Yes, that is indeed one of the major issues behind the huge pet overpopulation crisis today - peoples' attitudes that pets are disposable property.
Got a chair and don't like the color? Well, just take it to the thrift store and buy another one?
Got a car, but the neighbor got a newer one? Well, just trade yours in on an even newer one ... gotta keep up with the Jones's.
Got your kid a bike and he broke it? Well, just throw it away and buy a new one.
Got a puppy and it ate the couch? Well, training is too much bother, so just take it to the pound.
Got a dog and she's getting old and stiff? Well, take her to the shelter and get a cute, new puppy.
Sad, but true. The vast number of animal euthanized in this country today will never decrease until people start to see pets as a lifetime commitment, for better or for worse.
"We give dogs the time we can spare, the space we can spare and the love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made" - M. Facklam
"We are raised to honor all the wrong explorers and discoverers - thieves planting flags, murderers carrying crosses. Let us at last praise the colonizers of dreams."- P.S. Beagle
"All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, A light from the shadows shall spring; Renewed shall be blade that was broken, The crownless again shall be king." - J.R.R. Tolkien
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I wish people would think more before they actually got a pet. Poor baby, I hope she finds a great home soon.
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