On 2018-05-11 3:27 AM, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> On Thu 10 May 2018 06:26:42p, Ed Pawlowski told us...

>> Simple solution. I buy the dog food, he takes care of them, they
>> are fun when they visit. Win-Win-Win
>>
>>
>
> We were in somewhat the same situation for a while when a close
> friend became widowed and also lost her income. We Bought food and
> treats and toys for her two dogs until she was able to get on her
> feet again.
>
> We have four cats and can easily afford to care for them. However,
> we have considered what we would do if we ever fell on hard times.
> There's no question that we would do less for ourselves and make sure
> that our cats suffered no changes.

There certainly are people who find themselves in hard times and can no
longer afford to care for their pets. AAMOF we recently acquired a cute
little guy whose former owners have health problems and who are so broke
they are having trouble paying their rent. It's nice there are people
like you and Ed who are willing to help out.

I admit that I had a brain fart when I replied to Sheldon. He wrote
shelter and I mistakenly read food bank. My opinion stands regarding the
food bank. While there my be people who find themselves in hard times,
let's not pretend that there are are not people who go out and acquire
pets they cannot afford to care for. A prime example would be the
street people who get a dog to pose for pity donations. Those people
are free to spend their lives begging for cash for drugs and booze, but
the dogs deserve better.