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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.