Please use your voice when you see a distressed voice
To the Expositor:
Why do people get pets only to discard them later? I鈥檓 speaking of a select group not everyone is bad and most treat their pets like family. But to the ones that have a pet, never take them to the vet, don鈥檛 spay or neuter, throw them outside in the cold or heat on a short lead with no shelter, food or water…just why!
Why do you have one? You obviously failed at being a good human if you can鈥檛 care for an animal that you wanted because they were cute. Do you realize when you rescue an animal, it鈥檚 work and commitment to give them a good life? You are their whole life. When you domesticate an animal, they become dependent on you for food, shelter, water, love and care.
When you decide you don鈥檛 want them and abandon them, they don鈥檛 know how to survive or fend for themselves. You鈥檝e now ruined their whole world. Do you know why shelter pets have anxiety, bad behaviour, are timid and scared? It鈥檚 you! You did that by abandoning them.
I鈥檝e heard awful things about people and what they do to their animals. If you cannot in good conscience give a good home to an animal just don鈥檛 bother. You only ruin it for the good people out there trying to help.
To the people that are good humans, speak up. I don鈥檛 sit back and watch it happen to an innocent animal that cannot fend for themselves.听 You are their voice. Speak up!
To the ones that love your pets and are trying hard, just know that good things will come to you.
Please use your voice when you see a distressed animal, they are counting on you.
Animal Welfare: 1-833-926-4625
Rainbow District Animal Shelter: 1-705-673-3647
Your town office number.
If you cannot afford to spay or neuter your pet, reach out to me. I will pay half the cost if you鈥檙e willing to try.
Annette Pearson
Mindemoya, Ontario
