03-25-2013, 04:30 PM
BARG.
So apparently I shouldn't trust my local humane society's website because Truffles was adopted. I'm so bummed.
While I was there I decided to visit the dogs and cats. I normally think Puggles are hideous, as are most dogs bred with pugs (I love pugs, though), but the one they had was just gorgeous and so sweet. I wanted to take her home! Pretty much all the dogs were actually very friendly and not scared at all. They had a Lab mixed with a Saint Bernard who was such a gentle giant.
I caved in the cat room and had to hold a big fluff ball who I could hardly lift xD She wasn't fat at all, just a very large cat.
I have to say I'm really glad to meet someone on the same page as me; a lot of people think I take animal welfare too seriously but I really view having pets as the same as having children. You'd better put their health and happiness above all else and understand you might need some major dollars to do so.
That family I talked about just drove me nuts with all the bad decisions they made and I realize that I actually forgot they had four dogs instead of three since I never saw the fourth one much. In one case they got rid of a rat terrier and replaced it with a new puppy of the same breed since it was attacking and killing the farm cats. Why did it do this? Because the husband thought it was funny to see him chase the cats and it ended up getting out of control.
I get that kids get into mischief and have accidents, but there was just total child neglect on their part. They live on a farm; farms are dangerous! There was one time when a very large and heavy metal door was take off the hinges and set aside until it could be worked on. As usual, the kids were playing unsupervised, and one of the boys knocked the door down on the little girl. Because they'd been in the ER so much the mom actually took her to an ER in a different town since she was afraid they'd get in trouble.
At one point the kids also got worms in their feet from not wearing shoes and stepping in manure.
There's plenty more incidents, but you get the point.
So apparently I shouldn't trust my local humane society's website because Truffles was adopted. I'm so bummed.
While I was there I decided to visit the dogs and cats. I normally think Puggles are hideous, as are most dogs bred with pugs (I love pugs, though), but the one they had was just gorgeous and so sweet. I wanted to take her home! Pretty much all the dogs were actually very friendly and not scared at all. They had a Lab mixed with a Saint Bernard who was such a gentle giant.
I caved in the cat room and had to hold a big fluff ball who I could hardly lift xD She wasn't fat at all, just a very large cat.
(03-25-2013, 02:28 PM)Beware of Cuccos Wrote: Another thing that gets on my nerves is people with no money having all these damn kids (and pets). If they don't have the money, they need to stop having kids and get rid of the pets. It's not fair to the kids, animals, or taxpayers.
Long animal/people rant Sorry about all that. I was on a roll!
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SpoilerI have to say I'm really glad to meet someone on the same page as me; a lot of people think I take animal welfare too seriously but I really view having pets as the same as having children. You'd better put their health and happiness above all else and understand you might need some major dollars to do so.
That family I talked about just drove me nuts with all the bad decisions they made and I realize that I actually forgot they had four dogs instead of three since I never saw the fourth one much. In one case they got rid of a rat terrier and replaced it with a new puppy of the same breed since it was attacking and killing the farm cats. Why did it do this? Because the husband thought it was funny to see him chase the cats and it ended up getting out of control.
I get that kids get into mischief and have accidents, but there was just total child neglect on their part. They live on a farm; farms are dangerous! There was one time when a very large and heavy metal door was take off the hinges and set aside until it could be worked on. As usual, the kids were playing unsupervised, and one of the boys knocked the door down on the little girl. Because they'd been in the ER so much the mom actually took her to an ER in a different town since she was afraid they'd get in trouble.
At one point the kids also got worms in their feet from not wearing shoes and stepping in manure.
There's plenty more incidents, but you get the point.