It seems to me there are a lot of people that have pets but are not able to care for them financially or spend enough time training them. Should there be some registration/qualification process to become a pet owner?
2006-08-26 16:27:19 · 16 answers · asked by Penelope's Mom 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Yes, I absolutely feel like their should be. We adopted our youngest from the local humane society and I was so glad to see that they gave us a test. We have two older dogs 13 and 15 and they had us bring them to a play room to play with the dog we wanted to adopt to see how they would react. I donated money to them because I love how careful they were here!
2006-08-26 16:32:39 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs. Mad Maddy 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
no i don't think there should be a tougher process. Reason being is there are so many animals in shelters already. if you make it harder to get a pet then there is the possibility that noone will want to go through the red tape to get one. As long as they are not beaten and are fed then I think they are o.k.. All in all if we would have left the dogs and cats out in the wild years and years back then they wouldn't be getting vet treatment now anyway. The cyotes and wolves are dogs and they are out in the wild and have no vet treatment. A lot of people get strays off the wandering roads and feed them. they may not have the money to take them to the vet, but yet the dog is not wandering the roads and has a full belly and a comfortable place to sleep. There still is limited families who are wanting a pet. So the number in the shelters is still high. So a question for you, would you rather the dogs and cats wander the roads starving or would you rather someone take them in and try the best they can financially wise and give the dog a comfortable place to eat and sleep and a sense of having a family? As for people who do the breeding of purbreeds they have an option and can already pull a contract as for how they want the dog to be taken care of. If it is not taken care of properly(within contract) then they can get the dog back without having to refund the money.
I am a responsible pet owner.
2006-08-27 00:08:07 · answer #2 · answered by halfpint 4 · 1⤊ 3⤋
I live in a large city and it is extremely hard to adopt an animal from a shelter here. They do background checks, reference checks (from NON family members), vet certification, home inspections, and require vouchers that you have pre-paid for puppy classes at a certified trainer. I'm not sure how breeders work, but I personally find puppy mills to be despicable when there are so many beautiful dogs that need homes, 75% of which are pure-bred that grew from 'cute' puppies into adult dogs that lost their novelty factor.
2006-08-26 23:51:16 · answer #3 · answered by Kellee P 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hard question. I'd say yes and no. I am a responsible pet owner and wouldn't want the hassle, but too many people have pets that they shouldn't or can't properly care for. However geting certified to own animals seems like restricting freedom.
2006-08-26 23:33:54 · answer #4 · answered by Melissa 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I hear ya!! I use to work at an animal shelter. They do check to see if your qualified enough to adopt a dog/cat. They would even go to the persons house time to time, just to make sure the person is good on their word. If not then they would take legal action to get the animal back. And if for some reason they could not keep the dog/cat, it was mandatory to return it to only that shelter. My manager was very strict on who adopted any animal...even us employees. I wish all shelters had this policy.
2006-08-26 23:39:12 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
There should be a tougher process but I doubt it will ever happen. But this would create more homeless pets that would eventually be destroyed. It is a catch 22. It sucks.
2006-08-26 23:35:23 · answer #6 · answered by elenanita 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My daughter (she's 21) just got a kitten from the animal shelter. It was like filling out a credit application. So at least they're doing it in most of the shelters. But to do it from private breeders would be impossible to police. After looking at shelters for the last couple weeks at the precious dogs and cats who look to us to take care of them, it has only concreted my ideas about just who stupid people are when it comes to pets.
Animals are NOT disposable! Please remember that.
2006-08-26 23:45:56 · answer #7 · answered by Kelly_from_Texas 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I think it sounds rather elitist.
I wish some pet owners were more responsible, but I don't think that that kind of thing can or should be legislated in a free society.
2006-08-26 23:47:27 · answer #8 · answered by Mustang Gal 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
OMG your soooo right! but with all the kittens and puppies being born, many of them are just given away to the first person with out second thought. the SPCA i would say does a good job with this.
2006-08-27 00:24:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Amen! There should be a background check done to make sure that the future owner hasnt had any history of abuse or negligence.
2006-08-26 23:30:42 · answer #10 · answered by ♫ Violinist ♪ 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋