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Why do people throw away their dogs like garbage?
I sometimes volunteer at the local humane society. I have been noticing
that quite a lot of dogs that get dropped off have health problems from urinary problems, teeth decay to tumors. I kinda understand if a person is in poverty and not being able to take care of the dog surrender is a kindness. But this many dogs? Seems like quite a bit are people who only want a healthy dog and once they get sick bye bye dog. The humane society tries to cure all the dogs it can. The one with urinary disease problems was cured and placed. The dog with the teeth problems also. Which is good. It tries to be a very low kill shelter - extremely sick or vicious dogs. If people treat their dogs like this what does it say about how they treat each other or their kids? Sorry hubby you are ill lets take a ride to the nursing home? Sorry son you are ill lets take you to an institution? |
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Why do people throw away their dogs like garbage?
I don't understand it either. We had a 15 year old mixed breed turned
in because he didn't get on with the new puppy. He was blind and going deaf and had arthritis. He died a couple of days after being turned in, we'd hoped one of the women working there would take him, she often took elderly dogs. He died before she could meet him. He broke my heart. |
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Why do people throw away their dogs like garbage?
On 15 Oct 2006 12:25:44 -0700, "swilliamson1983"
wrote: We had a 15 year old mixed breed turned in because he didn't get on with the new puppy. Yep, that's the kind of crap that makes me see red, too. And it happens all the time. -- Handsome Jack Morrison |
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Why do people throw away their dogs like garbage?
Handsome Jack Morrison wrote: On 15 Oct 2006 12:25:44 -0700, "swilliamson1983" wrote: We had a 15 year old mixed breed turned in because he didn't get on with the new puppy. Yep, that's the kind of crap that makes me see red, too. And it happens all the time. -- Handsome Jack Morrison I know. I wanted to kill his owners. I hate seeing elderly animals in shelters, very few people want an older dog. I'd have rehomed the puppy if one absolutely had to be rehomed. |
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Why do people throw away their dogs like garbage?
On 15 Oct 2006 14:16:43 -0700, "swilliamson1983"
, clicked their heels and said: I hate seeing elderly animals in shelters, very few people want an older dog. I'd have rehomed the puppy if one absolutely had to be rehomed. I would say that a very large percentage of the people who get a puppy and have an older dog, and have issues with them not getting along, choose to dump the older dog. It's sickening, and I've never understood how they could come to that conclusion. Of course, if I ever started to think the way that they do, I'd have something very, very wrong as well. Breed rescues are often successful at placing seniors, but mixed breed seniors have a very low placement rate. -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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Why do people throw away their dogs like garbage?
Janet B wrote:
I would say that a very large percentage of the people who get a puppy and have an older dog, and have issues with them not getting along, choose to dump the older dog. It's sickening, and I've never understood how they could come to that conclusion. Of course, if I ever started to think the way that they do, I'd have something very, very wrong as well. I truly can't understand how they can do it. How can you have a dog for years and just dump it like that because it doesn't get on with a new dog? And smile while doing it?? I know some people have valid reasons but a lot don't, the dogs just inconvenient. Breed rescues are often successful at placing seniors, but mixed breed seniors have a very low placement rate. At ours it seems to depend on the size. Tiny dogs tend to get new homes fairly quickly no matter the age or breed, bigger dogs can be waiting ages. Breed rescue doesn't seem to be a big thing over here. I know there are some but most of the ones I've found contact numbers for are in the south while I'm in the north. I'm sure most people don't even know they exist. |
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Why do people throw away their dogs like garbage?
On 15 Oct 2006 15:33:05 -0700, "swilliamson1983"
, clicked their heels and said: At ours it seems to depend on the size. Tiny dogs tend to get new homes fairly quickly no matter the age or breed, bigger dogs can be waiting ages. Yes, that's true here as well. A 10 year old Yorkie will get snatched up in a flash, where a 10 year old lab will be ignored, and most often, not accepted by a lot of shelters. I can't fathom giving up a dog I had loved for many years, but perhaps that's the issue - the people who do such things don't understand the meaning of love. -- Janet Boss www.bestfriendsdogobedience.com |
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Why do people throw away their dogs like garbage?
On Sun, 15 Oct 2006 19:17:02 -0400, Janet B
wrote: [] I can't fathom giving up a dog I had loved for many years, but perhaps that's the issue - the people who do such things don't understand the meaning of love. I don't think it has to with the meaning of love as much as it has to do with today's "Disposable Society" and some people's lack of personal responsibility. People throw away their spouses, their children, their friends, so why not just throw away the ol' mutt, too. spit -- Handsome Jack Morrison |
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