Taken directly from interviews with pets and owners
The pet:
Here I am, confined to place with a whole bunch of animals with whom I have nothing in common and no hope of freedom, unless a compassionate human decides to save me. If no one takes me I may even have to leave this world prematurely. So here is why I think you should take me away from all this:
- I am healthy and consider myself good-looking. I may not be aristocracy, but I can scrub up pretty well. Brush my hair and put on a nice collar – you’d be surprised how classy I can look.
- I eat and sleep well and will not turn my nose up at the occasional treat.
- I will give you unconditional love and intelligent companionship.
- I’ll play with you, take you for a walk and be sociable with your friends. I love children provided they don’t torture me or let off firecrackers close to me.
- I am house trained and will not make any little messes on your carpet.
- I have had a medical check-up, been vaccinated, microchipped and all that jazz.
- I will wag my tail every time I see you or your family and lick your face if you let me.
- Last but not least I am FREE. You don’t have to pay exorbitant fees to breeders.
The owner:
- Growing up, we always had pets in our family. Now I’m leading my own life I really miss having a four-legged friend, but the thought of going through the complexity of decision making is just too much. I don’t have time to research breeds and breeders and in any case I can’t afford high prices. So here’s why I have decided to rescue a pet from a shelter:
- I’m lonely and miss having a pet. Animals add a special dimension to our lives.
- I hate the thought of all those unwanted and homeless pets craving for a loving owner and shudder at the thought that they may have to be put down if no one takes them.
- Taking a pet from a shelter is the socially responsible thing to do.
- I want to have a warm, loving companion that will welcome me when I come home, will not criticise or nag me, but will be ever grateful for whatever I do for it.
- I don’t want to start from scratch, vaccinating, microchipping, training and so on. I want a pre-owned pet that has been broken in.
- If I happen to get a pet that has been ill-treated, it will make me so happy to rehabilitate it with love and attention.
- I have observed that celebrities like Angelica Jolie and Brad Pitt have adopted stray children. If I did the same with animals, I would feel like a celebrity.
- Last but not least it’s FREE. I won’t have to pay exorbitant fees to breeders.
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