curlykaren wrote:For a homeless person with a dog the relationship between them is likely one of the few meaningful emotional relationships in their life/current circumstance. It would be terrible to exclude, the majority of decent dog owners, from this service, due to the reprehensible actions of a few.
curlykaren wrote:I wouldn't be able to agree with any move to ban dogs and dog owners. For a homeless person with a dog the relationship between them is likely one of the few meaningful emotional relationships in their life/current circumstance. It would be terrible to exclude, the majority of decent dog owners, from this service, due to the reprehensible actions of a few.
boroughonian wrote:The dog of a homeless person lives the life of the homeless person, if we think that's cruel and unfair on the dog, well.....
eDWaRD WooDWaRD wrote:boroughonian wrote:The dog of a homeless person lives the life of the homeless person, if we think that's cruel and unfair on the dog, well.....
Those dogs often look well looked after though and seem quite content.
eDWaRD WooDWaRD wrote:boroughonian wrote:The dog of a homeless person lives the life of the homeless person, if we think that's cruel and unfair on the dog, well.....
Those dogs often look well looked after though and seem quite content.
janefs wrote:eDWaRD WooDWaRD wrote:boroughonian wrote:The dog of a homeless person lives the life of the homeless person, if we think that's cruel and unfair on the dog, well.....
Those dogs often look well looked after though and seem quite content.
Appearances can be deceptive. Given that the homeless are understandably not generally able to arrange vaccinations, neutering, worming and anti-flea treatments etc., and often can only give their pets human food, which is usually unsuitable for the dogs digestion, quite a few street dogs are overweight and unfit.
Just some facts - not an opinion on fairness.
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