Stella_Omega
No Gentleman
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- Jul 14, 2005
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late last night, I found a suicide note on my facebook feed. My friend has fallen onto such hard times that they will have to become homeless. They would rather KILL THEMSELF rather than put their dog into a shelter because they don't think it's right to make a dog homeless too. Do you feel as horrified as I do? I hope so.
I see a lot of rescue notices, and a lot of shaming language regarding people who give up their animals. According to some of these groups my friends so blithely repost, anyone who deserts a pet is an evil person and probably steals from grandmothers and molests children.
Times, my friends, are REALLY INSANELY HARD for many of us who used to have a reasonable outlook. Keeping pets is a wonderful thing. But we can only do so much, and sometimes life changes.
Please, before you repost those lovely words of shame and blame with the picture of a muddy kitten-- think about who is going to read them. You are preaching to the choir, mostly. The folks who don't care? Still won't care. The folks who do care? Will still care. Thsoe of us who have had to leave a pet behind Will still have left a pet behind, even though we care.
And someone is contemplating suicide right now.
I see a lot of rescue notices, and a lot of shaming language regarding people who give up their animals. According to some of these groups my friends so blithely repost, anyone who deserts a pet is an evil person and probably steals from grandmothers and molests children.
Times, my friends, are REALLY INSANELY HARD for many of us who used to have a reasonable outlook. Keeping pets is a wonderful thing. But we can only do so much, and sometimes life changes.
Please, before you repost those lovely words of shame and blame with the picture of a muddy kitten-- think about who is going to read them. You are preaching to the choir, mostly. The folks who don't care? Still won't care. The folks who do care? Will still care. Thsoe of us who have had to leave a pet behind Will still have left a pet behind, even though we care.
And someone is contemplating suicide right now.