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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]KurtNYC
(14,549 posts)38. Abandoning a 4 month old puppy is abuse
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.
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I hope everyone who thinks it's OK to "just breed her once" or "just buy one dog" reads this all the [View all]
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
OP
Then there are my former neighbors, who got rid of their puppy after six weeks
Lydia Leftcoast
Mar 2013
#5
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
Well then obviously this is a liberal plot to undermine the breeding industry.
Egalitarian Thug
Mar 2013
#42
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
I am aware of breed rescues, and I will consider them. When I looked last time, though,
pnwmom
Mar 2013
#86
I paid to have one of my dogs put down at a veternarian, just like the others when they
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#28
Heartbreaking. People need to understand that they are bringing a sentient being into their
Flatulo
Mar 2013
#9
In recent decades spay and neuter campaigns have caused such a significant drop in unwanted dogs
pnwmom
Mar 2013
#13
Cats are in a different situation. For whatever reason, there is more of an excess of cats.
pnwmom
Mar 2013
#17
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
In New England, many of the "rescue" dogs come from the south--Tennessee, Alabama, Arkansas--and
MADem
Mar 2013
#52
northern generally states pick up the overflow from the south and south west
bettyellen
Mar 2013
#99
Also, I wonder if it's not that people dump dogs when they're no longer puppies
XemaSab
Mar 2013
#14
It depends on the cat, though. A lot really do prefer having a kitty companion..or 2 ... or 3 ...
Arugula Latte
Mar 2013
#50
I would tell your local newspaper about their adoption process. When I got my last dog
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#31
Right. Go to petfinder dot come and just keep calling every name on the list. My allergy
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#32
The people behind me left their beautiful white cat behind when they moved. I did not know
Maraya1969
Mar 2013
#35
"Friends of Animals" will sell anyone a really inexpensive certificate for very low cost
savannah43
Mar 2013
#58
This going viral will make no difference at all - the solutions are inadequate
bread_and_roses
Mar 2013
#59
One of the most disturbing pics I've seen of a dog. How sad. I hope to get more
Honeycombe8
Mar 2013
#72
Both of mine are rescues. I have always either taken in strays or had rescues.
appleannie1
Mar 2013
#81