Posted By: alice
Posted On: 16h, 38m ago
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shelter animals
Any "saved" animal whether directly from a shelpter or not is still a
"saved" animal. Praise God for all those that take these disregarded
animals.
My family is big on "saved" animals. My dog died recently, so did my
cat. I still have my friends cat (my friend and her mom died within
months of each other)...but after that, no more for me (at least that's
what I say now).
My allergist was very displeased when my tests came back allergic to
both dogs and cats. Since I was keeping the animals she wanted me to
allergy proof my bedroom...no...my cat was not so welcoming to the new
cat, so the new cat lived in my very large bedroom. Now he has the
entire house since the other two are gone.
I love kind vets...the two animals that passed on were old, he was so
compassionate, explaining they don't live that many years unless they
are loved and well taken care of. I think they were 14 & 15 years old.
Still very sad.
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Posted By: Shar
Posted On: yesterday
Views: 32
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Whoops!
Is it me or is it the message board? My message should have said "how
many animals are abandoned" rather than how many are adopted. Not
nearly enough are adopted.
Now if I didn't get it right that time, I'm finished. Wish there was an
edit feature there.
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Posted By: Shar
Posted On: yesterday
Views: 33
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Correction to previous post
Somehow my "It's heartbreaking" comment ended up in the wrong spot.
It's not heartbreaking to see them go to a good home. It's hearbreaking
to see all of the abandoned animals out there.
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Posted By: Shar
Posted On: yesterday
Views: 34
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Support your local animal shelter
I have had several thorough-bred dogs because I love a particular breed;
however, they were adopted as adults from the breeder when their "show"
days were over. In the past, we adopted one wonderful part collie off
the street and have adopted several kittens as strays. We did adopt a
cat from the local animal shelter a number of years ago and currently I
am service as a "kitty" foster parent for a local rescue group. I
highly recommend that to everyone, although you do get attached to them
as hard as you try not to. Still, it's heartwarming to see them go off
to a good home. It's heartbreaking
PLEASE spay and neuter your animals. You can't believe how many animals
are adopted and how many feral colonies there are out there.
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Posted By: SereneMaxine
Posted On: yesterday
Views: 36
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Adopted pets
My first dog, a "dasch-ter-poo", was a gift from my sister and
brother-in-law. They lived in Montana (still do) and I met and fell in
love with their dog, Jenny. When Jenny had puppies, I wasn't told about
it. They built a crate to ship the dog to Grand Rapids, MN, but it went
to Grand Rapids, MI by mistake. Sammy finally made it to the right
place and she was the best Christmas surprise I ever had. She was a
family member for 14 years.
My second dog, a pure-bred Cocker Spaniel with a full tail, was found in
a bayou outside of Houston, TX. He was taken to the local vet's office
to have a fish hook removed and was determined to be about 6 months old.
I worked with a lady who knew I loved Cockers and she told me that the
vet had a note posted about this dog. I took him home and had to de-bug
him. I fell in love with him and his determination, since the vet
thought that Rex was likely dumped in the bayou to fend for himself. He
managed to keep away from the 'gators and water moccasins in the bayou.
I had Rex for 17 years.
I may consider getting another dog when I get settled in Montana. I
love dogs and they are great company.
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Posted By: H. Schulte
Posted On: yesterday
Views: 37
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Shelter
For me it's important to adopt pets from shelters and also adopt strays
rather than supporting breeders. My dog and 2 cats were from the
shelter and they are wonderful pets.
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Posted By: Thomas Pellitieri
Posted On: yesterday
Views: 44
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Shelter Suppoort
My wife and I support the local cat shelter where we adopted all three
of our current pets. While we'd love to adopt more, we just don't have
the room in the house for them.
This shelter has several nice policies:
1) They are a no-kill facility. They will not euthanize animals unless
they're really unable to respond to medical treatment.
2) They have a lifetime return policy. My wife and I know that should
anything happen to us, our boys would be able to return to the shelter,
no questions asked.
3) They require spay/neuter on adoptions. Kittens that are too young
require a deposit to be refunded after the operation.
4) They have a sponsorship program, where people can sponsor a
particular cat by donating up to 50% of the normal adoption fee. This
allows someone else to adopt the cat at a lower rate.
My wife and I sponsor several cats every year, usually adults who have
been in the shelter for a while. If you have a local shelter you
support, I would encourage you to suggest they start a sponsorship
program.
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Posted By: Kathy
Posted On: 2 days ago
Views: 50
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Shelter adoptions
Our family has 3 dogs adopted from the shelter. They are all great dogs
and make a great pack. We'd have more if we had the room. There are so
many wonderful pets in shelters I can't understand why people pay $1000
or more to buy a dog!
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Posted By: myself
Posted On: 2 days ago
Views: 66
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shelter
I have not adopted an animal directly from a shelter, but have adopted
"saved" animals that need a home. One was an American Eskimo dog that
was beaten as a puppy. We had him for over 12 years and sadly recently
died.
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Posted By: Perelandra
Posted On: 2 days ago
Views: 75
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Shelter pets
All our family's pets have been either from the shelter, friends, or
rescue. I would never buy an animal; it encourages greedy breeders.
And yes, there are good breeders, but with all the strays just waiting
for somebody to take them home, why would I add to the potential
problem?
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