[Wylie's Mom]

Interesting subject, it always is, really. There are tons of charities for this type of situation....but...unfortunately the reality is that these orgs come and go...most of them GONE or going. And to qualify, they make it VERY tough. So to me, there is nothing reliable here for lower income situations EXCEPT getting a very good/strong pet insurance where the person *can* afford to at least pay those monthly premiums...and that's not usually going to be the case.

I don't believe living creatures should be in the care of someone who can't afford proper care. But then we have to define "proper care" and what "basic care" means too, right?

I would love to say that anyone who wants an animal's love should have one -- but that's just not the truth of how I feel. Animals are wayyyyyy too vulnerable to human beings -- at our mercy, really. And bc of that, we need to protect them from ourselves.