Animals

Most people know I am a 'crazy dog lady' I will admit that if I saw a trashy person and their dog on the street, I would try to save their dog and let them lay there. I was even sneaking my neighbors starving dog bologna and bought him a bag of dog food so I could feed him when they obviously weren't until they moved away. I'm a pretty cold person towards other humans, I look at it as humans have made their own choices, the dog next to them can't. I have a strong hatred towards people who mistreat animals. I am a follower of animals being a better judge of character than people. I trust those my dogs love and avoid those my dogs growl at. I am a strong believer in rescuing animals, all 4 of my dogs (2 my mom has and my 2) are all rescues and I just can't imagine paying for a puppy when there are millions of dogs everyday killed because no one wants them. If you ever want to cry, go to http://www.springfieldmo.gov/health/dogDisclaimer.html and view the animals that are currently on death row in Springfield alone! These animals are allowed 5 days, if no one claims them, they are killed!! All for getting lost?? We don't do that to humans!! I look at my dogs especially as my children, I give them the best I can. I feel bad for my dogs when they can't go outside and play or when they don't eat their dinner right away. If I'm away from home for a long day 10+ hours I worry that they will think I abandoned them.
So after all my feelings about how much I care for my animals. I cannot wrap my brain around people who just abandon their animals!! I know a girl who is in tears because she has to give up her pet because her apartment does not allow them. Did she not consider that when she was looking at apartments?? It isn't like she didn't have a choice where she lived, lots of places in town allow pets!! My mom has a dog who after 6 years his family gave him away because "he got dirty too much" AFTER 6 YEARS?? I only had Leroy 6 weeks and even though he had peed on me and kept me awake all night with his whimpering I still couldn't giie him up. And I know that in 5 years there is no way I could give him up! I also see families giving away pets because "we don't have time" than claiming the animal "needs little attention", you just said you didn't have time so how much attention does it really need?? Animals need attention, they take time! Its a commitment you made when you bought the animal. Or the economy doesn't allow me to keep my pet. I call BULLSHIT. My dogs are spoiled rotten and I still don't spend more than $100/month on both of them including vet bills. Bare bones I could feed them Ol'Roy and just get them their yearly shots, estimate they would cost me $250/year. If my job working $7/hour part time allowed me to spoil my dogs they way I do than I'm sure people who are working at least a minimum wage job full time could afford Ol'Roy.