2013 #4
Then there are my former neighbors, who got rid of their puppy after six weeks Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2013 #5
We had to leave a dog behind once Scootaloo Mar 2013 #24
Kick Mz Pip Mar 2013 #6
In many communities, there aren't enough dogs in shelters for all the people who want them. pnwmom Mar 2013 #7
Just because some areas have been very successful and are able to help out dogs from Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #27
Where do you think most dogs in shelters come from? pnwmom Mar 2013 #62
Most dogs at my county's shelter roody Mar 2013 #77
Well then obviously this is a liberal plot to undermine the breeding industry. Egalitarian Thug Mar 2013 #42
I know right? BrotherIvan Mar 2013 #69
I'm very active in pet rescue and "empty" must be an absolute anomoly BrotherIvan Mar 2013 #45
Petfinder may offer transportation from a distance, but I wouldn't want to adopt a dog pnwmom Mar 2013 #63
So at least now you're being honest that you are pushing this in order to justify your own decisions BrotherIvan Mar 2013 #68
What have I said that is not true? n/t pnwmom Mar 2013 #74
your first article is 10 years old Kali Mar 2013 #53
Here's one from a month ago. pnwmom Mar 2013 #64
Responsible breeder is an oxymoron. roody Mar 2013 #78
Where are the millions of euthanizations roody Mar 2013 #75
Many more euthanizations are cats than dogs, for one thing. pnwmom Mar 2013 #76
Millions of adoptable dogs are euthanized yearly. nt roody Mar 2013 #92
Do you have a link for that? nt pnwmom Mar 2013 #95
Try this one. roody Mar 2013 #96
Try this one. roody Mar 2013 #97
Before you buy from a breeder, please consider MsPithy Mar 2013 #85
I am aware of breed rescues, and I will consider them. When I looked last time, though, pnwmom Mar 2013 #86
I agree with the entire point being made in this post, but. MadHound Mar 2013 #8
Absolutely. And there ARE shelters that don't euthanize animals after Th1onein Mar 2013 #10
I paid to have one of my dogs put down at a veternarian, just like the others when they Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #28
I agree with you to a point.. sendero Mar 2013 #37
Heartbreaking. People need to understand that they are bringing a sentient being into their Flatulo Mar 2013 #9
Thank you. SheilaT Mar 2013 #11
In recent decades spay and neuter campaigns have caused such a significant drop in unwanted dogs pnwmom Mar 2013 #13
I have read of dogs being sent from SheilaT Mar 2013 #16
Cats are in a different situation. For whatever reason, there is more of an excess of cats. pnwmom Mar 2013 #17
Oh, absolutely. SheilaT Mar 2013 #19
Have you read about how dogs connect better with human body language than most apes do? pnwmom Mar 2013 #21
I had a little Pomerainian that used to do that eye thing. She loved bananas and when Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #29
Hah! It shows she had some concept that you could think, too. pnwmom Mar 2013 #39
Given that dogs have lived with humans SheilaT Mar 2013 #41
I've had amazing eye contact with all my kitties over the years. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #44
Cats are more successful ferals, for a number of reasons. Scootaloo Mar 2013 #23
We just adopted a 9-year-old cat from a no-kill shelter. Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #18
In New England, many of the "rescue" dogs come from the south--Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas--and MADem Mar 2013 #52
My brothers dog came from Georgia after all the storms... some yrs back. Historic NY Mar 2013 #65
northern generally states pick up the overflow from the south and south west bettyellen Mar 2013 #99
"...spasming or defecating on themselves.' savannah43 Mar 2013 #56
Umm, I said I've never witnessed that SheilaT Mar 2013 #67
Good for you TuxedoKat Mar 2013 #61
I euthanized two of my cats OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #100
What bothers me is that some of the "no-kill" shelters are SheilaT Mar 2013 #102
I have to believe OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #103
Some people seem to think SheilaT Mar 2013 #104
I agree OwnedByCats Mar 2013 #105
I've adopted two dogs from the shelter XemaSab Mar 2013 #12
Also, I wonder if it's not that people dump dogs when they're no longer puppies XemaSab Mar 2013 #14
Perhaps after enough time they will get along. SheilaT Mar 2013 #15
It depends on the cat, though. A lot really do prefer having a kitty companion..or 2 ... or 3 ... Arugula Latte Mar 2013 #50
Kick! Heidi Mar 2013 #20
How sad. laundry_queen Mar 2013 #22
I would tell your local newspaper about their adoption process. When I got my last dog Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #31
I had to give up a lab/rottweiler mix once. Flying Squirrel Mar 2013 #25
Right. Go to petfinder dot come and just keep calling every name on the list. My allergy Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #32
as the economy sucks DonCoquixote Mar 2013 #26
You can now get food stamps to feed your dog. Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #34
This is so very tragic and sad, not to mention preventable... PotatoChip Mar 2013 #30
The people behind me left their beautiful white cat behind when they moved. I did not know Maraya1969 Mar 2013 #35
du rec. nt xchrom Mar 2013 #33
And there is this attitude.... Eleanors38 Mar 2013 #36
Abandoning a 4 month old puppy is abuse KurtNYC Mar 2013 #38
YES!!!!! BrotherIvan Mar 2013 #48
Thank you for being so humane. narnian60 Mar 2013 #51
Thanks! BrotherIvan Mar 2013 #55
"Friends of Animals" will sell anyone a really inexpensive certificate for very low cost savannah43 Mar 2013 #58
^THIS!!!!!!! Marrah_G Mar 2013 #57
Does Canada have successful spay and neuter programs? pnwmom Mar 2013 #60
You must be a backyard breeder or a puppy mill owner BrotherIvan Mar 2013 #70
No, but I did buy two puppies from responsible breeders pnwmom Mar 2013 #73
I do think you are part of the problem. yewberry Mar 2013 #89
People have to buy dogs from shelters, which disguise their prices as "fees" pnwmom Mar 2013 #94
This is utterly ridiculous. yewberry Mar 2013 #98
No, I was never refused, although there was a time pnwmom Mar 2013 #101
Went to the FB post and shared it on my page..... Very sad. peacebird Mar 2013 #40
its disgraceful how we treat companion animals Mosby Mar 2013 #43
Making a donation today because of this reminder Faygo Kid Mar 2013 #46
Thanks for the inside info. AnnieK401 Mar 2013 #47
K&R n/t OneGrassRoot Mar 2013 #49
We have contract with the breeder of our dog Marrah_G Mar 2013 #54
This going viral will make no difference at all - the solutions are inadequate bread_and_roses Mar 2013 #59
Here is some more current information from "No Kill Revolution" agent46 Mar 2013 #66
We like to think that by getting this out it will make a differences Pakid Mar 2013 #71
One of the most disturbing pics I've seen of a dog. How sad. I hope to get more Honeycombe8 Mar 2013 #72
Thank you. I'm glad to see that roody Mar 2013 #79
I have a slightly different view... 99Forever Mar 2013 #80
I'd say this post is really addressed at people who breed or buy animals yewberry Mar 2013 #88
I understand who it's addressed to. 99Forever Mar 2013 #90
Well, yeah, I can see it from more than one perspective too. yewberry Mar 2013 #91
Both of mine are rescues. I have always either taken in strays or had rescues. appleannie1 Mar 2013 #81
Thank you for posting this! FiggyJay Mar 2013 #82
This is gonna haunt me for quite a while. n/t Witan00 Mar 2013 #83
Why all this concern?? Disconnect Mar 2013 #84
You can only care about one thing at a time? yewberry Mar 2013 #87
Oh gosh FiggyJay Mar 2013 #93
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