My husband and I have totaled it up and we have rescued at least two dozen fosters from the feral colony. That is over 24 kittens who went to loving, pre-screen homes, who had a chance at life. Cause the life of a feral cat is a horrific one.
And frankly, if you aren't willing to pay the same amt for an animal that you pay for yourself, you shouldn't have one. When our cat, Catbert, was dying, we spent over a grand to figure out what was wrong. When Pumpkin needed her teeth pulled cause they were rotted, it was a few hundred. Last week, our dog almost died and the vet bill was close to $400 but we paid without a word.
These animals depend on you, for everything. You are a parent to them, they are a child. People who don't respect that, there is a special place in hell for them. I can't stand people who treat animals like another material possession to be toss aside when they get to be a burden. I will seriously punch a bitch.
Sorry I got all worked up but man, it's a hot button issue. That girl in your office, I would tell her that I would put her ass down.
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Date: 2010-07-14 06:08 am (UTC)And frankly, if you aren't willing to pay the same amt for an animal that you pay for yourself, you shouldn't have one. When our cat, Catbert, was dying, we spent over a grand to figure out what was wrong. When Pumpkin needed her teeth pulled cause they were rotted, it was a few hundred. Last week, our dog almost died and the vet bill was close to $400 but we paid without a word.
These animals depend on you, for everything. You are a parent to them, they are a child. People who don't respect that, there is a special place in hell for them. I can't stand people who treat animals like another material possession to be toss aside when they get to be a burden. I will seriously punch a bitch.
Sorry I got all worked up but man, it's a hot button issue. That girl in your office, I would tell her that I would put her ass down.