First, let it be known that I don't like animals. I don't hate them, and I don't go out of my way to hurt them. I've owned pets before, and I've never felt that warmth and happiness that a lot of pet owners have. And I have never understood the line of thinking of pets as children. It doesn't mean that I don't have a soul, it's just that I feel that actual children are much more rewarding and bring you a much wider range of emotion and experiences.
That said, I'm thisclose to placing a call to my local Humane Society.
My dumbass neighbors (well, I have lots of dumbass neighbors - they're not all dumbass, but it seems to be more the rule than the exception) breed Boxers. The most recent litter of puppies have wandered into our yard on more than one occasion. It's funny how our neighbors have taken the time to clip the puppies' tails, but don't take the time to feed them. You can see their ribs. I don't know a lot about Boxers, but it would seem to me that if you can see their ribs, this would illustrate how underfed they are.
They have been trying to scavenge in our yard for any sustenance. I tossed some chicken their way earlier, and they seemed grateful. But whatever the case, they're not eating enogh (seems to me), and it's wrong. I'm pro-profit, and so if my neighbors make a few bucks off selling these puppies, so be it, but damn - feed your dogs.
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I don't know what happened--I used to be such an animal lover, now I couldn't care less. I guess a child dominates that cute-huggy portion of life that would have once been the domain of the pet. Nonetheless, I dislike it when stupid people get animals and then don't take care of them.
ReplyDeleteOn a side note, my wife brought home a puppy the other day without asking me. One long argument later, we ended up not only taking the puppy back, but getting rid of the two other dogs we had that I didn't want in the first place. Score one for the Captain!