Comparing the mercy of putting a sick or injured animal out of its misery with this sorry wast of protoplasm beating and abusing a puppy is not a valid comparison. Some are entirely too quick to euthanize, though, out of a lack of empathy or just sheer laziness.
We’re responsible for the animals in our care; we’re their stewards. They’re part of our households and we are held to account, in this world and in the judgment to come.
You would not believe the number of people who wanted to dump elderly sick animals in our cocker rescue. Often they were already talking about the new puppy they were going to get!
I even had some call me and ask would I take their pet to the vet to be put down because they “couldn’t stand to do it”.
I tried to do the best I could in regards educating people about pet ownership and tried to work to keep the dog in the home, but some people are just too stupid and selfish. My prayer for them as I picked up the dog was Please God don’t let them get another animal.
Makes me angry thinking about it.
And people complain that rescues are picky about where the animal goes, darn right...the poor things have most often suffered enough.
I didn’t compare it. I never equated them.
I asked a question and made some observations.