I won't flame either of you...I too have rescued...and quite honestly it was families that let go of their pets in my area. I was overrun with senior horses and ponies here for a while!
I know college students and military personnel who plan ahead and take care of their pets needs.
I have discovered that it is where your rescue is located logistically that has to do with what you see coming through and from where they come from.
Live in a college or military area and you will see them come in from college and military people.
Live in a rural area like me and you see them come in from farm families.
Live in a city and see them come in from city folks.
Live in an affluent area and see them come in when they don't match the decore anymore.
In my humble opinion you can not make across the board generalizations about who should and who should not have pets.
All kinds of people in all kinds of situations give up their pets. If we start to judge by where they work, or live or by the type of job they have... the next thing you know it would be narrowed down to only 'single females with red hair' can have a pet...understand where I am going with this?
The BEST that we can do is educate, educate, and oh! Did I mention, EDUCATE!
Teaching people from all locations and all walks of life that companion animals are a life time commitment is the answer.
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