Have you seen this?

[LunasMomma]

Found this on Best of Craigslist this morning. I didn't know whether to laugh, or cry Mostly cry! So sad, but true, unfortunately, that some people treat animals as if they're disposable




A RESCUERS ANSWERING MACHINE:

Hello: You have reached ___-____, Tender Hearts Rescue. Due to the
high volume of calls we have been receiving, please listen closely to
the following options and choose the one that best describes you or
your situation:
>
Press 1 if you have a 10-year-old dog and your 15-year-old son has
suddenly become allergic and you need to find the dog a new home
right away.
>
Press 2 if you are moving today and need to immediately place your
150 pound, 8-year-old dog.
>
Press 3 if you have three dogs, had a baby and want to get rid of
your dogs because you are the only person in the world to have a
baby and dogs at the same time.
>
Press 4 if you just got a brand new puppy and your old dog is having
problems adjusting so you want to get rid of the old one right away.
>
Press 5 if your little puppy has grown up and is no longer small and
cute and you want to trade it in for a new model.

Press 6 if you want an unpaid volunteer to come to your home TODAY
and pick up the dog you no longer want.
>
Press 7 if you have been feeding and caring for a "stray" for the
last three years, are moving and suddenly determine it's not your
dog.
>
Press 8 if your dog is sick and needs a vet but you need the money
for your vacation.
>
Press 9 if you are elderly and want to adopt a cute puppy who is not
active and is going to outlive you.
>
Press 10 if your relative has died and you don't want to care for
their elderly dog because it doesn't fit your lifestyle.
>
Press 14 if you are calling at 6 a.m. to make sure you wake me up
before I have to go to work so you can drop a dog off on your way
to work.
>
Press 15 to leave us an anonymous garbled message, letting us know
you have left a dog in our yard in the middle of January, which is
in fact, better than just leaving the dog with no message.
>
Press 16 if you are going to get angry because we are not going to
take your dog that you have had for fifteen years, because it is
not our responsibility.
>
Press 17 if you are going to threaten to take your ten year old dog
to be euthanized because I won't take it.
>
Press 18 if you're going to get angry because the volunteers had the
audacity to go on vacation and leave the dogs in care of a trusted
volunteer who is not authorized to take your personal pet.
>
Press 19 if you want one of our PERFECTLY trained, housebroken, kid
and cat friendly purebred dogs that we have an abundance of.
>
Press 20 if you want us to take your dog that has a slight
aggression problem, i.e. has only bitten a few people and killed your
neighbor's cats.
>
Press 21 if you have already called once and been told we don't take
personal surrenders but thought you would get a different person this
time with a different answer.
>
Press 22 if you want us to use space that would go to a stray to
board your personal dog while you are on vacation, free of charge,
of course.
>
Press 23 if it is Christmas Eve or Easter morning and you want me to
deliver an eight week old puppy to your house by 6:30 am before
your kids wake up.
>
Press 24 if you have bought your children a duckling, chick or baby
bunny for Easter and it is now Christmas and no longer cute.
>
Press 25 if you want us to take your female dog who has already had
ten litters, but we can't spay her because she is pregnant again and
it is against your religion.
>
Press 26 if you're lying to make one of our younger volunteers feel
bad and take your personal pet off your hands.
>
Press 27 if your cat is biting and not using the litter box because
it is declawed, but you are not willing to accept the responsibility
that the cat's behavior is altered because of your nice furniture.
>
Press 28 if your two year old male dog is marking all over your house
but you just haven't gotten around to having him neutered.
>
Press 29 if you previously had an outdoor only dog and are calling
because she is suddenly pregnant.
>
Press 30 if you have done "everything" to housebreak your dog and
have had no success but you don't want to crate the dog because it
is cruel.
>
Press 31 if you didn't listen to the message asking for an evening
phone number and you left your work number when all volunteers are
also working and you are angry because no one called you back.
>
Press 32 if you need a puppy immediately and cannot wait because
today is your daughter's birthday and you forgot when she was born.
>
Press 33 if your dog's coat doesn't match your new furniture and you
need a different color or breed.
>
Press 34 if your new love doesn't like your dog and you are too
stupid to get rid of the new friend (who will dump you in the next
month anyway) instead of the dog.
>
Press 35 if you went through all these 'options' and didn't hear
enough. This press will connect you to the sounds of tears being
shed by one of our volunteers who is holding a discarded old dog
while the vet mercifully frees him from the grief of missing his
family.
>
> ~Author Unknown, but much appreciated

[sugarmamma]

Unfortunately, this was written from personal or shared experiences.....you can't make that cr@p up

[jackson25]

It does make you want to cry because there are people out there that would give up their dog over a reason most of us would find despicable.

[LunasMomma]

Yeah, it's awful The only way I'd ever give up my babies would be if I were to become homeless, or couldn't care for them properly for some other reason, health or financial. It kills me, all the rehome ads on Craigslist, of people saying that their new place doesn't allow pets There are plenty of rentals that do allow pets, it's just an excuse for them

I wish all pet-owners felt how we do about our babies. They ARE babies to me, and I'd no more give them up than I would one of my skin-kids.

[ritzydaisy]

Sad, but very true.

[Sookie]

Actually they could have stopped at #10. That was long enough to get their message across (and I agree with the message completely).

[Darlene68]

That is very sad

[itzzbarb]

That is awful! It takes very special people to handle rescues, and many of the idiots that go along with it.

[jaac]

very sad
the one that i believe in is number 30.
i have four dogs and all are crate trained no problems. the are out when I'm home, the use it when the are tried or just want quit time from each other.

[Fancy_Pants]

I agree very sad....and unfortunately comes from true experiences.

[EverythingMiley]

The allergy one really makes me mad..u can't tell me that people that get pets n all of a sudden discover they or their child is allergic..u mean to tell me..they have never not once been around another dog in their whole life? not to mention..they make medicine for this..

[cynsir]

I' just pi@ed at the whole thing. It just shows how badly people take advantage of the rescues and animal shelters. I have three dogs and I can never forsee giving any of my darlings up.

[LunasMomma]

Well, I sure am grateful that there are rescues out there. It's a shame that they are so overwhelmed with animals to care for, mainly because of people that just don't THINK before they adopt a pet. It's like they get this whim, OH, I'm going to get a puppy today---then when they find out that it's WORK to raise them properly, end up getting rid of it

I used to have a friend that would do that with kittens She was irresponsible in every way, getting evicted every 6 months or so, etc. She'd get rid of whatever cat she had at that time, then when she would get a new place, she'd get ANOTHER kitten. I had to stop being friends with her for many reasons, but that was surely the biggest one. And she didn't see anything wrong with the "disposable" kitten routine SO sad! I adopted the first cat that she did this to, but surely couldn't take all of them, there were about 5 by the time I told her I didn't want to speak with her ever again.

God Bless rescues, and those that give of their time and money to help! That Craigslist post has really inspired me to try to do more to help, myself.

[Princess10]

WOW!!! just came across this, yes it's old but i'm sure there have been quite a few new members since '09.
...sad and probably true!

Originally Posted by LunasMomma

Found this on Best of Craigslist this morning. I didn't know whether to laugh, or cry Mostly cry! So sad, but true, unfortunately, that some people treat animals as if they're disposable




A RESCUERS ANSWERING MACHINE:

Hello: You have reached ___-____, Tender Hearts Rescue. Due to the
high volume of calls we have been receiving, please listen closely to
the following options and choose the one that best describes you or
your situation:
>
Press 1 if you have a 10-year-old dog and your 15-year-old son has
suddenly become allergic and you need to find the dog a new home
right away.
>
Press 2 if you are moving today and need to immediately place your
150 pound, 8-year-old dog.
>
Press 3 if you have three dogs, had a baby and want to get rid of
your dogs because you are the only person in the world to have a
baby and dogs at the same time.
>
Press 4 if you just got a brand new puppy and your old dog is having
problems adjusting so you want to get rid of the old one right away.
>
Press 5 if your little puppy has grown up and is no longer small and
cute and you want to trade it in for a new model.

Press 6 if you want an unpaid volunteer to come to your home TODAY
and pick up the dog you no longer want.
>
Press 7 if you have been feeding and caring for a "stray" for the
last three years, are moving and suddenly determine it's not your
dog.
>
Press 8 if your dog is sick and needs a vet but you need the money
for your vacation.
>
Press 9 if you are elderly and want to adopt a cute puppy who is not
active and is going to outlive you.
>
Press 10 if your relative has died and you don't want to care for
their elderly dog because it doesn't fit your lifestyle.
>
Press 14 if you are calling at 6 a.m. to make sure you wake me up
before I have to go to work so you can drop a dog off on your way
to work.
>
Press 15 to leave us an anonymous garbled message, letting us know
you have left a dog in our yard in the middle of January, which is
in fact, better than just leaving the dog with no message.
>
Press 16 if you are going to get angry because we are not going to
take your dog that you have had for fifteen years, because it is
not our responsibility.
>
Press 17 if you are going to threaten to take your ten year old dog
to be euthanized because I won't take it.
>
Press 18 if you're going to get angry because the volunteers had the
audacity to go on vacation and leave the dogs in care of a trusted
volunteer who is not authorized to take your personal pet.
>
Press 19 if you want one of our PERFECTLY trained, housebroken, kid
and cat friendly purebred dogs that we have an abundance of.
>
Press 20 if you want us to take your dog that has a slight
aggression problem, i.e. has only bitten a few people and killed your
neighbor's cats.
>
Press 21 if you have already called once and been told we don't take
personal surrenders but thought you would get a different person this
time with a different answer.
>
Press 22 if you want us to use space that would go to a stray to
board your personal dog while you are on vacation, free of charge,
of course.
>
Press 23 if it is Christmas Eve or Easter morning and you want me to
deliver an eight week old puppy to your house by 6:30 am before
your kids wake up.
>
Press 24 if you have bought your children a duckling, chick or baby
bunny for Easter and it is now Christmas and no longer cute.
>
Press 25 if you want us to take your female dog who has already had
ten litters, but we can't spay her because she is pregnant again and
it is against your religion.
>
Press 26 if you're lying to make one of our younger volunteers feel
bad and take your personal pet off your hands.
>
Press 27 if your cat is biting and not using the litter box because
it is declawed, but you are not willing to accept the responsibility
that the cat's behavior is altered because of your nice furniture.
>
Press 28 if your two year old male dog is marking all over your house
but you just haven't gotten around to having him neutered.
>
Press 29 if you previously had an outdoor only dog and are calling
because she is suddenly pregnant.
>
Press 30 if you have done "everything" to housebreak your dog and
have had no success but you don't want to crate the dog because it
is cruel.
>
Press 31 if you didn't listen to the message asking for an evening
phone number and you left your work number when all volunteers are
also working and you are angry because no one called you back.
>
Press 32 if you need a puppy immediately and cannot wait because
today is your daughter's birthday and you forgot when she was born.
>
Press 33 if your dog's coat doesn't match your new furniture and you
need a different color or breed.
>
Press 34 if your new love doesn't like your dog and you are too
stupid to get rid of the new friend (who will dump you in the next
month anyway) instead of the dog.
>
Press 35 if you went through all these 'options' and didn't hear
enough. This press will connect you to the sounds of tears being
shed by one of our volunteers who is holding a discarded old dog
while the vet mercifully frees him from the grief of missing his
family.
>
> ~Author Unknown, but much appreciated

[concretegurl]

Originally Posted by sugarmamma

Unfortunately, this was written from personal or shared experiences.....you can't make that cr@p up