tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post9104159283886772964..comments2023-09-28T06:41:43.408-05:00Comments on Fairly Odd Mother: Give Me Shelter: The Recession's Furry VictimsFairly Odd Motherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-16401941778966758802009-02-25T21:55:00.000-05:002009-02-25T21:55:00.000-05:00I'm all warm and fuzzy reading all of your comment...I'm all warm and fuzzy reading all of your comments! <BR/><BR/>Sus, thank you for your promise---you will make a dog very happy someday! Mrs. Q---abandoning pets in a park is so sad. How disorienting for them! And cold, lonely, scary. Ugh. Angela, I love your initiative! Good luck! Subspace, I find it disgusting that some people use a pet as a 'cash cow'.Fairly Odd Motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11974404093257620566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-28157223096981098212009-02-25T01:00:00.000-05:002009-02-25T01:00:00.000-05:00This is extremely sad. We got our two dogs from fr...This is extremely sad. We got our two dogs from friends who were going through a foreclosure three years ago when the market was good. I had never thought about it before then what happens to the pets when their owners go through financial hardship. <BR/><BR/>These days stories all over the place are coming out about abandoned animals and it is extremely heartbreaking. I need to find out if my area already has a spay/neuter program and how to get one started if we don't.Angelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05361162324841330233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-54329057059868306682009-02-24T20:57:00.000-05:002009-02-24T20:57:00.000-05:00Incredibly sad. Given my severe cat and dog allerg...Incredibly sad. Given my severe cat and dog allergies, I'm afraid that pets tend to hang in my peripheral consciousness. Thanks for this thoughtful reflection -- I'm going to link up to this post in a roundup. -ChristineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-91233762915921886762009-02-24T16:32:00.000-05:002009-02-24T16:32:00.000-05:00That cat room sounds like a great idea. I'm full o...That cat room sounds like a great idea. I'm full of sympathy for people who have to make tough financial calls when it comes to their pets. Our elderly dog's pill regime is at least $100 a month. <BR/><BR/>And on a slightly unrelated note, my neighbour has bred his Golden Retrievers AGAIN and is selling nine puppies for $350 each. Idiot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-20416974135909619912009-02-24T12:53:00.000-05:002009-02-24T12:53:00.000-05:00We've been noticing the same trend around here. I...We've been noticing the same trend around here. It's so sad, because it's such a vital service, and I hope that someday soon they start to reinstate the shelters and their officers.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-26868947119850030612009-02-24T11:21:00.000-05:002009-02-24T11:21:00.000-05:00This makes me terribly sad. Like your shelter, our...This makes me terribly sad. Like your shelter, ours takes in dogs from the south to adopt out, but is still overrun with cats. I want to take home every single kitty. Sometimes my son and I just go to pet the older cats and give them some love. It's the least we can do.AnnetteKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08934735163312719435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-68211595746191417822009-02-24T09:50:00.000-05:002009-02-24T09:50:00.000-05:00It's a sad commentary on the state of this country...It's a sad commentary on the state of this country when people have to choose between caring for themselves and their families or caring for their pets. I'd take them all if I could. I may have to kick out my husband (who has demanded I stop at 2 dogs and 1 cat, for now) and take in more animals. :)Chicky Chicky Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18056206889322232109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-41454273107038445602009-02-24T09:46:00.000-05:002009-02-24T09:46:00.000-05:00And, um, do people actually find hamsters at a loc...And, um, do people actually find hamsters at a local shelter? Man, I could handle those...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-69572497179244801792009-02-24T09:43:00.000-05:002009-02-24T09:43:00.000-05:00Sad. In the last few months (insanely cold winter ...Sad. <BR/><BR/>In the last few months (insanely cold winter months, mind you) there has been a huge rise in the number of stray dogs found in the state park near my home. Instead of dropping an unwanted pet at a local shelter, people are driving to the park, letting their dogs out of the car, and driving off. I can only imagine how confused and terrified these animals are. I hated these owners for not having the courage to at least bring their animals to a shelter, where they could receive proper care and have a shot at adoption. Home foreclosures, layoffs and shrinking budgets have made it difficult for people to handle another mouth to feed. I fear that with less places to go (like the MSPCA), this may be a common practice among people who no longer have the means to care for animals. <BR/><BR/>If I can get my damn allergies under control, I'd love to adopt a kitty. Or three. <BR/><BR/>On a lighter note, we counted 40 turkeys in our backyard on Sunday morning. FORTY. Our town's (underpaid) ACO has to deal with wild winged birds, deer and possum, in addition to cats and dogs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-45251431072544936872009-02-24T09:14:00.000-05:002009-02-24T09:14:00.000-05:00I promise today, to you and myself: if we get a do...I promise today, to you and myself: if we get a dog, it will be a shelter dog. Promise.Sushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00706761082755643183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35507576.post-42745011401885359512009-02-24T08:51:00.000-05:002009-02-24T08:51:00.000-05:00That is very sad. Every time I go into an animal s...That is very sad. Every time I go into an animal shelter I start crying and want to bring all the animals home. With 2 cats, 1 dog, and 2 fish tanks full of fish I'm not sure we can handle any more.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com