A dog or cat is a commitment - you buy it, you take on the obligation to take care of that animal until the end of it’s life, or you undertake to find a good new home for the animal. A shelter which will euthanize the animal does not qualify as a good new home. I think a lot of the people who take their animals down to shelters which euthanize would gladly have flushed their dog or cat down the toilet as they doubtless did with their goldfish, if only the animal fit.
I can't agree with you more! I have a cat that I rescued and a year later she broke her leg jumping on my bed because she was so obese.....not my fault that she was obese. See my home page....
After that $1,800 dollar outlay, I vowed she would never suffer from either lack of attention or abandonment for as long as she lives with me.
My vow has cost me vacations and I only left her alone for a weekend....and felt guilty about that too......