Re: when pets get too expensive
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interesting info, but....
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Date: May 20, 2017 04:21PM
bismutherlee Wrote:
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> Before you traipse out to the pound to pick up a
> furbaby, take a trip to the nearest pet store like
> Pets Are Us and add up what all the necessary
> accoutrements will cost you. That includes the
> cage, the transport case if it is a small pet so
> you can take it to its annual vet checkups and
> shots, a collar, the cost of all the vaccines and
> shots and spaying /neutering and microchipping
> etc. Then you will find that your pet will need
> toys, a nice warm bed just for it to use, and then
> you need to weed out all the pet foods made in
> China or here with chemicals added and full of
> useless chaff left over from milling grains, junk
> byproducts, etc that are causing the epidemic of
> pet cancers these days. The cheap foods and
> treats will be sure to shorten the life of your
> pet. The best pet foods cost the most, ie 45.00 a
> bag for 30 lbs of blue.
>
> Then there is the time factor. You will need time
> 3 times a day minimum to take your furbaby out to
> answer the call of doodoo. For that, a leash, a
> box of plastic bags, gloves or a pooper scooper is
> necessary unless you live on your own land in the
> country.
>
> Then there is the exercise factor. You will need
> a 1/2 to one hour a day minimum to take the
> furbaby outside to run and catch balls or drive to
> the dog park to socialize with other furbabies.
>
> So look at your schedule, your family schedules,
> and your current financial situation and time
> situation. If you are away at work 30 miles away
> and gone daily for 12 hours or more due to the
> onerous commutes, you will come home to find the
> resulting piles all over your
> house/apartment/rug/bed etc. Also it is very
> unhealthy for the dog to have to "holt it" for 12
> + hours because you are never at home.
>
> So, add in the expense for a dog-walker to come to
> your house at least 2 times a day--one hour at
> noon to exercise the pet, and maybe back at 6 to
> feed and take a doo-doo break in case you are
> stuck in traffic or staying late at work. Of
> course this is the usual case for singles--family
> can help out for the rest.
>
> If you neglect this, or leave the pet outside all
> day, there is the barking issue, the weather
> issue, and the possibility in bad weather someone
> will notice and turn you in to PETA etc. All
> which have possible neighbor/authority/HOA
> interference/ intervention/fining issues further
> endangering your fragile life stream existence.
>
> So think about your own circumstance before you
> get a pet you cannot take care of. There are
> plenty of others who are in a position to adopt
> pets and take care of them properly. You can wait
> for circumstances to change to the point where you
> can afford all this annual outlay for a pet. Or,
> wait until you retire!
What does any of that have to do with breastfeeding?