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- From: rkn3u@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (R. Keith Norwood)
- Subject: Re: Neutering question
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.014749.8151@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU>
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- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 01:47:49 GMT
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- In article <1992Nov17.223704.6260@galileo.cc.rochester.edu> barlow@prodigal.psych.rochester.edu (Rebel) writes:
- >In <1992Nov17.150648.24012@murdoch.acc.Virginia.EDU> ren@Turing.ORG (Karen Prestemon) writes:
- >>Agreed. We adopted a kitten from the animal shelter, and my husband
- >>at the time said that if anything happened to her that would require
- >>great medical expense, then we would put her to sleep and get another
- >>one. Its not that I don't love my kitten, and its not that I think
- >
- >Personally I feel that if money is SO tight that you can't afford 33 cent cans
- >of cat food because you need to save that money for bills or your own food then
- >I don't think you can afford to have a cat. Cats involve not only food but
- >the expense of shots and possibly several regular visits to the vet which are
- >bound to cost money. The idea that I can get a cat for my own enjoyment and
- >keep it as long as the cat is healthy, but as soon as the cat has a medical
- >problem or starts to cost too much...we'll just kill it. Not "put it down" kill
- >it is more appropriate. You "put down" animals that are terminally ill or
- >suffering due to extreme old age....you kill animals that could be helped
- >but you refuse to for whatever the reasons. I think that it is extremely
- >irresponsible to take on the committment of an animal if you already know that
- >you may not be able to cover the expenses.
- >
- >the cat would be better off staying at the shelter and have the chance of
- >getting a family that can care for all its needs.
- >Jen (and Zeb also a shelter cat)
-
-
- I just don't understand your position. The chance of a cat in shelter being
- PUT DOWN is much greater than the off chance that it might require expensive
- veterinary treatment. Yet you would rather cats be left in a shelter than
- have a person adopted the cat who won't spend their last penny on the cat
- if it needs expensive veterinary care. It just doesn't make sense.
-
- Peace,
- Keith
-