animals

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>>how stressed out were you to need all those furry beasties?<<

What I'm trying to say is that owning pets, and treating them with love,

care, and rescpect, can improve your life. Our Maltese was given to us by a

friend who kept him in a cage 24/7 except to go to the bathroom. A stray

JRT found our home and after months of trying to find his owner

unsuccessfully, we considered him ours. The other JRT came with my step

dad. The 4 rabbits I have now are all rescues, 2 prevented from being

slaughtered, and the other 2 were prevented from being put down in an

animal shelter. My horse is a horse retired from racing who never made it

but had great owners who sold him to very nice, educated people so he'd

still have a great life to live. And I plan on getting a lab puppy this

spring for my running buddy and someone to experiance agility with. In the

spring I'm starting a rabbit rescue/adoption program in my back yard. Next

year or the year after it will be the same only with dogs. Just because I

eat absolutly no animal products doesn't turn me against all animals. They

are a part of my life, without them I don't know what I'd do.

 

Why do you think owning animals are cruel? I'm sure our animals are much

happier living with us where they have laughter, company, food, fun walks,

lots of cuddling, etc.

 

I'm sorry I keep going off on tangents, I guess I'm wondering why you guys

think it is so wrong to have pets..

[Guest guest]

Hi Sarah!

 

In my opinion, it is not wrong to have pets providing you can care for them

perfectly: Don't let your love for animals take you to the extremes where

your house is stuffed with " gremlins " , because aside from being cute and

wonderful, these creatures can present a great psychological (not to mention

financial) strain when times are rough.

I really wanted some kittens after our big cats died, but then decided not

to get any after all as I am very busy during most of my week days and doubt

I could provide them with the countless attentions that such beautiful and

intuitive animals deserve. Even more so the case with dogs. Especially if

you have a big dog, keeping him inside a house most of the day just seems

wrong to me. I wouldn't keep one unless I had a farmstead where it'd be free

to roam (cats care less - whatever they're used to, so a garden will do).

Ditto for horses. If I want to be host for an animal., it truly should be my

companion, not my mere after work stress relief, or weekend amusement. This

is harsh perhaps, and I'm not saying people who keep dogs in apartments are

heartless (I'm sure they love their doggies as much as the farmers - and

even dogs get used to different living condidtions), but I am just speaking

to myself, and asking you to make doubly sure that your compassion is not,

in the end, (completely) self serving.

 

Hugs,

 

Katt

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[Guest guest]

>I'm sorry I keep going off on tangents, I guess I'm wondering why you guys

>think it is so wrong to have pets..

 

 

yeah fine...look after rescued animals....but domestication sux...what are

you intending to feed your lap dog on?....we took in a stray, and after 2

weeks of vegetable stew he run off

 

the pet industry sux...there is so much more pleasure in chance encounters

with wildlife...otherwise we are all gona end up in a word of cats rats dogs

and cockroaches....nice!

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