Re: pet rescue

EXACTLY!!  There should be some kind of genetic law about stupid people.  They don't get to reproduce.
   
  

Zemuly Sanders <zemuly@comcast.net> wrote:
  This goes right back to your feelings about stupid people -- they should not 
breed!
zem
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jesse Bell" 
To: 
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 8:59 AM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] pet rescue


> Hello, thank you. You don't buy a dog that grows to be 140 pounds and 
> huge, and then just decide you don't want it anymore. Do your research 
> before you buy the dog. Don't commit to an animal unless you make it part 
> of your family. AND FOR PETE'S SAKE - control your children and don't let 
> them abuse your animals. This dog has a scar on her back where it looks 
> like somebody took a screwdriver and poked a hole in her and it healed 
> wrong. They didn't take her in for stitches. Our other dog that was 
> abused has a rip in her ear about 2 inches long that was never stitched 
> up - so her ear looks split. What is wrong with people?
>
>
> Kitty wrote:
> Amazing! Bless you for taking on this big baby. A lot of people don't
> understand dogs, and worse yet, won't make the effort to even find out.
> But, I have to wonder - they were going to put the dog down? Geez, it's
> not a sweater that you snagged. Animals are a commitment.
>
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jesse Bell"
> To:
> Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 10:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] pet rescue
>
>
>> That is a really great article Kitty!! We just rescued a Newfoundland/Lab
>> mix dog that an owner took into the vet to have it put down because it 
>> was
>> "vicious" and it grabbed her son's arm. This dog is 3 years old and still
>> considered a puppy for such a large breed. After questioning this woman,
>> another lady overheard her tell the vet that she has three "rowdy" boys
>> that play to rough with the dog and she was worried that the dog would 
>> end
>> up hurting them. The lady that overhead the conversation pulled the vet
>> aside and said she would pay to have the dog kenneled until she could 
>> find
>> a good home for it because she didn't have room at her house for another
>> dog. When my husband and I went to see her, you could tell by her
>> behavior that she had been abused and treated poorly. We picked her up on
>> Saturday morning and this dog doesn't have a mean bone in her body. Her
>> "bite" on the boy's arm was a gentle warning to leave her alone. She is
>> now attached to my husband like
>> glue and whines if he goes out of her sight. She is good with all the
>> other animals and is such a gentle giant. We love her. She looks like a
>> small HORSE and takes up half the floor when she lays down, but she is
>> just so SWEET. I figured with 25 acres and access to two ponds, we had
>> enough room for this dog. Newfoundlands and labs both like water and
>> being able to run. We have that. I hate it when people are cruel to
>> animals. Makes me fighting mad.
>>
>>
>> Kitty wrote:
>> There was an article in our paper not long ago about choosing a dog. The
>> author cautioned against using breed-specific rescuers because they might
>> be
>> profiting from their mission. This prompted a letter to the editor from a
>> rescuer that detailing the huge amounts they spend on each rescue and 
>> that
>> they make absolutely no profit. Today's letter was from the local animal
>> control facility which had given the original information to the author 
>> of
>> the article. Their PR person wanted to clarify what she'd said. She
>> praised
>> genuine rescue groups wholeheartedly, but explained, "What I conveyed to
>> [the author] is that there are now some groups posing as rescues. In
>> actuality, they make a profit on the sale of the dogs and they take
>> advantage of unsuspecting consuers, donors, and businesses. Our director
>> recently contacted the AG's office to discuss concerns that reputable
>> rescues were potentially being hurt by buy-sell operations posing as
>> rescue
>> groups. The AG confirmed not only that trend in IN but an even larger
>> movement for dealers and puppy mills to register as non-profit
>> organizations."
>> She then went on to suggest reading "When is a Rescue not a Rescue?" at
>> http://tinyurl.com/ywdnhf
>>
>> Thought some of you might be interested.
>>
>> Kitty
>> neIN, Zone 5
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