Voice of the Animals

The Voice for the Animals Being a pet owner has to be one of the best things I could have done in my life. I learned responsibility, love, and compassion. All of my pets I’ve had my whole life, they’ve grown with me. But after years of going to vet appointments and volunteering, I’ve learned there are different types of pet owners, “the hoarders”, “puppy mill owners”, and “the ideal pet owner”. All of these are different examples of what to look for in crazy, unresponisible, pet owner. I’m sure everyone is aware of the television show on Animal Planet called “Animal Cops”. The show highlights animal abuse due to inadequate pet owners. One of these pet owners I see all the time is “the hoarders”. They believe they can help animals by taking them in and “taking care of them”. But they never take them to the vet and get proper care for the animals. In some cases, it gets out of control the house is literally a dump. There’s garbage, feces, and urine covering the entire house. There are feral animals running everywhere. In some cases, the investigators remove 60+ animals from a single residence. And the house and animal owners think they’re doing nothing wrong. Some of these people have health or psychological problems. They also loose they’re homes due to the unlivable conditions. They also have a court order never to own animals again. The animals at “the hoarder” house are usually infested with fleas, emaciated, heart worm, and other under lying health issues. Some of these animals are usually humanly euthanized because the animal is too sick and save. It’s really sad when people can take animals to shelters if they can’t take care of them instead of letting them die in their house. Another pet owner is the “puppy mill owner”. These operations are fully legal, but there are major under lying issues people don’t know about. I have recently adopted a pug from a rescue, she was used for breeding. The woman who rescued her didn’t know how many litters she had.