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Originally Posted by fdpaq0580
Good! But, wouldn't it be better if there wasn't a glut of homeless and unwanted cats and dogs? If every pet was planned for and had a home waiting for it? (We can't even do that with our own species.)
You are a kind and caring individual and your efforts are appreciated by other animal loving humans. But most animals live in the moment and "appreciation", as humans interpret the term, is likely not even on your cats list of emotions. They know that their bellies are full, they are comfortable and that you are associated in some way they can't understand, (remember, they're animals, not furry little humans). Gratitude is an unknown. "Please" and "thank you" are not in their vocabulary.
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Like just about everything in this world, it comes down to responsible people - spay or neuter pets. Puppy mills couldn't thrive, if people didn't buy their product. BTW, I am against "forcing" breeders out of business. Make sure they comply with humane treatment of their stock and work at educating the public against poor quality breeders. There is a real problem with impulse buyers of pets.
I'm not sure what caused the gratitude commentary. Pets are social creatures. They understand many human behaviors. We like cuddling; they like cuddling. They're trainable - sometimes with behaviors we don't want and don't realize we're teaching them.