Most common pet mistakes
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Did you get your pet from a pet store? Has your cat not yet been spayed or neutered? Does your puppy pee on your rug?
If you answered yes, you may be making a common mistake with your pets. The mistakes, listed in a recent MSNBC.com article from the Today show, include buying dogs and cats from pet stores (which perpetuates the animal trade and a lifetime of abuse and neglect for the breeding stock) and giving your new pet too much freedom.
According this article (and, from volunteering with rescue I can tell you the author is correct) it’s not at all uncommon for a family to make an impulse buy at a pet store, give the puppy the entire house to wreak havoc on and then wonder what is wrong with the puppy.
It’s nice to see advice like this given on a national Web site. The tips in there are what many in animal rescue have been preaching for years. Give pets boundaries. Supervises them with children. Research before bringing Fido or Fluffy home.
And please—get them spayed or neutered. IT WILL NOT CHANGE THEIR PERSONALITIES!
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Sarah Netter has covered Rockland County government and politics for The Journal News since August 2005. A Connecticut native, she previously covered several municipalities and state elections for her hometown paper. Sarah's passions include her two Italian greyhounds and cheesy disaster movies.
Our cat came from Hi-Tor shelter four years ago. She was an adult cat, very shy and unwanted, and the shelter was filling up with kittens. She had maybe a few days left when we rescued her. She’s filled our home with love for these four years and we can’t imagine a day without her. We got lucky to be the adoptive parents of this sweet tabby – the folks that passed her by missed out on a cuddly gem of a lap cat.