hackey lad Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 40 minutes ago, Longcol said: Take it you won't mind if I take 14 hours or so to respond........................ Well she’s waited three or four days so , ok . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna B Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Animal shelters are overwhelmed at the moment. People have been giving up their pets as they can no longer afford them, and fewer people are coming forward to rehome them for the same reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz 786 Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 Every year people buy puppies as presents and come Febuary when the newness has worn off the dogs are discarded animal centres are bursting with unwanted pets please don't buy pets as Christmas presents I am a responsible dog owner and plead with people not to get them at Xmas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ECCOnoob Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 (edited) 1 hour ago, gaz 786 said: Every year people buy puppies as presents and come Febuary when the newness has worn off the dogs are discarded animal centres are bursting with unwanted pets please don't buy pets as Christmas presents I am a responsible dog owner and plead with people not to get them at Xmas! That I definitely agree with. Plus there was a surge during covid and lockdowns of people suddenly buying pets.... now they are realising as the world has gone back to normal they're expected to get back into the offices and back free to go abroad on holidays how much of a burden having a pet is. That I suspect is another big contributor to animal shelters being over burdened, not simply people's affordability. Edited November 23, 2023 by ECCOnoob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pfifes Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 1 hour ago, ECCOnoob said: That I definitely agree with. Plus there was a surge during covid and lockdowns of people suddenly buying pets.... now they are realising as the world has gone back to normal they're expected to get back into the offices and back free to go abroad on holidays how much of a burden having a pet is. That I suspect is another big contributor to animal shelters being over burdened, not simply people's affordability. I agree that too many people don’t think through the implications of having a pet. Anyone who was daft enough to get a pet during lockdown knowing that lockdown wouldn’t last forever isn’t adult enough to be responsible enough to look after an animal in my opinion. A true animal lover and responsible pet owner would never own an animal and consider it a ‘burden’. I do think it’s mostly the financial pressures of pet ownership that’s causing animal shelters to be overwhelmed now. Most people having to return to work in an office did so some time ago and there have been no restrictions on holidays abroad for some time. The cost of living crisis has continued to worsen more recently however. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FoxLady Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 22 hours ago, Longcol said: Take it you won't mind if I take 14 hours or so to respond........................ And there you go again. What an arrogant response. Please don't think I'm going to let this go. You do not brand someone a liar just because you feel a wiseacre behind a keyboard. I asked you a question in a civil manner, and expect a reply. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hackey lad Posted November 23, 2023 Share Posted November 23, 2023 17 minutes ago, FoxLady said: And there you go again. What an arrogant response. Please don't think I'm going to let this go. You do not brand someone a liar just because you feel a wiseacre behind a keyboard. I asked you a question in a civil manner, and expect a reply. You tell him , Sister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 On 23/11/2023 at 23:36, FoxLady said: And there you go again. What an arrogant response. Please don't think I'm going to let this go. You do not brand someone a liar just because you feel a wiseacre behind a keyboard. I asked you a question in a civil manner, and expect a reply. Never used the "l" word in 20 years on SF AFAIK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz 786 Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 28 minutes ago, Longcol said: Never used the "l" word in 20 years on SF AFAIK. Stop stalling and answer the question then you can both move on its better to face the truth than hide behind a lie . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longcol Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 4 minutes ago, gaz 786 said: Stop stalling and answer the question then you can both move on its better to face the truth than hide behind a lie . So where have I used the "l" word? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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