Some good points have been made by various people in this thread, even if the perspectives are different, and it seems people are expressing themselves in a respectful way. That is encouraging to see. I hope everyone reads all the posts which have been made here and endeavors to understand why people feel the way they do and that certain points of view are not a put down.

I do feel sad that there are those who do not feel that they have become a part of the group here. I also feel that sad that some of the dog/cat/pet related posts where people ask for advice aren't given as much response as the general type topics are. (I'm pointing the finger at myself as well as others here.)