Feb 20, 2008 12:41AM GMT
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Lifestyle - Pets
Does it make you an irresponsible pet owner If you have to find a home or new living situation for your pets due to moving to a new country and not being able to take them with you?
If you had pets that you can't take with you to a new country that you're moving to, would the action of placing them in a home or a rescue center or shelter mean that you are an irresponsible pet owner?
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Answered It is irresponsible and bad pet ownership.
Too many people take animals on without thinking! It is time we as a people act with responsibility toward these animals! It is one thing to say I got a pet today...it is another to take care of, train, and own it with respect. It should be part of the decision to take on the pet in the first place. -
Answered It's not irresponsible.
When people find new homes, it is common that they find a home that does not allow pets. People, with the economy being as it is today, can not be to picky about homes. If I were to find a home that was at a reasonable cost but did not allow pets, I would buy the house. I would first see if I could possibly give my pet to a friend or family member that I would take care of him/her. If not I would give my pet to a shelter that I knew would take car of it. I would never just drop my animal on the side of the road or something. The cat that we own today was dropped out of a moving vehicle out on the highway. We adopted the kitty and today provide a wonderful home for her. -
Answered It's not irresponsible.
Moving to a new country is a big deal, and I don;t think it is irresponsible if you make decent arrangements for them. What I DO think is irresponsible is if you are doing a minor move, for example moving from one state to another or just to another place in the same city and you don't take them with you. That I think is you copping out on your duty. -
Answered It's not irresponsible.
Make sure you check out the shelter/family/ association you are leaving your pet with. If you make sure that they will treat your pet with the same love and dignity you would give them and will provide (or help find) a new home your pet can enjoy for years to come then you are following a responsible path. If you decide to dump you animal at the nearest convenient site with no regard as to what happens next, that is almost as bad as leaving them at the side of the road. If your pet is going to a shelter make sure they aren't going to be put down if they go to long without being adopted. Use a organization that doesn't euthanize its animals. -
Answered Undecided
sometimes life happens.... and the laws don't allow what you'd CHOOSE.. or they make it as difficult as humanly possible. I think that as long as you find a new loving home that you're not irresponsible. If you drop you pet off at a shelter/rescue center your pet is not guaranteed a new home (or life at all since some shelters put them to sleep after a certain time frame if they're not adopted) and that's not very responsible. -
all im sayin is yall r sittin here arguin with almost everyone on here and i just dont see why they wer postin there opinion just like you and its pointless to do thet just b/c they see sumthing differtly
and im not sayin this so "my name appears on the board" y should i care? do u honestly think im goin around to every sigle thing posted and sayin sumthing? cuz im not -
Answered It's not irresponsible.
it's definately not irresponsible. You would be putting your pets best interest first! Iresponsible would be just neglecting them and making them homeless, not giving them to someone who could love your pet, and give them all the attention it needs! -
Answered It's not irresponsible.
To move away and leave them without food and water, or turn them out to fend for themselves would make you irresponsible and cruel. To find them a new home is very responsible and sounds like a pet lover's only option. -
Answered It's not irresponsible.
I've never equated pets with people. You wouldn't do that with your children, but an animal is an animal, and reasonable care doesn't require that you treat them like people. Letting them loose in the woods would be irresponsible. -
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Answered It's not irresponsible.
No. I find thats actually quite responsible. You can't take them with you, so you give them to a place that will take care of them.Irresponsible would be if you just dumped it on the side of the road.