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Originally Posted by pepe mint  i can agree with the child abuse if the medications are tried, they don't work, and the kids continue to suffer. but i dont think it is abuse if you know the child has allergies and you are trying different treatments...and find one that works.
i know if trinity had allergies to our dogs, i would try different treatments. rehoming my animals would be a VERY last resort...and i would hope to never be in a situation like that.
the way i look at it with kids/pets...and i may get a hammering for saying this. but it's not that we love the kids more than the pets...or the pets more than the kids...but when we are faced with a situation where the kids simply CANNOT be with the pets...there are only so many options... and re-homing the pet is one of those options. bottom line.
and if re-homing a pet because the lifestyle that you are currently offering the pet is not good (for whatever reason...health, money, time, whatever...) you have to do what is right and fair by the pet. there are WONDERFUL people out there looking for a pet to love. a lot of people would prefer to adopt a pet that is a little older...vs. a small puppy. and if you rehoming the pet is in the very best interest of the pet...and they are going into a home like that where their quality of life is increased tremendously, I do not see why anyone should be made to feel bad about that.
in life, we are all faced with choices and difficult decisions to make. and we make them. |
I completely agree with you about medications. If the medications work I think it's totally great because animals add so much to our lives. There is so much that can be done these days to help people, just in some cases I think like in my situation I was really too young to be on strong enough medication so it was a hard place.
I mean, that's why even w/the medications I need to take I **will** do it because my dogs bring so much happiness to my life.
I really think in some cases rehoming is the least selfish thing that can be done. I know if I ever had to rehome a pet, the interview process to find a new home would be so thorough and likely take months or more and I would be the one heartbroken in the end.