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badgerpup

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33. One of my Caturday friends...

Mon Jan 9, 2012, 10:32 PM

Jan 2012

...was given a kitten from a bad breeder (she didn't buy him; he was a gift from somebody who didn't know better).
This kitten has all sorts of health issues and will never be a normal cat...and he is a dear sweet cuddly loving boy who is going to break both his human and his feline 'brother's' heart by dying young.

The animals the breeders produce are real, unfortunately...and even if they get a good 'forever home', they don't have a fair shake and tend to prejudice their owners about getting ANY other animal after they're gone. Who wants heartbreak?

We know that heartbreak is part of the contract...but one expects to have a bit of time with the furkid, not immediate right-off-the-bat.

I hope I'm making sense...I DO NOT condone breeders and am all for adopting shelter animals (two of mine are rescues; the other two adopted ME).

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Please, please, please do not breed or buy while shelter pets die. [View all] Walk away Jan 2012 OP

Thanks for this plea. phylny Jan 2012 #1

both of my cats are rescues CountAllVotes Jan 2012 #2

This is important and really needs to be repeated often. Warpy Jan 2012 #3

I couldn't agree more Warpy! CountAllVotes Jan 2012 #4

One of my Caturday friends... badgerpup Jan 2012 #33

several years ago I adopted a dog CountAllVotes Jan 2012 #35

Spay and neuter is the solution! roody Jan 2012 #5

Your title is flame bait. ceile Jan 2012 #6

It's amazing to me that anyone would think that advocating adoption... Walk away Jan 2012 #7

I love your title. Curmudgeoness Jan 2012 #13

This IS the place to advocate for the animals. roody Jan 2012 #16

I agree with you... joeybee12 Jan 2012 #31

Your title is perfectly fine. hamsterjill Jan 2012 #36

It's not a bit inflammatory, esp. to one who has worked to save and rescue animals from high-kill japple Jan 2012 #12

Every animal I have ever had was in immediate need of a home Coyote_Bandit Jan 2012 #8

There is nothing glamourous about the county roody Jan 2012 #17

The majority of people know Coyote_Bandit Jan 2012 #20

Over the last 10 years we have had 7 cats (of which we still have 5). Mac1949 Jan 2012 #9

All my animals are rescues. wildeyed Jan 2012 #10

Totally Agree! nt avebury Jan 2012 #11

Well said! RavensChick Jan 2012 #14

Elsie says: astonamous Jan 2012 #15

A shelter pet isn't for everyone TorchTheWitch Jan 2012 #18

Then I hope that you thoroughly research any breeder that you avebury Jan 2012 #19

Of course, that goes without saying TorchTheWitch Jan 2012 #26

While I have always taken in animals in immediate need of a home Coyote_Bandit Jan 2012 #24

The only dog we ever bought was a 3 month old Weimaraner. michaz Jan 2012 #25

Oh my. 99Forever Jan 2012 #21

"What the heck, eh?" Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #27

Of our last six cats (over 15 years), three have been from shelters, madinmaryland Jan 2012 #22

We've never bred or bought an animal, ever. Stinky The Clown Jan 2012 #23

I've always gotten shelter pets onestepforward Jan 2012 #28

2 of my Shepherds came from the Toronto German Shepherd Rescue Society, Joe Shlabotnik Jan 2012 #29

Lost a kitty to feline leukemia... badgerpup Jan 2012 #34

Though I am partial to German Shepherd dogs, I agree with you. PotatoChip Jan 2012 #30

I have a co-worker who recently took in her niece, great-niece, and three dogs. avebury Jan 2012 #32