Christy's+pet+peeve

 When you see a starved animal, doesn't your heart crack in two? What happens when you see a starved animal and you find out it is in a shelter? When I see an animal in that condition, I would always think that is a stray, not that it would come out of a shelter. These animals should get proper care, but they don't always. Many shelters are poor...and the worst part? They wouldn't be as poor if we did something as simple as putting extra animal charities at our school. Extra charities would greatly help the shelters, and if you don't want to donate, you don't have to. It is an optional thing that could always be appreciated. Animals shouldn't starve, especially in the care of a shelter .  Each animal shelter has a different policy, but more than not, they are kill shelters. This means when too many animals get sent there and there is no room left, they kill the animal that has been there the longest. A sad, but true fact. So many people who would like to adopt don’t. Do you know why? They want a purebred, or a specific designer dog or other animal. They want a cat that will wear a collar and go on walks, or a dog that isn’t so small. They want a dog that is brown rather than black or cat that is tabby rather than calico. They want a male or female, they want so many specifics, but it isn’t fair to the dogs and cats. They can’t change who or what they look like. What would you have done if when you were born, your mom didn’t like the color of your hair so she dumped you on the street? An animal is an animal and they deserve care, like all people. Each animal is different in a unique way and you shouldn’t idealize yourself with a specific animal. Keep your standards open. The only way I would refuse and animal is if they took human lives in fits and were vicious over all. In my opinion an animal is a person, not a human, a person, they have these characteristics. If you disagree, we all have our own views; just remember what I wrote when you refuse to more animal charities at our school.