Should people who have pets be allowed to get food stamps????

Question

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Answer 1

As long as a pet is cared for and loved by someone rather than no love or sitting in an animal shelter then it doesn't matter.

Answer 2

of course they should be allowed food stamps, does asking a question like this make you less human? maybe. I understand your point, in that why should we "taxpayers" pay for peoples doggie kibble? because it's the right thing to do, Granted people should have their pets spayed/neutered, but pets are living happy creatures and should be taken care of equally if not more than the worthless humans that can't get a job enough to buy their own food...

The elderly are a different subject. Old people don't always have enough to live on even with food stamps. we should pay attention to them, I've seen too many stories of grandmas eating dogfood because it's all they can afford, doesn't mean they shouldn't be allowed to have a pet since in a lot of cases a pet is the only company grandma gets. Now go call your grandma!

Answer 3

I do not see what food stamps have to do with owning a pet. The foodstamps are there to help feed them and not the pet. BUT..... They should not own a pet if they cannot afford to buy the things a pet needs and cannot afford vet attention if needed.
I know many people that do draw food stamps, but yet are working also and can afford the pet food and necessary vet expenses, but i also know people that recieve foodstamps and also get 4000 a month on welfare benefits, so the government is actually paying for them to have a pet.
This can go on and on but yes they should be able to have a pet if they can afford the petfood and the other expenses needed to care for that pet, but if they do not have a job and are recieving only foodstamps, then NO.

Answer 4

I am a full blown, red neck, red blooded American who thinks that Well fare in general should be for single AMERICAN mothers that work at a legal job trying to make ends meet to feed their children and even then, Our system should be set up to support that mother with children while the state trains her into a livable career, place her in that career and stop the food stamps and Bennie's. What if she was in a 20 marriage, 4 kids, a dog, a cat and two hamsters. her husband come home one day, tells her he found a 25 year old hard body little filly and he's outta here? should she and her children give up a little more of what used to be a stable life to receive food stamps while she tries to put back the pieces and while the state is looking for the husband to pay his (rightly so) child support? maybe this will shed some light on your dilemma. good luck.

Answer 5

I don't know what having a pet and getting food stamps have in common. Whether they have a pet or not does not matter. I think having a pet is good for their kids, and a lot of senior's get them, pet are also good for them.

Answer 6

I think everyone should be allowed to have a pet. Theres alot of people out there that I'm sure are doing alot of things worse than owning a pet while on assistance.

Answer 7

Short answer. yes
Do you mean food stamps that pay for pet food, because i dont think food vouchers can be used for pet food.
Do you mean should pet owners be forced to give up their pets if they happen to fall under circumstances that force them to acquire assistance? (that seems callous, to pet and owner).
most importantly, do you expect someone to police the food stamp recipient and make sure they arent using any food up on animals?

Answer 8

No. I see too many people that have TONS of pets and get all kinds of public assistance. Of course when it comes time for vet care, they all flock to the shelter for free care. Many of them also BREED the pets and you bet you american a** that the income from that is NOT declared to the government!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Pets are a luxury and not a right. If you want to keep pets, you should get a reduced amount of food stamps monthly. If it costs $25 a month for your cat...you get $25 less a month in food stamps. The same should go for people who smoke. They get all their food for free,rent for free,medical care for free....so they have plenty of money to smoke with!!!!!

Answer 9

Let's put it this way.. A food stamp bearer should in NO way be deterred from getting food stamps just because they have a loving pet or two.. Pets are a part of my family and is, undoubtedly, part of theirs>.. Having pets does not, in any way, make them less human

Answer 10

I dont know if they still do this but in the UK people on welfare who had pets got extra money - this was done to help animals find homes since millions are euthaized due to lack of homes - however some people took the animals only for the extra income (same reason some welfare people have extra kids)

I would ok "pet food" stamps..

but overall I would ban low income people from having kids before I banned them from having pets - since when low income people have kids those kids often continue on the welfare cycle thereby continuing the problem not ending it...

Answer 11

If they fell on hard time and only need the help for a short amount of time...yes.

BUT..I feel that people who are on welfare (and make a career out of it) should not get a pet. They cant take care of themselves..how will they take care of a pet?