I wish there was a way to tattoo the foreheads of people who should not be allowed to have pets - something like an international symbol with a slash through the word "pet". It is so hard to be the ones who have to clean up after these people. The person who tells us that this is the fourth dog he has owned that has been hit by a car as we prepare the body to send for cremation. The people who refused to buy heartworm prevention for several years and, then, when their dog tested positive for heartworm infection, thought we should find a new home for the dog because they no longer wanted him. The person who had a two year old beagle he wanted euthanized because he was moving and did not want to deal with the hassle - needless to say we would not do as he wished no matter how much he yelled at us that it was his dog and he could do what he wanted with him. The person who abandoned the sweet, unspayed female cat that a good samaritan brought in - she was pregnant and Feline Leukemia positive. Today, it was emotionally devastating holding and comforting her as we euthanized her and her unborn litter. Plus, the cats owned by the good samaritan have now been exposed to Feline Leukemia. I will never be able to understand how people can treat pets as disposable things. On these days, I can't wait to get home and give my boys, Boris and Melvin - themselves part of a feral litter that got lucky by being in my yard - big hugs whether they want them or not.
Jan Hueben, RVT
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