Heyo there...
I am one of the aforementioned 'poorer' people- I am a single disabled mum, with a disabled son; who lives on £8000 a year....
Most of my animals [a aged one eyed westie, a hand-reared cat and a disabled tortoise] are in fact rescues... the only one I purchased was my yorkie...
I may not have money but I DO care for my pets... a darn sight more than a lot of the richer families around my area.
All of my animals bar my yorkie are neutered [she's going to have a litter; to pass on a puppy to my mother... who is wealthier]... they have all their shots, vet checks regularly, wormed, de-flea-d, dress in warm clothes when it's cold out, kept warm, fed 4 times a day[small meals], gets supplements.
I've had a month were ALL of my animals have required urgent vet care which cost over £1000 and I've had to do with one meal every day to pay the vet....
I look after my pet BETTER than the people around here who lock their dogs out all day and night in howling rain and gales and their own waste BECAUSE I am poorer....
I KNOW what it is like to be without... that's what gives me my 'animality' [pun on humanity] to care... to make sure they are spoilt beyond belief during their short years!
I have worked as a foster carer for dogs put in death row at the pound and their only requirements are love, a secure yard and the ability to feed the animal... |