Wow... I must've hit a soft spot! LoL

About the only thing that could ever make me give up my babies is if there was some sort of medical condition which absolutely, under no circumstances allowed me to have my animals. But even then, I'd probably try every drug known to man before finally giving up. There are more and more places that are putting up breed restrictions. Which, to me, is just ignorance. At work, at least a handful of people who knew I got Arthur (a rotti pup) gave me the "Gasp! Aren't they violenT?!" response. And I know it's because of him that the place we're in now is probably going to be the last place we'll ever rent. We're already looking into a bigger place to BUY so we have enough room for the monster he's gonna grow into, plus the other 2 dogs and 7 cats. (The kittens are doing great, btw. I'll get more pics soon!)

Having pets is a bigger responsibility than most people realise. It's not just a matter of walks, feeding and cleaning the litter box. You have to think long term. To me, there's nothing more heartbreaking than going into a shelter and seeing a 10, 12, 15 year old dog sitting there because the family moved and didn't take her with them.

Too many humans just leave me scratching my head in wonder.