Comments on: Differences in Priorities: How to Cope with Less Passionate Pet Parents http://www.petlvr.com/blog/2009/06/differences-in-priorities-how-to-cope-with-less-passionate-pet-parents/ Pet Rescue, Health & Training Tips, and More! Fri, 19 Mar 2010 13:15:27 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Paula Royce http://www.petlvr.com/blog/2009/06/differences-in-priorities-how-to-cope-with-less-passionate-pet-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-53579 Paula Royce Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:12:10 +0000 http://www.petlvr.com/blog/?p=6155#comment-53579 Excellent article! Your arguments are good. Lately I've spent time thinking about how pet owners should be licensed. How about some sort of signed commitment under penalty of law? We already know the impulse to buy a pet is not thought through by what seems like the majority of people. It saddens me when I hear epithets like, “She’s just a dog, you know”. The cost of care; the possibility of disease; the commitment of time, does not seem to be considered in the face of that adorable puppy, kitten or other baby species. The need to breed more babies due to our insatiable appetite for cute, is causing an incredible demand on our no-kill shelters. Our own quality of life will be improved if we embrace Mahatma Gandhi’s belief, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” Excellent article! Your arguments are good. Lately I’ve spent time thinking about how pet owners should be licensed. How about some sort of signed commitment under penalty of law?

We already know the impulse to buy a pet is not thought through by what seems like the majority of people. It saddens me when I hear epithets like, “She’s just a dog, you know”.

The cost of care; the possibility of disease; the commitment of time, does not seem to be considered in the face of that adorable puppy, kitten or other baby species. The need to breed more babies due to our insatiable appetite for cute, is causing an incredible demand on our no-kill shelters.

Our own quality of life will be improved if we embrace Mahatma Gandhi’s belief, “The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.”

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