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Sometimes(sorry: too often), it seems that the people don't really realize that to have a pet is an enormous responsability (financial and emotional) and not so big than to have a child of course but....It's why I think they must be punished where it hurts: the purse! (a law which fine them seriously!)
Agree with everything except the fine. Sometimes people have to choose between their childrens welfare and that of a pet. kindess thing to do would be put them down, if they can't fine a good home for them.
I think Francisca is saying the fine is for people who simply abandon the animal on the street - not people who take them to a shelter
Taking pets to a shelter (pound) is the same as putting them down, only it will be done by a total stranger.
Several MILLION unwanted pets are killed every year in this country in shelters and 'dog pounds'.
People should NOT ever even get a pet if they are not ALREADY committed to taking care of that pet REGARDLESS of their circumstances.
People don't leave children behind when they move or when they are bankrupt or when they are displaced, but they leave pets behind ALL THE TIME in that circumstance.
In too many cases, pets are treated like inanimate objects - a piece of furniture or and old pair of shoes. When a pet owner faces 'problems', the pet is discarded, thrown away.
If a person cannot make a LIFETIME commitment to owning a pet, they should never get one - period.
Hurricane Katrina - tens of thousands of pets were LEFT BEHIND when people evacuated the gulf coast. Most of them drowned or otherwise died (started, dehydrated).
I know of one horrible story - a relative of a coworker of mine left the coast but left their lab in the house in one of the rooms with some food and water. Their house was totally engulfed with water and the dog was left to DROWN.
Again - people treat pets like pieces of furniture - nice to have until they wear out a little or until it is 'inconvenient' to keep them.
Totally and completely irresponsible and ignorant ...
Bubba
The rescue groups who use foster homes are much better than the shelters
We support several in our area
The pets get to live in an actual home until adopted
Yes ... I have worked in rescue in my area for over 8 years now.
Our 'city' shelter is horrible - so horrible, in fact, that we have formed and activist group to bring attention to it. We are getting some results.
Many rescue groups in this area get all of their rescues from local shelters - they are always full because they can fill slots (successful adoptions) any day of the week with adoptable strays from the area shelters.
The overpopulation and owner irresponsibility problem is HUGE in this area (Memphis), and dogfighting is very pervasive and the authorities turn a blind eye more than they attempt to prosecute.
It is VERY frustrating, but our new 'activist' group has decided that enough is enough and we will continue to keep attention focused on the problems until something REALLY is done about them.