Truth #6: This time of year many people tend to add new additions to their homes from local animal shelters or possibly from a breeder or a pet store. Truth #6 sinks to the core of my being because I am an animal lover through and through. I have always had a pet or pets my entire life and they are as much a part of my family as any of my family members are. When they die, I grieve and I miss them terribly. They leave a hole in my heart. These are the reasons why I feel people shouldn't own pets unless they intend to treat them as family members and to love them a such. When I see animals left outside in the heat or cold without food or water I truly do not understand why a person would get a pet only to abuse it. My truth here is that people guilty of doing such things should be chained ouside without food and water and shown how it feels to live that way. So if you intend to bring that new puppy or kitten home for Christmas and you don't intend to make it part of your family, do it a favor and leave it where it is because at least it's getting fed and it's sheltered and warm where it is.
Hear, hear. The furry members of our family have wound their paws deep into my heart strings and take a piece of me with them when they leave.
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely as they do mine!
DeleteAs someone who has worked in cat rescue for almost 40 years, i thank you for saying this!
ReplyDeleteJust this past Wednesday i got to the shelter for my morning shift and someone had abandoned a cat in a carrier at the door In The Rain. I was infuriated, and so, understandably, was the cat.