As a conservative once you take the responsibility for either a child or a pet, they both are 100% dependent on you. You don’t just dump either one of them because they make your life harder.
You can tell a lot about a person in how he or she treats their animals. Same with their kids.
Our dog, who was our faithful companion, guardian, playmate and friend for 15 years, recently died from complications due to congestive heart failure and advanced arthritis. The vet thought we should put her down.
We let her die at home, where she could be comforted in her last days. She could not walk, so we had to clean her up a few times a day. We gave her pain medicine, took her outside in the sunshine to smell the cool spring breezes and listen to the birds. We petted her and cooed to her. She would get frightened from time to time when she grew short of breath, but we would comfort her.
She died in her sleep almost two weeks ago, and we buried her on a hillside where she used to like to keep watch for woodchucks, rabbits, foxes, and coyotes. She even chased a bear on one occasion, and a moose on another.
She was a mixed breed, but we loved her dearly and miss her sorely.
You also don’t show your children by example that it’s acceptable to take in a creature, earn its trust, enjoy its companionship, and then dump it in the woods as soon as you get bored with it or decide it’s become inconvenient. Fortunately the court has given this guy’s children some remedial education in this subject.
****As a conservative once you take the responsibility for either a child or a pet, they both are 100% dependent on you. You don’t just dump either one of them because they make your life harder.****
And as a conservative, it is none of the governments business what I do with a pet.