Reply #138: My vet told me a story about a beautiful young puppy that got

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hit by a car and had a damaged leg. The pup needed an operation and would always have a bit of a limp, very minor, but it would walk. The owner asked the vet to put the pup to sleep because he wasn't worth the investment. The owner said the pup , who was a purebred ,was "defective and no longer perfect and he didn't "want " it. My vet was horrified and offered to do the operation for free ,if he could keep the pup. The owner refused and the vet had to euthanize the puppy. My vet has never forgotten that dog or thought of its owner with less than contempt. This is the kind of person who should never have an animal.