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Hey, for all you know I might already have one. As
it happens, I don't, but you didn't know that, lol.
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, October 03, 2006 3:20
AM
Subject: Re: The Talk2 List Fw:
Notice
They're trying to say you're lonely? Go out and get a dog
already. They're trying to give you a hint. lol
Vanja Sudar
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
OK
and I'm recieving this because...?
From: "Annmarie"
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday,
September 30, 2006 6:47 PM
Subject: Notice
>
> #1
Never ever leave your pet behind when evacuating
> for ANY reason be
it a hurricane, a fire, or a man
> made disaster, even of you think
you will be back
> soon, Hurricane Katrina has taught many, that
is
> a fatal mistake (although most people have already
>
forgotten that and still did the same thing during
> Hurricane Rita)
and at LEAST 600,000 pets suffered,
> drowned and died of starvation
and dehydration when
> there simply weren't enough rescue groups
available.
> As hard as it might be to put a small or large animal
> in the car with you, PLEASE just figure out a way and
> put
them on your lap if you have to, they depend on
> you to protect them
and not chain them up to suffer
> and die. It should never and will
never have to be a
> choice between your pet(s) and your kids, you
figure
> out a way to get EVERYONE to safety, including your
>
pet who is your responsibility and also a member of
> your family,
otherwise you should not own a pet in
> the first place if you don't
see it that way.
>
> #2 Please adopt a pet from your local
shelter instead
> of buying one from a pet store. There are many
great
> pets waiting for a home but 80% end up being put to sleep
> because so many people end up buying pets that come
> from
puppy mills where the animals are tortured, forced
> to bread
24/7.
> Google.com: "Puppy Mills" and you will understand.
>
Help stop puppy mills by putting them out of business
> and help stop
thousands of animals from being put to
> sleep every day and adopt a
beautiful friend from your
> local shelter today. Most shelters have
pure breeds as
> well, but I prefer mutts myself. Just 1 adoption by
you
> will make 100% difference in the life of that pet.
>
Please also consider adopting a mature pet over a
> puppy or kitten,
mature pets are usually more at risk of
> being put to sleep and in
most cases a mature pet will
> already be house broken which is
better for you.
> And remember once you have taken the responsibility
> of taking a pet, be kind to it forever, give it a better
>
life then it previously had, in most cases it has been
> abused by a
previous owner. If you can't take the responsibility,
> don't get one
as it will hurt the pet in the long run when
> you decide you don't
want to keep it.
>
> #3 NEVER leave your pet in a place you
would not leave a
> baby in, such as a car when the temperature
outside is hot
> or cold since a car will heat up or cool down really
fast
> to an extreme temperature usually worse then it is outside
> and leaving a window cracked open wont help, its is a myth-
>
even if you think you may only be gone for a few minutes,
> those few
minutes make a huge difference on the inside.
> As well do not leave
your pet chained outside for more
> then an hour in same types of
temperatures. They have fur,
> so imagine yourself in that kind of
temperature and how
> you would feel being chained outside for hours
in it, and
> then imagine wearing a fur coat during this time- as
well
> you should remember that asphalt gets hot, so put a bare
> palm to the asphalt when it gets hot before walking your pet,
> if it burns your palm, it will burn their paw pads when they
> are walking on it so try to acclimate them to pet booties if
> at all possible when conditions are really bad.
>
> #4
If in circumstances of last resort you decide to post a
> listing on
craigslist to give your pet away, consider the
> fact that 70% of
those you get responses from will NOT BE
> with good intentions, even
if they sound and look like
> the nicest and most trustworthy folks
on the planet,
> they are professionals and know what unsuspecting
owners
> want to see. Once they have your pet because you trusted
> them when they brought "their" 10 year old kid with them,
>
your pet will very likely end up being used as live bait
> for dog
fight training, or sold to labs for scientific
> experiments, and you
will never know, you will just hope
> for the best and want to
believe you did the right thing.
> So think very carefully before
even deciding to make that
> listing, you might just decide you
should make every attempt
> possible to keep your pet with you after
all even if it does
> soil that nice new carpet a few times a day,
you are better
> of investing a few bucks and taking your pet to a
pet behavior
> specialist which will almost always solve the problem
behavior
> of your pet.
>
> Thank you for reading and
please DO take all this to heart,
> and forward this to anyone you
know that also
> owns a pet or is thinking of getting one.
>
>
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