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or any pet really? I simply don't understand. At least if taken to a shelter and a home can't be found the animal will humanely be put down. This precious little dog will make somebody a wonderful pet. Again I say....it's a wonder any of them trust humans at all.
I have to agree with everyone here. How do you leave your pet behind when you move? I mean you move out and leave the animal in the house? Well, that is also what happened to Spanky. He was left behind in Idaho Springs, CO. Eventually, he was rescued and nursed back to health. He was eventually put up for adoption.
His family kept him about a year before their financial circumstances changed and he was listed on Craig's List as a foster.
...here is where I came in...and as they say, the rest is history...
I don't understand the concept of not taking the pet to the new home. However, the locals shelters want $35 to turn a cat in, even if it is a stray and not your pet. I don't know what they charge to turn a dog in at the shelter.
If a family is moving because they are broke and don't have any emotional attachment to the animal, maybe they can't stretch the budget to give up $35 (or more) that they need elsewhere.
I'm a bit puzzled by the shelters charging to turn a pet in. All that does is make the irresponsible pet owner dump the pet out in the country where it is no charge to do so. Then it stops the neighbors out in the country from gathering up the abandoned animals and taking them to the shelter. It just doesn't seem like the best thing for the pet. Isn't that what the shelters are supposed to be doing? Sheltering the unwanted pet? Not pushing them away to be abandoned? Charging a fee is not going to turn an irresponsible pet owner into a responsible pet owner.
I agree and most of these abandoned animals have not been "fixed" so they can freely reproduce which compounds the problem. We all should look into the budget our local government have to deal with and how much is allocated to animal control and shelters. If shelters are charging because they lack adequate financial support that is the fault of the budget makers. If they are charging because they think it will cut down on abandonment issues they are sorely lacking in good judgement and the ability to see the consequences of these charges.
Unfortunetly this I has almost become a common thing where I live.
People leave and leave their dogs or cats behind. Some lock them up in a room or basement inside the house (with or without a bag of food, not that the food matters in the end). Some tie or chain them up out back and some simply walk away and leave the front door open so fido can come and go as he pleases from the house. It's sad wrong and disgusting.
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