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[lalena]

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was anybody else listening to bbc radio 2 yesterday? there was a segment about unwanted animals. over 150 canines are pts EVERY week, because new homes cannot be found, and not enough funding to pay for longer upkeep if you missed that one, heres the case that really hit me..a vet said that this lady and her young son brought in their (no more than 5, fit and healthy) dog to be pts. the reason? so they could go on holiday. how did the son take it? mummy told him she'd buy him a new puppy after the holiday! :rant: it made me feel sick to my stomach. i would very much like for microchips to be compulsory for every single pet, pedigree or not..then every last neglectful 'owner' can be traced, fined, imprisoned if warrented, and ORDERED to contribute to either medical treatment, food, staff, general maintenance. preferably ALL of those.

please, if not already doing so, make a donation to an animal shelter near you

thanks. :thumbsup:

 

[bunty williams]

People like that absolutely disgust me. And what a way to bring up a young child!

They should be banned from having kids and animals.

I'm not sure what the answer is- I just think there is so much evil in the world today and cruelty to animals just sickens me.

 

[Mark Roberts]

I personalky would like to see some sort of compusary registration sceam where by the breeder registers the litter and before they are aloud to go to their new homes they are either micro chipped or tattood the some sort of registration document be fillewd in simlar to the type we have now for cars.

that way should a dog be found wandering ect the last registard keeper could be traced and held responsible or the dog could be returned to the breeder to be rehomed, that way maybe people would be less tempted to impulse buy and the rescue centers might not be so full of abandoned dogs?

 

[~elizabeth~]

People like that absolutely disgust me. And what a way to bring up a young child!They should be banned from having kids and animals.

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The daughter of some neighbours of my parents did something similar once with their middle-aged rough collie - the brand-new retriever pup arrived when they got back :rant: . I suppose they just have a view of dogs as some sort of fashionable consumer item or kid's toy that you chuck out when it gets tatty or annoying . You have to educate people early in life to respect animals, and explain the level of responsibility they demand.

Some sort of registration scheme might help deter them, but as we've seen with Jake they often use the excuse that the cat or dog in question is a threat to the children - I've lost count of the no. of cats I've known put down because 'they went for the children' (well wouldn't you if someone kept throwing bricks at you and whacking you with any item to hand?).

 

[pamalkie]

people like this make me sick :rant: I totally agree with you Mark it is far too

easy to get a dog, then just abandon the poor thing when the novelty wears off :rant: I think that some kind of control is needed :rant:

 

[jools]

Sadly, the North West (where I am from) and the North East of England are the worst two areas on mainland Britain for the number of dogs PTS. The local stray kennels frequently get dogs in that are 'chipped, but the owners have moved without changing their details with Petlog. Chipping/Tattooing is wonderful - if you want to find your dog, however it is quite easy to change your mobile number and deny all knowledge of the dog when someone rings you if you don't want it back. Due to the high numbers of unwanted strays, no-one has the manpower to enforce it. I wish there was an answer. Anyone any suggestions?

 

[lalena]

Sadly, the North West (where I am from) and the North East of England are the worst two areas on mainland Britain for the number of dogs PTS. The local stray kennels frequently get dogs in that are 'chipped, but the owners have moved without changing their details with Petlog. Chipping/Tattooing is wonderful - if you want to find your dog, however it is quite easy to change your mobile number and deny all knowledge of the dog when someone rings you if you don't want it back. Due to the high numbers of unwanted strays, no-one has the manpower to enforce it. I wish there was an answer. Anyone any suggestions?

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one way might help : if you do move etc, but get traced then deny ownership a) forced by court, actually made to meet the animal in question- the reactions of both parties should clarify b) if they admit to prior ownership, claiming new owners are to blame, impose fine for not changing details if true, or if this cannot be verified impose a heavier fine plus costs etc!

i'm sorry, it just gets to me...on my life, i cant grasp the mentality of these people. how can you bring an animal into your home, feed it, love it, maintain its wellbeing, make it a FAMILY MEMBER...and then dump it? :blink:

 

[Mark Roberts]

precisly, make the pevious owners reponsible till they have officialy changed ownership of an animale over to another (like with Car registrations) if a charge was made to breeders to register the litters and a small charge to change ownership (like the CRIS does with Caravans) then that would go part way to funding it.

 

[fallenangel]

we ended up with our minnie cos the peoepl who had her had just spent £400 on a (proper pedigre dog) not a greyhound that wouldnt race :angry: and as they didnt wont the greyhound hurting there £400 puppy they wonted rid of her after all she wasent worth anything as she wouldnt race :angry: they said and if we didnt take her she was off to the vets to be pts the following day :angry: . All this and poor minnie was only 18 months old .

I hope the puppy chewd there houes up and crapped in there beds and thats just for starters :rant: .

theres 2 majore hand in times for dogs at rescues and pounds and there just before xmas and trhe start of the school holidays its the same every year :rant:

As with all the rst of my dog Indys off to the vets on wensday to be micro chiped its not expensive and its free if your on benifts from the dog trust or dog warden

 

[Roedeane]

I think that all breeders should be made to chip all puppies so they may be traced to new 'owner' or if that fails, their breeders. I would rather have any dog back that I had bred than it being in rescue or worse. :thumbsup:

 

[kris]

this makes me so cross,an animal is a living breathing creature with feelings too.animal cruelty is something that always gets my back up and makes me ashamed of the human race.they give us so much unconditional love, affection and loyalty,what do they get in return?abuse,cast off like an old shoe when they are old,thrown out on the streets when they get pregnant due to our own carelessness in not getting them spayed,beaten,starved and tortured.and we call ourselves a nation of animal lovers

 

[Janimal]

this makes me so cross,an animal is a living breathing creature with feelings too.animal cruelty is something that always gets my back up and makes me ashamed of the human race.they give us so much unconditional love, affection and loyalty,what do they get in return?abuse,cast off like an old shoe when they are old,thrown out on the streets when they get pregnant due to our own carelessness in not getting them spayed,beaten,starved and tortured.and we call ourselves a nation of animal lovers

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Couldnt agree more some people out there just think animals are a commodity and not think whats involved before taking an animal on.

Ive just acquired two more rabbits today to my collection because a friends daughters have lost interest in them I wish people would think twice before going out and purchasing an animal and the costs involved afterwards.

The saying is definitely true.... An animal is [SIZE=14pt]FOR LIFE[/SIZE]

 

[mazza]

Makes me feel sick when I hear of what some people are capable of. :rant:

To treat a dog as a disposable commodity is sickening. To make it worse is that these people have no compassion so their animals have probably suffered a life of neglect and abuse as well. :angry:

Surely vets would take the route of rehoming healthy young dogs that are brought in by a*******s to be pts.

 

[bunty williams]

We pop-in quite regularly to Manchester Dogs Home and it's unbelievable to think they get in up to 40 dogs a day. Makes you wonder where they all come from and has led me to gradually losing faith in human beings.

I naively used to think all dog owners were like me - a soft touch for big sad eyes-but it seems not.

All they want is a warm bed, bowl of food and daily exercise and in return they give a lifetime of unconditional love.

It breaks my heart.

 

[LVernon]

Surely vets would take the route of rehoming healthy young dogs that are brought in by a*******s to be pts.

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They should make certain with the owners that it is appropriate to rehome the dog though.

Speaking from experience, I had a dog, bitch actually, that adopted me. She’d probably been left behind by her previous owner in the complex we lived and was feral. She ended up on my doorstop after being maimed in a dog fight. Ever the sucker, I took her in and she got better and very attached to me. She hated men and disliked children. We took pains to keep her away from both. One day she bit a child. He was in her yard teasing her when it happened. She spent 10 days in quarantine at the Humane Society and when she came home she was even more attached to me than before.

Eventually we were re-assigned and had to move. I could not take her with me so I took her to the vet and requested he euthanise her. He asked if he could rehome her (she was young and healthy) and I had to say no, the dog is not trustworthy. I sincerely hope he listened to me and if I ever had to do it again, I would wait with the dog for the injection and not be such a coward.

Just another side to consider, although I agree, there are a lot of people who shouldn't own a tomato, let alone a dog.

 

[Tesa]

The saying is definitely true.... An animal is [SIZE=14pt]FOR LIFE[/SIZE]

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Sorry if this is slightly off topic guys, but I was watching footage of the New Orleans floods on the tv last week. They were busing people out of the area after the flood. There was a little maltese standing looking at the bus as it pulled away. It was a pet of nine years. Survivors were not allowed to take there pets on the buses, were made to leave them behind :angry: .

Has haunted me all week I KNOW I could not get on that bus.

 

[anslinmcg]

The saying is definitely true.... An animal is [SIZE=14pt]FOR LIFE[/SIZE]

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Sorry if this is slightly off topic guys, but I was watching footage of the New Orleans floods on the tv last week. They were busing people out of the area after the flood. There was a little maltese standing looking at the bus as it pulled away. It was a pet of nine years. Survivors were not allowed to take there pets on the buses, were made to leave them behind :angry: .

Has haunted me all week I KNOW I could not get on that bus.

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I have just seen a lady would not be evacutated until her pet and its new born puppies went with her!! Good on her!!!! :cheers:

I am ashamed to be part of the human race when I see animals hurt, miamed or neglected. :rant:

What annoys me is that if there was a registration scheme in place, it would be people who do not care about the animals that would not bother registering the animal - the local authorities can't even recover council tax properly so how would they police animal registration!! :rant: :rant:

 

[annlouise]

was anybody else listening to bbc radio 2 yesterday? there was a segment about unwanted animals. over 150 canines are pts EVERY week, because new homes cannot be found, and not enough funding to pay for longer upkeep   if you missed that one, heres the case that really hit me..a vet said that this lady and her young son brought in their (no more than 5, fit and healthy) dog to be pts. the reason? so they could go on holiday. how did the son take it? mummy told him she'd buy him a new puppy after the holiday! :rant: it made me feel sick to my stomach. i would very much like for microchips to be compulsory for every single pet, pedigree or not..then every last neglectful 'owner' can be traced, fined, imprisoned if warrented, and ORDERED to contribute to either medical treatment, food, staff, general maintenance. preferably ALL of those.    please, if not already doing so, make a donation to an animal shelter near you

thanks.  :thumbsup:

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DONT GET ME STARTED ON THIS, I CANT COPE WITH THE FEELINGS OF ANGER THAT I GET. :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant: :rant:

 

[lalena]

The saying is definitely true.... An animal is [SIZE=14pt]FOR LIFE[/SIZE]

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Sorry if this is slightly off topic guys, but I was watching footage of the New Orleans floods on the tv last week. They were busing people out of the area after the flood. There was a little maltese standing looking at the bus as it pulled away. It was a pet of nine years. Survivors were not allowed to take there pets on the buses, were made to leave them behind :angry: .

Has haunted me all week I KNOW I could not get on that bus.

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saw an article in the sun paper about that....you have to feel awful in those circumstances, having to choose.

 

[kris]

there would be no choice about this for me.if i couldnt take my dogs then id insist on staying with them.they have as much right to life as i do.theyd have to drag me kicking and screaming out of there.i think its terrible to subject traumatised people to this kind of treatment.after all theyve been through to demand that they leave their beloved pets behind can result in lifetime trauma and guilt for these poor survivors.