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AngryDem001

(684 posts) Fri Dec 26, 2014, 06:39 PM Dec 2014

PSA: Please don't give animals as Christmas gifts. [View all]

I know I am a day late, but I just wanted to say this. Please don't give kittens or puppies as gifts unless you know that the receiver is WILLING and ABLE to care for a pet. And regardless if they are willing and able, DO NOT spring it on them as a surprise UNLESS you know that they really, really want a furry or feathered or scaly friend.

I don't mean to come across as a Grinch, but too many furbabies end up at shelters over the holidays due to this very thing.

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PSA: Please don't give animals as Christmas gifts. [View all] AngryDem001 Dec 2014 OP

I hear you strawberries Dec 2014 #1

Indeed giving an unsolicited 15 or so year care obligation to someone is rather thoughtless. n/t PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #2

I love animals and think your idea is a great one. Puppies and kittens are really cute and adorable Thinkingabout Dec 2014 #3

I gave 2 pygmy goats Go Vols Dec 2014 #4

So what you're saying gollygee Dec 2014 #5

LOL nt strawberries Dec 2014 #6

Haha! AngryDem001 Dec 2014 #9

On the other hand, geese-a-laying is always a thoughtful gift. Sheldon Cooper Dec 2014 #10

If you've even heard a single geese squawking you'd know what 6 would do PoliticAverse Dec 2014 #11

While I agree with Your concept Sherman A1 Dec 2014 #7

As I stated in my post, AngryDem001 Dec 2014 #8

And be mindful that puppies and kittens are taken from their mothers and littermates LiberalEsto Dec 2014 #12

Absolutely correct. paleotn Dec 2014 #13

And it's also a very busy and stressful time of year Rhiannon12866 Dec 2014 #14

We did this once, but Treant Dec 2014 #15

Do many pEople do that ? that would be really stupid JI7 Dec 2014 #16

unfortunately, yes TorchTheWitch Dec 2014 #20

You're no grinch--great advice. bvf Dec 2014 #17

nothing grinchy about this--giving pets as though they are commodities is thoughtless and cruel. niyad Dec 2014 #18

I gave people I know a 40 ft Boa Constrictor. I starved it first. Katashi_itto Dec 2014 #19