Precious pets deserve proper public shelter
Published: Friday, July 19, 2002 at 6:01 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, July 18, 2002 at 11:00 p.m.
I've been reading the articles about the Terrebonne Parish Animal Shelter in The Courier. I think it's very sad and upsetting that people who have pets are dropping them off, and these are the first animals to be put down.
I don't understand why everyone who loves animals and cannot have them, for whatever reason, doesn't try to get together as one and help out these precious animals.
Why is there not a shelter in Lafourche Parish? Why not lease out one of the several buildings that went out of business in these parishes? (Terrebonne has Service Merchandise; Lafourche has K-Mart.) I'm pretty sure these buildings are large enough and have air conditioning. I don't know the rules, regulations and/or codes, but I do want to try and get these animals help, the best way I could by speaking freely.
If I had a lot of money and could afford to donate money, I would, but I can't. If I was a billionaire, every animal would be fixed, have a home, food and a chance at life.
It seems as if some people could care less about animals. Why don't animals have the same rights as humans? If a child or person were dropped off some place because they were not wanted, would they be killed or put down? I don't think so; they would be put some place where they would be taken care of.
Why not do the same for animals? They may not be able to talk or tell you what they want, but what's the difference (neither can an infant)? They have four legs, fur and tails. We have four limbs, hair and ponytails.
The only difference is that some people see them as useless, when they're not. They were put here for companionship, comfort, and all the reasons humans were put here.
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