Hypothetical person changed their mind and doesn't want their dog or cat any more. Assume it's some shitty reason that you don't approve of.

What is a better course of action: euthing, or surrendering the pet to an already-overcrowded no-kill? Assume that they got the animal from a BYB who won't take it back.

Let's say you are living on your own and you find yourself in a good position to be able to adopt a cat. You do so and things go along quite well for a while, but then disaster strikes and you are out of a job, or very sick, and suddenly your ability to live on your own is gone. You find someone willing to take you in for nominal rent and willing ( Read more... )

That post about low-income pet owners got me thinking. Most people are saying people shouldn't get pets if they can't afford them, which I think is very sensible. But what if you weren't planning a pet? You find a starving dog while you're out hiking, or there's a flea-bitten kitten under your porch, or whatever. You weren't looking for a pet, you ( Read more... )