Note the bitter attacks upon Al Gore, who has presented incontrovertible evidence of extensive global warming; or upon scientists, who actually KNOW SOMETHING factually, when they present the enormous evidence for evolution, which contradicts the know-nothings’ established prejudices.

The same people who condemn the reporters are the ones who don’t bother to spay and neuter, the ones who discard their animals in the middle of the night, telling themselves that the dumped creatures will very happily live the wild, free life hunting for non-existent game.

Pat

anyways discount and free spaying neutering is great but it doesnt work well if people dont know about it. over the years we have told many clueless pet owners about thiese services and im allways amazed they had never heard of such things, specially when they are obviously concerned about over population problems. i dunno maybe its because they were mainly low income people or maybe its just because they dont have the brains to think about checking into this sort of thing but if you ask me the word doesnt get out well enough to the masses

Could I be part this same thing done at shelters just because an animals time has run out? An animal whose owner didn’t care to offer even the most basic care? NO WAY!!
I have no doubt that some of these shelter workers offer a loving touch in the final moments of a animals life; I’ve even known some to cry at the end of a day only to have to get up & do it all again the next day. Is it their fault? NO!! It’s the fault of the irresponsible owner who didn’t spay or neuter.

There are organizations that will help or pay for spays & neuters-you just have to look for them, but I don’t think it’s up to the city’s to take responsibility for it. Sadly, there are still people who wouldn’t take advantage of it.

To print basically the same story 17 years later, makes a sad statement-we haven’t learned anything and those animals who give their constant love & devotion are the ones who pay the price. Shooting the messenger isn’t the answer—LISTENING to the messenger and LEARNING from him is.

Go hug your pets, and then, if they’re not spayed or neutered, DO IT!!!!

Pat in Antioch

… AND if everyone in the community made it a priority to make sure free spaying and neutering, paid for by the city, was available, and worked to make sure their elected officials were funneling plenty of money into public shelters so that animals could be kept alive longer and could be displayed for adoption at more outreach sites, and so the shelters could keep their doors open longer and on weekends so they are accessible to more potential adopters.

This problem is everyone’s problem, and everyone needs to take responsibility.