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[–] [email protected] 62 points 1 month ago (15 children)

who made this meme trying to imply there aren't equally dumb cat people spending multiple thousands on a "purebred" cat?

if anything should be banned it's the AKC and whatever the cat version is

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

There are two stray dogs that were dropped off by some random prick at our local city park sometime back around April or so. They appear to be some sort of mix between Beagle, Terrier, Dachshund, something like that.

The police are aware of them and sometimes come to check on them and even bring them treats. Animal control can't seem to catch them, nor does it seem like they're really even trying.

We can't adopt them, both because apartment rules forbid pets, plus they really need a good open fenced in yard to run around and play. But me and my roommate have been going out to the park almost every day to feed them, pet them and clean them up at least.

We're not the only people helping them either, numerous other regular park visitors are also helping out, within their means anyways. We talk around to see if anyone can hopefully adopt them to a forever home one day.

So far no dice there, but the pups are doing much better than when they were dropped off now. I'm starting to think the smaller of the two might have worms, but one of the regular park visitors that loves dogs said he's gonna get them some worm medicine soon.

I dunno what else to do really. We can't adopt them, apartment rules ya know, but until they find a forever home, we're doing our best to care for them, within our means anyways.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

"I found this cat in the garbage"

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 month ago

Paying a breeder is a chump move.

[–] [email protected] 124 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (9 children)

My dog cost $80 and the fee included all health stuff as well as an RFID chip. Adopt a dog (or cat), fuck buying from a puppymill.

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[–] [email protected] 65 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Pretty sure my dog belonged to someone else. He ran into our yard one day and stayed for almost 2 weeks. No one came looking for him after a few posts to social media.

[–] [email protected] 66 points 1 month ago (3 children)

He seems... very... lovely.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Did you take him to the vet to check for a microchip? (And get his health checked)

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 month ago (1 children)

He wasn't chipped / fixed at all when we took him to the vet. After the first two weeks we ended up just keeping him hoping the owners would eventually turn up.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

The breeder fee is the cheapest part of owning a dog.

Food and vet bills will each cost far more over the lifetime of the animal.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 month ago

This will also be true of our shelter cats

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Dogs: Goes to the vet every 6 months, dies at 8.

Cats: Lives to be 24, got shots once at 8 weeks old.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

That's not true, they also get fixed at some point lol.

We lost our 19 year old kitty back in November. she was a fuckin' trooper :p

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (5 children)

Cats still need so much vet, maybe less than dogs tho

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