"Janet" > wrote in message
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> 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.

That's not what they think here in our overcrowded shelters! They take a
dim view of people who turn in their pets when they can no longer afford
them or have to move or someone is allergic or any of the other reasons they
give.

As for a person who is homeless, chances are they hooked up with a homeless
pet too. And chances are at many of the overcrowded shelters in *this*
country, those pets will be euthanized shortly after they go in there.

Of course I am not saying that any pet should be homeless any more than any
person should be homeless, but things do happen!
>
> 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).

Then they got lucky if they could do that. But I'd be willing to bet that
most people aren't going to find someone to do that.