You'd be amazed at how many people drop of their pets in the middle of the desert here! It makes me so mad. Sometimes on Craigslist I see people giving up their pets and when people try to give them alternatives they always respond with "Well at least I'm not going to dump them off in the desert" they act as if they should be rewarded for that or something! I also see a lot of ads reading "If fluffy doesn't find a home by such a date I will take them to the desert"