"If you are in debt you should put your pets to sleep"

Debt_Free_Chick

Having animals euthanised is not free, it costs money.

Rehoming is likely to be free and the more money-savvy option ;-)

Person_one

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Sorry I don't agree with this. They are family members yes, but really would you grieve if your pet died as much as you would if your brother/sister/parent/child died? I know I wouldn't.

Depends on the human family member.

I'd be far more upset if one of my dogs died than if my grandmother did.

I've lost pets and human loved ones, I'd never be so insensitive to say 'its only a dog, not a human' to anyone mourning a beloved animal.

seven-day-weekend

Person_one wrote: »

Depends on the human family member.

I'd be far more upset if one of my dogs died than if my grandmother did.

I've lost pets and human loved ones, I'd never be so insensitive to say 'its only a dog, not a human' to anyone mourning a beloved animal.

Neither would I. It was my friend whose dog had died who said it, not me.

Person_one

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Neither would I. It was my friend whose dog had died who said it, not me.

It was a general comment, a lot of people do say it to mourning owners.

I'll let your friends off as they were grieving but its still not really appropriate even in their circumstances.

Faith177

Person_one wrote: »

Depends on the human family member.

Thank you for this it cracked me up

And sooo true

heartbreak_star

Can we put the woman that made the comment down instead? It'd be better for society.

HBS x

wilykit

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Sorry I don't agree with this. They are family members yes, but really would you grieve if your pet died as much as you would if your brother/sister/parent/child died? I know I wouldn't. In fact I cried for a few days when my cat died. I'm sure I would have grieved deeper and longer had it been my son.

I have some friends who had three dogs who they love dearly, a couple of weeks ago the old one died and they were upset and mournrd for him but in the end,even they said 'well it's a dog,, it's not a person', and whilst missing him, continued to get on with their lives. I'm sure you wouldn't do that if it were a person.

And what are you supposed to do if you fall on hard times and can't afford to look after your pet properly, can't rehome it and can't feed your kids?

I'm not saying it's a decision that should be taken lightly, and in fact every other way should be explored first, but in some cases having the animal euthanased may be the only option left.

I don't have a dog myself,(although I have done in the past) but have always had cats and since the beginning of this year have been a professional pet sitter, so am an animal lover.

Exactly - you know YOU wouldn't.
You don't know me so you can't assume things. My dog is as much a part of the family as a human member and I would be devastated if anything happened to him.

Having the animal euthanised is not the option, there are lots o people willing to foster and rehome animals.

Welshwoofs

Better_Off_1983 wrote: »

She shouted out in the training room "It only takes one needle!!" :eek::eek:

I am still shocked by this comment!

What do you think?

I think that I'd have said "Indeed, it does only take one needle. " and given a very pointed look.

Gigglepig

This woman sounds insensitive, but I can see why she finds it frustrating if she has to deal with people who cannot afford the bare essentials such as food and rent, but still fund their "pet habit" ;-)

I love animals but must admit that having a pet is not a human right. My pets are solely my financial responsibility, if I cannot afford them then I cannot afford them and would need to face the facts and man up to do something about it (hopefully up my income or cut back in other areas so that I could afford it).

Depending on the pet, euthanasia may be kinder as a last resort than dumping them in an overstretched rehoming centre.

VitaK

After that training sesion I would seriously consider if this is the line of buisness I wanted work in. It is ok giving advice on how to cut back spendings, but never in a million years recommend a completely stranger to have there animal put down, so that a debt could be repaid quicker.