As paw - rents, it may be difficult to imagine how some people can heartlessly
abandon their pets without good reason.
In most states it is a misdemeanor to
abandon your pet without a long term plan for food, shelter and fresh water.
Not exact matches
He said house
pets are just as bloodthirsty as untamed ferals — homeless offspring of stray or
abandoned cats raised
without human contact.
Each year, thousands of
pet rabbits are
abandoned at shelters and rescues because people purchased or adopted them impulsively
without first taking the time to learn about the responsibilities of rabbit ownership and realized after the fact that their rabbits required more time and energy than they were willing or able to provide.
Whether they were
abandoned house
pets or the unsocialized offspring of those house
pets,
without human help their numbers escalate quickly.
Beyond the emotional toll
abandoning a
pet can take on a family, there may be serious legal consequences to leaving fido behind
without making arrangements for their care and wellbeing.
This is another group that is working hard to help
abandoned and lost
pets without a shelter, but purely through foster homes.
These
pets may have been healthy when
abandoned but
without adequate food or water many die before they are rescued.