Posted on 03/06/2012 7:05:58 AM PST by martin_fierro
Inspiring photos of pets keepin' on keepin' on.
Ping
Seems odd to me to spend so many resources on these animals while every day hundreds (if not thousands) of able bodied dogs are put to sleep at shelters all across the country.
The last one (forelegless - bipedal) is amazing.
I think my allergies are acting up...
I could not put down my English Setter as long as she was healthy, happy and in no pain even if she was in one of those doggie wheelchairs.
I had a blind cat growing up and it got around just fine.
I've spent thousands on surgery for one of my dogs. Am I nuts? Maybe to some but we feel he's a member of the family.
It’s your money and it is no business of mine how you decide to spend it.
I didn’t take it that way. I wish I could take in more unwanted dogs but I have three strays that I took in already.
Yours too? I haven't been this teary-eyed in a while. Must be a lot of pollen in the air.
There is some strange correlation between pollen count and dog threads.
I used to one who scoffed at extraordinary measures until I found myself on more than one occasion saying to a medical professional, “Titanium wheels? Really? Where do I get them? And what does that cost?”
Luckily, I never needed them — both dogs healed themselves with the aid of good doctors. But it is easy to see how dog owner get roped in to taking these measures.
I used to one who scoffed at extraordinary measures until I found myself on more than one occasion saying to a medical professional, “Titanium wheels? Really? Where do I get them? And what does that cost?”
Luckily, I never needed them — both dogs healed themselves with the aid of good doctors. But it is easy to see how dog owner get roped in to taking these measures.
They are not differently abled. They are DISabled. They CANNOT walk, or see or whatever. That ability is GONE. And calling a dog's front legs ARMS?
Political correctness makes me want to scream.
That makes me think of my Lucky Duck (he was a shepherd/lab mix) missing the same front arm. He went to be whole the 27th of this month (March), a year later, we’re still crying.
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