People should stop abandoming animals

I agree...it really angers me to see people hurting or abandoning animals. It is our responsibility to care for animals, and to help them live better lives whenever we can. I have three Chihuahuas, and I would never think of abandoning them. They are loving pets, and they are part of our family. They go where I go, or I won't go. I wish I could do more to help abandoned animals, but I have a hard enough time providing for my family now. I hate those commercials on TV that show the dogs and cats in those shelters. I wish I could afford to adopt them all.

It's very sad. When you get a pet, you are making a commitment - that's how I see it. All of our recent cats were rescues, i.e. someone else's abandoned pet. Out here, there was an outcry a few years back when some retired racehorses ended up as cart horses, used by people who didn't have the resources or knowledge to care for them properly. It got reported and they were rescued, but that sort of thing should not happen.

This is a bit of a problem. There are at least 10 stray cats running around here and it is heartbreaking. I even know of someone who has three cats and a dog. She used to have four cats but one day decided that one of her cats was too antisocial for her and just left him out on the street. It was an awful thing to do and do not understand how someone can do that to a pet. At least the cat was neutured but why would you spend money to do that to a cat just to let it go roam around outside never to see it again? People with pets they no longer wish to own should do the responsible thing and find a good home for it, or at least take it to a shelter.