Throwaway society
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That's no surprise. One of the veterinarians in the town I live in is known for doing a substantial number of euthenasias prior to Christmas every year. The reason? "The kids are bored with our <insert-current-pet> so we're going to buy them a <insert-new-pet>." :wtf: :mad:
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delete this;Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
One of the veterinarians in the town I live in is known for doing a substantial number of euthenasias prior to Christmas every year.
Of the pets or their owners? :mad:
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Gary R. Wheeler wrote:
One of the veterinarians in the town I live in is known for doing a substantial number of euthenasias prior to Christmas every year.
Of the pets or their owners? :mad:
Hopefully the owners.:)
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My wife has bought my daughter dogs, rabbits, you name it. I've put a stop to it, but I've always been the one who looked after them. I gave the dogs away to good homes, and I bought the rabbit a huge hutch, so it has some level of comfort, despite not being played with. I can see less responsible parents just throwing away unwanted pets. It's still disgusting, but I am not surprised at all. :(
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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How uncivilized. Back when I was a kid, we just took unwanted pets out back and shot them. Although, I suppose hamsters could have just been fed to the cat.
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Christian Graus wrote:
I bought the rabbit a huge hutch
Good idea, its needs a lot of room when you fatten it up for cooking.
Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception
We have sheep for meat, I have no problem with that. Don't like rabbit, tho.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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We have sheep for meat, I have no problem with that. Don't like rabbit, tho.
Christian Graus - Microsoft MVP - C++ Metal Musings - Rex and my new metal blog
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Always the popular post Stan, you must have a record unequalled even by Kyle.
Truth is the subjection of reality to an individuals perception
Damn! I can't believe no one found any humor in that. I laughed my ass off when I wrote it.
Modern liberalism has never achieved anything other than giving Secularists something to feel morally superior about
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Damn! I can't believe no one found any humor in that. I laughed my ass off when I wrote it.
Modern liberalism has never achieved anything other than giving Secularists something to feel morally superior about
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In a society where money is something you pay back tomorrow and reality TV is considered 'social commentary', I suppose it is no shock to find people throwing out their live, unwanted pets in the trash. I do find it shocking though. Very. X| Hamsters thrown out with rubbish[^]
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In a society where money is something you pay back tomorrow and reality TV is considered 'social commentary', I suppose it is no shock to find people throwing out their live, unwanted pets in the trash. I do find it shocking though. Very. X| Hamsters thrown out with rubbish[^]
Ðavid Wulff What kind of music should programmers listen to?
Join the Code Project Last.fm group | dwulff
I'm so gangsta I eat cereal without the milkMy wife and I do a lot of volunteering with Sheltie Rescue in the Dallas-Ft Worth area. It is appalling at what some owners do to their pets. They will take them to a new vicinity and dump them oout of their cars. Most of the time it's because the pets are either unwanted or have a medical problem (which in many cases is very minor). We have dogs that come in all the time that are heartworm positive. People won't even do the basics to keep their dogs healthy. I've seen dogs in such bad shape that they are not able to be saved. And this goes for just about all breeds. Almost every breed of dog has a Rescue group that does their best to save as many dogs as possible and then place them with responsible new owners. The questionnaires adopters have to fill out is worse than filling out applications for credit! And there are inspections done of the prospective new home for the animals. Plus the new owners must agree that the dogs will be inside dogs and not kept outside. There are a lot of ex-dog owners who deserve to be whipped for the way they have treated their animals. The most amazing thing of all is how rapidly most of these dogs adapt to their new surroundings. And that they are still capable of returning love after the way they've been mistreated.
John P.