Posted on 11/26/2008 5:36:28 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
Furry signs of a down-trending economy peer dolefully from every kennel at the Broward County Humane Society shelter in Florida and hundreds of others across the country.
This dog was abandoned when his family lost their home to foreclosure, officials say. 3 of 3 Bentley, a 3-year-old Lhasa apso, was given up by his owners because they just couldn't afford to keep him any more.
Tinkerbell, a sweet, docile house cat, was surrendered by her owners after they found out that they had lost their home.
With foreclosures disrupting life, from the family house down to the dog house, and as Americans toil through a tough economic landscape, some of their pets face an even bleaker future in the pound.
"People lose their homes and have to move to apartments that don't accept pets, so they give them up," says Cheryl McAuliffe, a spokeswoman for the Georgia State Humane Society.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
This all has to do with personal responsibility. The same people who took out mortgages that they couldn't afford and will burden the rest of us with them, aren't even responsible enough to drive to a shelter to drop off their pets. What kind of ass clown leaves a dog chained in the backyard? I agree with the PP about donating time or money to this cause. Frankly, I think many of these animals are more deserving of my money then their owners.
Ain't that the truth! - Leaving a pet chained up to starve is about as low as you can go. At least the cats and dogs that get dumped out in the woods have a chance to hunt for food before they become food.
Well met. Happy Thanksgiving to You and Yours.
Bingo! You nailed it in your post.
Re: DOgs barely have 24 hours in most cases to get out alive
Man, I hate reading stories like this.
Both my fiance and myself want a dog badly, but we both work and bike on weekends and are afraid that we won’t have the time to devote to the animal. We really want one but I understand the time and effort of having a pet.....it is almost like having a child. You need to spend time with them and walk them everyday.
Re: Stories like these coming from a leftist media outlet are most likely being written to touch people’s feelings that the cold hearted government needs to give money to these folks in foreclosed homes so they can keep their pets.
Or the fact that shelters are overflowing as per post #18.
Bless you and the Mrs. Those mature cats have a much harder time getting adopted and are just as loving as a mammal can be.
We have a larger than average Malti-poo. I call it our Malti-dane. I keep telling my wife that we need to keep it becuase if things get really tough he contains a weeks worth of protien just waiting to be harvested.
People don’t understand just how many unexpected ramifications the downturn will have. Abandoned pets, domestic violence, divorce, crime, murder and, ultimately, what ended the GD - war.
>>Saving one dog will not change the world... But, surely, for that one dog the world will change forever!<<
Yes, but they are really not that bright. They cannot fully appreciate it.
There is a reason they are called “dumb animals”. Some are smarter than others, I grant you, but if you want to see REAL intelligence and self-awareness, train a human child. You can teach them to do almost ANYTHING!
Right now I am petless. Can’t change that til spring. My dog had to move in with my son and family. All my cats and dogs down through the years have been throwaways. I have a friend that has three rescue dogs right now. She and hubby have had other rescue dogs. One sadly had to be returned, but in this case is not adoptable but will not be put down.
She collects supplies to take to her rescue shelter- old towels, birthday money spent on supplies needed-
She also donates supplies to her local vet.
The rescue places I know about are privately funded and use volunteer workers.
Pick an hour or two a week/month and volunteer- lots of need. Some people just spend time playing with the animals.
Happy Holidays!
Re-Yes, but they are really not that bright. They cannot fully appreciate it.
There is a reason they are called “dumb animals”. Some are smarter than others, I grant you, but if you want to see REAL intelligence and self-awareness, train a human child. You can teach them to do almost ANYTHING!
I think you missed my point entirely!
I was just trying to say that changing the world for an animal, although not a bad thing, is not as productive as changing the world for a human being, which is created in God’s image, is self aware, and spiritual.
We raised 3 adopted children and at the same time nurtured dozens and dozen of pets. Do you think that doing one keeps people from doing the other?
There are skid row bums in Los Angeles, living on the streets, who manage to feed their dogs on a daily basis — and lots of people are using the “losing our home” excuse as a reason to turn in their animals to shelters and rescue groups without incurring the wrath. In L.A., the shelters generally ask no questions and are not judgmental, but rescue groups make people feel like criminals for turning animals in — perhaps this housing crisis has softened these zealots’ views?
Things may be different elsewhere, but here in CA there are laws forcing property owners to accept animals in their rental units, just as they have for a long time forced owners to accept children.
There is really no excuse here for not taking an animal (one animal per unit is permitted, if not more) into an apartment/other rental unless that pet owner simply does not want to continue owning the pet and paying for its care.
In Los Angeles County (at the least) it is a FELONY to tie an animal to a tree and abandon it for someone else to find. Of course, the trick is to find and arrest the people who do this.
Don’t forget....God made all creatures.....including the dog.......and they make wonderful loving companions to many......they offer something very special too...unconditional love. You can have the worst day ever and come home to your dogs and they will wag their tails and be so happy to see you.....not every human is that way....
Happy Thanksgiving.....
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