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The Importance of Pets |
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The
Animal Rescue Site - It takes less than a minute to go to their
site and click on the purple box "fund food for animals"
for free. This doesn't cost you a thing. Their corporate sponsors/advertisers
use the number of daily visits to donate food to abandoned/neglected
animals in exchange for advertising. Here's the web site:
www.theanimalrescuesite.com
Pass it along to people you know. Snopes.com says this is
legitimate: www.snopes.com/inboxer/charity/animalrescue.asp
- At the top, there are tabs for other charities (breast cancer,
hunger, etc...). Click on all of 'em to help them out! |
The aim
here is not that the pet should replace the contact to other human
beings. But the objective is that older people do not become isolated
but rather remain interested and active and thus also are ready to
establish contact to other people and to stay in contact with them. All these arguments are of great importance for people reaching later chapters of their lives. Since then numerous scientific investigations regarding the interactions between the senior human being and his pet have been carried out all over the world. These not only confirmed over and over again the results of that "budgerigar study" but also showed additional positive effects of pets on older people:
If you know of a senior that could use a friend, please consider adoption. These pets need love, companionship and attention no different than the rest of us. They are there in most cases because either no one wanted them any longer, or were dumped having been through a horrific ordeal.
Did you know that when a dog is rescued from the pound (instead of purchased from breeder or pet shop), he/she knows its been rescued? You will never find a more loyal friend then that who knows you just rescued him/her! Isn't just this one fact alone enough to make you want to rescue/adopt instead of purchasing that cute puppy in the window who will surely grow up into an adult dog anyway? 1) About chaining or tethering your dog: Well you say "my dog is an outside dog and prefers to be outside 24/7 he has a dog house and food and my parents always did that no matter the weather conditions outside, dogs for thousands of years have been ok with that, and I work all day so what should I do?" None of these are legitimate excuse. Just don't get a dog if you plan on doing that. If you get one as a cheap alarm system, please consider investing in an alarm system that doesn't feel pain, heat or cold. They aren't that expensive and not cruel to an animal. The fact: we have domesticated dogs over thousands of years, so they are no longer as able to dealwith harsh weather conditions such as cold or heat as muchas you think. This is an old school mentality, and from many instances in history, old school mentalities must change and have changed in other areas, so why not in this one? Google the words: "chaining your dog" to get REAL facts about this horrible and cruel practice. 2) 99% of pets in this country should be spayed/neutered: Your pet is no different! Think of the misery and cruelty you will be preventing. -Some
70,000 puppies and kittens are born every day in the U.S. These alarming statistics present a good enough reason, all by themselves, for preventing more pet animal births. Simply put, the widespread failure to spay or neuter dogs results in homelessness, misery, cruelty, and death. 3) Why adopt instead of buying from pet store OR breeder: Pet stores: Dogs come from puppy mills, often with degenerative diseases that don't come out till years down the road bread in horrible conditions, mom and dads have their vocal cords cut so owners of puppy mills don't get annoyed by"annoying barking" often the barking is due to pain. New born pups are in wire cages, sometimes have their paws ripped off. Those are the pups that don't make it to the pet store. Most die in agony, and select few end up at the pet shop. Breeders: Well you say "I buy from reputable breeders" even so by buying a dog from a breeder, you just sealed in the fate of 1 dog you could have saved from a local shelter. "Well I want a pure breed dog" you say? want into any local shelter, breed rescue, on any given day and you will find a pure breed dog that was abandoned, or abused, save this pure breed dog! -"Well I want a puppy because puppies are so cute, and i want the puppy to know me from a young age..."Plenty of puppies at shelters who are put to sleep every single day because you just bought one! And don't forget, puppies grow up very fast, so if you are not in it for the long haul, if you only like dogs when they are puppies, please spare the dogs any future torture, and just don't get one. Its the hard, but responsible thing to do if you are deep down inside a good person. Did you know that when a dog is rescued from the pound (instead of purchased from breeder or pet shop), he/she knows its been rescued? You will never find a more loyal friend then that who knows you just rescued him/her! Isn't just this one fact alone enough to make you want to rescue/adopt instead of purchasing that cute puppy in the window who willsurely grow up into an adult dog anyway?
I'm very passionate about caring for animals and why, along with my neighbor Sharon, formed the Pet Awareness Committee for our neighborhood. Adopting from an animal shelter is a great idea. All pets are thoroughly examined by a licensed Veterinarian, neutered or spayed, and given all necessary shots making them healthy, happy little animals who just need a good home, with LOTS of love!
Thank you! Cheryl CulbertsonOwner/Founder Elder Options of Texas
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