On Thu, 26 Dec 2013 20:48:06 -0000, Janet > wrote:

>In article >,
says...
>>
>> On Thu, 26 Dec 2013 12:07:54 -0500, Dave Smith
>> > wrote:
>> snip
>> I don't mind helping once in a while and I don't mind
>> >spending money to buy things to be given out, but I draw the line at pet
>> >food. If those people can't feed themselves they should not be taking on
>> >the responsibility of a pet.
>> >
>> snip
>> What follows is a rant:
>> "these people?" What a nice, all-inclusive term of scorn.
>> The homeless person and the dog on a rope are friends well met. The
>> dog was homeless too. You would deny them both companionship to make
>> life worth living?
>
> For whom? Doesn't a dog deserve a better quality of life than hunger
>and cold on a rope on the street? Pet shelters certainly think so, from
>the questions when they vet prospective owners.
>
> I've known many people who for no fault of their own, were no longer
>able to provide the needs of their much loved pet companion, and they
>were responsible enough and loved it enough to rehome it to someone who
>could (some of them, with me).
>
> Janet UK
>
The pet shelter is an admirable venue. Not all animals make it to the
shelter. Not all animals make it out of the shelter alive.
Janet US