It dosen't matter if you don't have pet stores around... look in the newspapers, there are puppies for sale everywhere, all the time! Still stress that and to SPAY/NEUTER and to be responsiable pet owners. Someone, one day will remember your speech and it will save countless lives!

Make sure that they understand most of the owners of the pets at shelters are people that did not commit to being responsiable pet owners, did not understand what a lifetime committment to a pet is. If there were MORE responsiable pet owners, there would be no shelters.

Man, I would have no problem with that speech... I preach it all the time!