Comments on: The death of the mixed breed dog http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/06/the-death-of-the-mixed-breed-dog/ Dogs, politics, media, and more Thu, 02 Dec 2010 21:49:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Selma http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/06/the-death-of-the-mixed-breed-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-49 Selma Mon, 11 Jun 2007 04:20:00 +0000 http://www.chicobandido.com/blog/?p=108#comment-49 Excellent post! Excellent post!

]]> By: Conners http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/06/the-death-of-the-mixed-breed-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Conners Sat, 09 Jun 2007 15:48:00 +0000 http://www.chicobandido.com/blog/?p=108#comment-48 I've become a big advocate of getting your pets fixed, but as I read your post it reminded me of all the mixed breeds I also grew up with and loved dearly. Most were dogs we received from the Toronto Humane Society as a kid. <br/>It was instilled in us by my Mom as kids, it better to rescue a given up dog, than to buy one. The same went for the cats we also had, unless I found a wondering lost cat on the street and brought it home and cried until Mom finally said if we couldn't find it's home, it would be ours.<br/>To fix your pet would elliminate many unwanted pets that go into shelters and many are put down if not adopted out by a certain period so this is tricky.<br/>Irresponsible owners that don't fix their pets and allow them to run free, get into garbage, perhaps get hit by a car will never abide to any laws. Somehow they think that to own a pet is enough. To care for it properly doesn't occur to them. These are the same people who don't bother to vacinate their pets or make sure it's on a healthy diet. Often they have tons of pets and none of them are kept properly, but they call themselves animal lovers.<br/>We don't want back yard breeders nor puppy mills, yet you pose a lot to think about.<br/>Great post Steve. I’ve become a big advocate of getting your pets fixed, but as I read your post it reminded me of all the mixed breeds I also grew up with and loved dearly. Most were dogs we received from the Toronto Humane Society as a kid.
It was instilled in us by my Mom as kids, it better to rescue a given up dog, than to buy one. The same went for the cats we also had, unless I found a wondering lost cat on the street and brought it home and cried until Mom finally said if we couldn’t find it’s home, it would be ours.
To fix your pet would elliminate many unwanted pets that go into shelters and many are put down if not adopted out by a certain period so this is tricky.
Irresponsible owners that don’t fix their pets and allow them to run free, get into garbage, perhaps get hit by a car will never abide to any laws. Somehow they think that to own a pet is enough. To care for it properly doesn’t occur to them. These are the same people who don’t bother to vacinate their pets or make sure it’s on a healthy diet. Often they have tons of pets and none of them are kept properly, but they call themselves animal lovers.
We don’t want back yard breeders nor puppy mills, yet you pose a lot to think about.
Great post Steve.

]]> By: Dianne http://www.chicobandido.com/2007/06/the-death-of-the-mixed-breed-dog/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Dianne Fri, 08 Jun 2007 17:31:00 +0000 http://www.chicobandido.com/blog/?p=108#comment-47 The sun-fried brains in California are out to get the cats, too. <br/><br/>Soon, owning a pet will be a criminal act. Wait and see. The sun-fried brains in California are out to get the cats, too.

Soon, owning a pet will be a criminal act. Wait and see.

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