DONT get an animal if you cant keep it or take care of it! LOOK whats happening!

Some people just don't give it enough thought.The kittens are cute the puppies are cuddly,but as they grow,vets bills,kennel cost ect.In England we have a policy if you try to get a pet you are veted by the rspca ,they visit you property and see if you are likely to look after an animal ,big enough garden,big enough income ect.It is not enough just to love the animal there is a great deal or responsibilty.Things are changing over here but it still happens someone gives a way a kitten to a family.The family don't bother to get injections or the animal cut,they let it run around till it meets another cat in the same boat then there are six kittens running around and off you go again.The animal rights people decided to let mink go from a farm ,how they thought fending for themselves and mating out of control was anygood to them elludes anyone with common sense ,now we have them killing of rabbits and other small mammels that live native in the countryside.Not of the scale of your pythons or dangerous animals like you have to deal with out there but they are still a nusience.That is why we don't have any pets we like to go away for weeks at a time and it would be totally unfair to leave an animal with friends and neibours so often ,they would look after them as well as I would but animals get lonely and need company all the time.You are very good to take animals in and care for them.

i have a rule-if it can eat me,i don't need it as a pet i know what you mean.i had many waifs from across the street people had gotten as a "summer pet" (it was a timeshare place).i finally complained to animal control about their dumping and now the place has an already owned only rule. that's not fair to an animal to love a family and then be left like that. it was funny however the cats seemed to know where to go to be rescued however (me)

A very good question. My sister has taken in a lot of animals for the exact same reason as you have. People should have to have a licence to own a pet (or raise a child) just like they need one to be married, drive a car, fish, and hunt, although hunting is a bit of a bad example here, unless the hunter is going to use/eat the hunted. Anyway, I still think pet owners should have a licence.

Yeah, why do they do that? Why are people allowed to have snakes? They are protected in this country and you need a licence to have them. There should be more restrictions on people owning exotic pets - like yearly registration and certificate of disposal or return to the pet shop or even licenced ownership where you have to prove you can take care of the animal and have the appropriate home for them etc.

I don't think that any animal that is a natrual preditor, such as the kind of snake you listed, should be sold to any domestic person for just that reason. Not everyone is a bad owner, but it is the many that out weigh the few. It's a hard fact, but these are a dangerous animal. I know what you mean about taking in a few animals. One summer I had about near 30 cats that came and went from here. Some of them were pretty sick and I was happy they survived the winter. Honestly, if you don't want them - don't take them home. If you don't want kittens or puppies then take them to the vet. There are too many out there that need care it just makes me sick.

Hi, I agree with you 100%. Many people buy animals when they are babies as they see them cute then when they grow up they throw them out as they cannot maintain them or maybe some accident in the house happens. I heard on the news some time ago that a snake killed a baby girl or the man's girlfriend while left unattended. I couldn't believe that.

Ppl don't realize that pets grow up and some pets are not meant to be pets but are wild animals and meant to stay that way. Ppl need to realize that a pet is a lifelong comittment. ~~AT PEACE WITHIN~~ **STAND STRONG IN YOUR BELIEFS**

Yes .. I Can Understand Your Feeling for those Animals That are not Cared For .. I Also Have the Same Question To Ask those Pet owners - Why Do you Get any Pet For that matter when you are Such A Careless Person .. My Advice to Such People Is First Try taking care Of the People Around You, if you still Feel You do Have the Time And the resources to Keep A Pet And Look After all Its Needs, You Might decide to Have one Or Else it is A Big No .. You can't keep A Pet Because Your neighbor Has One .. To all the Pet Owners Reading this 'Please Do Take Care Of your Pets' .. Thank You ..

I couldn't agree with you more. The sad fact is, is that after a cute, cuddly kitten or puppy loses it's cuteness all too many people don't want to keep them--they should realize having a pet is a responsibility not to be taken lightly and is meant for the lifetime of that pet. As for more "exotic" pets...yes, there may be an "allure" to get one, but people should really read up on the specific animal to realize all it's needs, how big it will get, the safety factor, etc. For instance, many snakes (even pythons) are small when young, but the average sized full grown python can reach a whopping 17 feet long...not just HOW can the average person keep such a long snake? Many people even think ferrets are "cute"--but they are not good around other pets like cats and can be vicious--since you mentioned a rabbit, even they take more than usual care and unless in a caged type environment will chew everything. So why are people so thoughtless...cause they're azzholes

I was thinking about getting a snake at one point, but I asked myself will I still be able to care for it once it gets too huge. In the end I decided to not get a snake because if I was not able to come up with a solution for keeping the pet long term I guess I should not get one at all. So I guess I am a part of the solution in this case. Yay me. It is sad how people these days just think that they will get an animal and love it forever and ever but eventually a day comes where they do not want it anymore. I also hate people who breed dogs and sell them for thousands of dollars. It should be ILLEGAL to breed dogs because there are thousands of dogs being put down everyday. People should be adopting dogs rather than buying them from puppy mills. -Alan :-)

Animals are like human too, they are living beings and they deserve to get the fair treatment and we are not suppose to be torturing them. Just imagine if they are more dominant than us and they sure will torture us as well.Indeed we must think carefully and properly before getting an animal as pet. Whether we have time to take care of it, to care for it and to protect it, are we able to give it love and also spare our time in a day for it. If you are getting an animal for the sake of throwing it away in the end, that is so not human of you. Don't get it then, because you are troubling the animal and also wasting your money.

yes. i won't take any animal if i can't care them best. days ago and missing little dog followed us a long time and i thought several times to take it back and feed it. but i think i'm so busy with my work and have no time to care it at all. so i give up that thought .

yes that is right. if we can't take care of our peta the n one does not have the right to bring the pet in the home. one must take care of the pet like our own child.one must give him proper diet and always take him the pet outside the home so that they can also breathe in fresh air.

People should be responsible for the lives of the pets as well as the safty of other people. They just have fun with the pets and when they don't need them anymore, they abandon them. The poor pets become a problem that threat people's security. I think pets should have registered residence as well.

I agree I don't understand it either. I would give a animal to someone or a family that would take good care of it if I couldn't afford to feed it myself.

I agree!Why they get a pet and be irresponsibility the sooner. I will not ever do that to my pets. Me, I adopt stray cats that I see and be responsible taker until they grow old. Maybe those person look at their pet as a material.Huh! animals are living things, you cannot hold them once and make them out of your house and even out of my life. If I can save all the cats and dogs who are the victims this I can do it, but I don't have money to make them survive in my care long.

I totally agree! Why get an animal if you don't want it in the furture or you can't afford it in the first place! Animals deserve better the that! I heard about the snake story in Florida! They are trying to fix the problem but that probaly can't happen because the snakes produce alot of eggs each year! It is insane! If people don't throw their animals out on the streets they take their pets to the Humane Society! People need to be education on animals! If not people NEED to think twice (or more) before getting a pet! That just isn't just with dogs,cats,reptiles,fish,and rodents! It happens with horses,cattle,big cats,bears,and other wild animals that shouldn't be pets in the first place! PEOPLE USE YOR BRAINS! THINK BEFORE YOU GET A PET!! PLEASE!! ANIMALS HAVE FEEINGS AND HOW WOULD YOU LIKE BEING TOSSED OUT TO DEFEND FOR YOURSELF? THAT IS WHAT I THOUGHT! NO YOU WOLDN"T! SO DON"T DO IT TO A INNOCENT ANIMAL!! PLEASE!!!!

i don't think it is cool to own a snake .i hate them things. my dog that i have now someone droped it off in front of my house and i took her in, i have had her for about 6 years now.some people don't care enough so they just drop them off and on the news i heard that people were just turning them out now because they don't have money to feed them it would be better if they shot them and not let them suffer and starve.

I agree.these people are really selfish.they shouldn't have a pet when they can't really care for them.animals have the basic needs.in return,they give their love and loyalty to their masters.if you have a pet,treat it as you own child.there's nothing more rewarding than having your pet waiting for you at the door at the end of a workday.

Wow! You sound just like me! We've taken in 2 ferrets, a dog & 2 cats. One of the cats blessed us with kittens back in March & is now pregnant again. We are going to have to get her fixed. It really bugs me when people think of pets as disposable. I've heard that there are many homeless pets right now because of the economy. Not only can people not afford to feed their pets, but people who have lost their homes move out & leave pets there. Often those homes are not checked for weeks or months & most of the time it is too late for the animals. And sadly, most of the animal shelters here are full.