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March 2008
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We love our pets, but longtime owners know they can be expensive. Food, grooming, vet bills and other incidentals can add up, and for people on limited budgets, finding room for pet care is often difficult. That's where Houston's Pet Patrol steps in (it's similar to PAWS Houston). It's a non profit groups that helps the terminally ill, elderly shut-ins and qualifying low income pet owners provide proper care for their pets. Volunteers help with vet visits and grooming, as well as food and pet education. Here are some "kudos" emailed to me: As everyone knows by now, I have several very serious and severe medical conditions (two brain tumors are the most recent health issue) and I do not know what I would do without my cats. There is nothing more noble and valiant and compassionate than volunteers helping older, sickly, indigent people keep their pets. The emotional and physical effects of having an animal in one's home is well-documented yet UNDERestimated and UNDERvalued! and... Friends For Life just took in a dog per request from Pet Patrol's Jennifer Garcia that could no longer stay in her original home. We are happy to help when we can. They do a very good thing in the world. BTW, (the dog) is a beautiful, housebroken, 30 lb spaniel mix who gets along with everyone. She could be yours! 2 CommentsLeave a comment |
Efforts like these help to move toward the goal of a no-kill area. The answer *IS* spay and neuter every pet. I work with a group that feeds and maintains (spay/neuter/vaccinate) about 100 stray/abandoned/feral cats. Many of these cat colonies can be traced to nearby low-income apartment homes where people have no money or transportation to alter their animals. Just because people are broke doesn't mean they don't love animals, but when a family can't afford to take children to the doctor, they cannot take their pets. Programs like these help people keep and care for their animals and keeps the animals off the street. Keep up the good work.
Mrs. Regts that is speaking in the above article was extremely rude to me whenever I attempted to fill out an application at her site Cat Haven.
She asked me my personal animal history, and I told her that we believed in spaying but not neutering. We had only MALE shih tzus. No FEMALES.... There was no reason for us to neuter. The dogs are strictly indoors... They go out into a KENNEL that is 20ftx20ft to potty outside.
I was getting a cat for our 2nd place of residence in which I do business in...
She told me that she didn't want to give me a cat if my business ended it'd have no where to go..
WELL IT WOULD OBVIOUSLY GO HOME WITH ME.
SHe's a rude, power hungry old woman. She gets off on the power trip of turning people down...
She probably enjoys seeing her name on here just like she enjoys seeing her name associated with Petsmart and all that.
I fully intend on contacting PetSmart about her objectionable manner..
I could've provided a MUCH better home than the majority of the people who show up at PetSmart and adopt animals.
I'm disgusted with this woman.