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harvey007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 09:25 PM Original message |
More Owners Giving Up Pets In Tough Economy |
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Parche (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 09:26 PM Response to Original message |
1. its a .....RUFF economy |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:43 PM Response to Reply #1 |
16. Gorn! |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 01:08 PM Response to Reply #1 |
36. very funny.....NOT. frightened, homeless animals facing death |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 09:35 PM Response to Original message |
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Gidney N Cloyd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:07 PM Response to Reply #2 |
10. Dude... |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'm guessing they give up a lot of things before they give up their pets |
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AndrewP (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 09:39 PM Response to Original message |
4. Well, two stupid posts so far. |
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CurtEastPoint (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 09:51 PM Response to Reply #4 |
6. Thanks for saying that. I thought the first two posts were unkind. |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:04 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Indeed. I'm a doggie foster mom ... |
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virgogal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:37 PM Response to Reply #9 |
14. I have great admiration for people like you. |
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kimi (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:39 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Thank you for doing what you do |
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Myrina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 10:48 AM Response to Reply #15 |
27. Thank you both ... |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 01:06 PM Response to Reply #9 |
35. thank you for what you are doing... |
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dana_b (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 09:46 PM Response to Original message |
5. more innocents suffering |
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Rochester (486 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 09:57 PM Response to Original message |
7. I would never give up my kitties |
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BOG PERSON (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:02 PM Response to Original message |
8. i've had a really hard time finding an apartment |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 12:06 PM Response to Reply #8 |
30. yeah being allowed to have pets in a rental situation becoming a thing of the past |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
11. Fewer pets + less money to care for them = fewer veterinarians needed. |
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Kaleko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:56 PM Response to Reply #11 |
18. I'm sending you a PM, kestrel. |
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Skittles (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 11:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
23. I set aside money for vet purposes |
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FirstLight (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:17 PM Response to Original message |
12. i agree, shelter dogs are the right way to go... |
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Bigmack (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 11:01 PM Response to Reply #12 |
20. Half pit.. half daschund. WTF... I mean... WTFF.... nt |
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ZombieHorde (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
13. When my wife and I had our first baby, we had to trade a bunch of our lizards for crickets so |
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madinmaryland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:46 PM Response to Original message |
17. Sadly, my daughter and my wife would come before the pets, if we were |
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TBF (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 12:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
32. The sad thing in Texas is that so many are euthanized in the shelters - |
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northernlights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 01:12 PM Response to Reply #17 |
37. don't kid yourself: they're usually first in line for euthanasia |
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sasha031 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
19. unfortunately the shelters and running beyond capacity |
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mrdmk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 11:22 PM Response to Original message |
21. My dog suffers from Canine Cushing's Disease |
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AC_Mem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 11:30 PM Response to Original message |
22. My cat, Joe |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Dec-21-10 11:47 PM Response to Original message |
24. Apartment owners should attempt to help out animals in these times. |
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AdHocSolver (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 01:45 AM Response to Original message |
25. K and R. nt |
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DainBramaged (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 02:19 AM Response to Original message |
26. All you have to see is this face |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 11:40 AM Response to Original message |
28. Call us crazy if you wish. But, at our house, we would not give up |
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pitohui (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 12:10 PM Response to Reply #28 |
31. yes you would (see my post #30) you would not go homeless forever over a pet |
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ladjf (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 12:19 PM Response to Reply #31 |
34. You have made a good argument. However, we would be willing |
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TwilightGardener (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 11:53 AM Response to Original message |
29. If you have to rent, there's just so few places that are decent, affordable AND allow pets. |
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Shandris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
33. I hate seeing things like this. People giving up what are essentially |
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City Lights (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Dec-22-10 01:20 PM Response to Original message |
38. We think foreclosure is what brought Isaac to us. |
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