Comments on: Pet Owner Responsibility http://blog.blondelibrarian.net/archives/2004/04/pet-owner-responsibility/ It's all about me and my pretty hair! Wed, 19 Nov 2008 13:51:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Nina http://blog.blondelibrarian.net/archives/2004/04/pet-owner-responsibility/#comment-40 Nina Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://blog.blondelibrarian.net/archives/2004/04/pet-owner-responsibility/#comment-40 I think people who are mean to animals are selfish. I don't think they should be allowed to have them. It is like taking children for adoption, the same should apply to people who wants to keep animals (of course with different set of parameters). Not everyone should be allowed to have them if they are not aware of the need to respect them as living beings. I love animals but don't keep any pets because I am not sure I am capable of catering for their needs in the best possible way. I think people who are mean to animals are selfish. I don’t think they should be allowed to have them. It is like taking children for adoption, the same should apply to people who wants to keep animals (of course with different set of parameters). Not everyone should be allowed to have them if they are not aware of the need to respect them as living beings.

I love animals but don’t keep any pets because I am not sure I am capable of catering for their needs in the best possible way.

]]> By: Tracey Marshall http://blog.blondelibrarian.net/archives/2004/04/pet-owner-responsibility/#comment-41 Tracey Marshall Wed, 31 Dec 1969 18:00:00 +0000 http://blog.blondelibrarian.net/archives/2004/04/pet-owner-responsibility/#comment-41 I could not agree more. One thing that I really found culturally disturbing moving here (and by "here" I mean a FARM, not Sweden...I grew up a city girl, that's for sure) is the farm animals--but I don't mean the livestock. There are SO many cats! My boyfriend explained that you just can't account for them all--meaning no one can afford to spay/neuter them all. We adopted one of the kittens last year, our adorable Ozzy, and the moment he was old enough, we had him neutered. It's a small step, I know, but to me the math is more on the side of taking care of the males first. I can only hope that in 10 years we will have made a significant impact on the population. I could not agree more. One thing that I really found culturally disturbing moving here (and by “here” I mean a FARM, not Sweden…I grew up a city girl, that’s for sure) is the farm animals–but I don’t mean the livestock. There are SO many cats!

My boyfriend explained that you just can’t account for them all–meaning no one can afford to spay/neuter them all. We adopted one of the kittens last year, our adorable Ozzy, and the moment he was old enough, we had him neutered.

It’s a small step, I know, but to me the math is more on the side of taking care of the males first. I can only hope that in 10 years we will have made a significant impact on the population.

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