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Originally Posted by finewine51  I have to reply to the person who posted that the people giving away their two 16-year old Yorkies were heartless. Sometimes, as in our case, it would be heartless to put him down, as opposed to trying to find a loving home to give him the time & care he needs. And for many reasons and "personal"circumstances, cannot provide. Sometimes, giving them away is the most loving thing you can do; and our hearts ache. Please know it is our of our love for him, who we call our son & very hard to do what we are doing. Criticisim only makes people shy away from these sites, which can be very helpful, and make them not seek out understanding and guidance for fear of being judged. |
I agree that sometimes we are quick to judge. My first thought on reading this post was the same, how terrible & heartless to give up 2 family members after 16 years of unconditional love. The above post reminded me that it's easy to SAY or THINK what you would do until faced with a certain situation. I have never had to give up a pet, but I have seen the pain of others that had to do so. My son is the loving owner of 10 yr old Chester, who was owned by my co-worker. She raised Chester from a pup, and never would have dreamed of living without him until 4years ago when she was fired & had to move in with family members. Her family was willing to take my friend, but not Chester. It broke her heart to say goodbye to him, and I would have hated to be in her shoes!