A Poem...for all to read!!
Now this poem is about cats but it surely can mean the same for dogs too. Don't you think this poem is so TRUE !!!!
Kitty Ditty by Tom Browe
Once upon a time,
far, far away,
Lived a cat,
Without a spay.
Litter after litter,
She did bear,
Owner dumped each litter
Just any old where.
Soon the neighborhood,
With kittens did abound,
All the colors of the big
Old tom seen around.
One simple visit,
To any local vet,
Would save many
Little lives I bet!
Spay & neuter your pet!
So what do you all think of that! Very true and I wish this poem could reach all the owners in this world that don't do as they should. I always liked how Bob Barker from the Price Is Right would say after every show to spay and neuter your pet. Do you guys all remember that or is the crowd here on the young side?? But anyways I thought this poem was great and I wanted to share it all with you.
OK, I had remembered that I had saved this letter a long time ago ( we're talking 10 years ago) and I loved the letter so much that I made a copy of it and saved it. Here is the letter stated by a woman that I had worked with. I believe this letter was in the local newpaper too. Here it read....
Bad For Animals
"Why do people have animals that they don't want? What kind fo life does a dog have when he is tied to a doghouse all day? The dog can't tell you how cold and lonely he is. If he wraps his chain around trees and brush, he's stuck for the day, maybe all night because no one can take a minute to check on him. If he tips over his water dish, or if the water freezes, he goes without water all day. If the weather is frigid and his chain is caught around a tree, he spends the night with no shelter, shivering and cold.
If he barks, he hears an angry voice saying, "Shut Up!" A human touch, a pat on the head is a rare treat, and yet he loves his keeper, unreservedly. How he would love some exercise to be able to run free from the rope or even to go for a walk on the leash but that will never happen. Every day is the same - those long hours of boredom and cold and thirst.
Wake up pet owners. You have a responsibility to your pet. If you don't love your dog, can't or won't give it some attention, please give it to someone who will. Dog's have feelings, too. They need companionship, not to be left alone day and night.
Would you want to be treated the way you treat your pet??"
Now was that an excellent letter or what?? I have never forgotten about this letter and now after all these years I get to finally use it. Not for the use of the people who are members here but just for the fact of reading it and hoping that these bad dog owners will simply "get it". Do you all agree??
[ July 26, 2001: Message edited by: purrfectpaws ]
[ July 26, 2001: Message edited by: purrfectpaws ]
