Animal Education 101

There are many people in the world that seem to think that having a "pet" is as simple as going out and getting one, pat it on the head, and let someone else train it and take care of it. And when the person who took in that "pet" gets bored or disenchanted with the animal, gets rid of it by putting it in the pound or gives it away!

WTF??? Would you like to be treated that way? Be taken into a home that you have never been in, nor know the people that takes you in. You are fed, somewhat taken care of, patted on the head once in a while, be let out when they remember, and clean your feces whenever they feel like it because they're to lazy to clean it up or take you out. Then decide to get rid of you because they've become disenchanted!

Not a good scene, is it? Well, sadly there are people who behave this way. And, yes, it is abuse. It is abuse because they are giving the animal a false sense of security. It is abuse and neglect when the person is lazy that they don't let the animal out to do its' duty. It is abuse and neglect when the person doesn't clean up after the animal has an accident and lets it sit there because it makes them sick to their stomach to clean it up! Really??? Then my question to them is this: How can you stand to wipe your own a** when you have a bowel movement??? Pretty ironic, I say! I hate to see how they cleaned up their children when they were infants!!!!

Taking in an animal is more than just giving them the basics of living. It is caring for them, loving them, and treat them as we would like to be treated. With dignity and respect. Something that seems to be lacking in the type of people that I described above. Animals become our lifetime companions. Whether their lifetime or ours. They depend on us, as much as we depend on them. And it is up to us, those of us who treat animals as more than "pets," to teach others this way of life. The fight goes on!

Xander Wolffe





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