BLOOD ON THEIR HANDS...

Through the last two years of our work, the one thing that disturbs us the most is when people abandon their pets.
What could be more cruel than giving an animal the security of a home, and then snatching it all away in one go?
We have seen pets abandoned at shelters, we have seen them being thrown out of luxurious cars, we have seen them being locked out of their own homes, we have seen them being left back at clinics...
Reasons? too old, too noisy, not noisy enough, terminally ill, not the right pedigree, too hairy, not hairy enough, too active, too lethargic...the list is absolutely endless.
We have had so many cases where we were called, a german shepherd abandoned on its last stage of cancer, a pomeranian abandoned for no apparant reason, a great dane in a plastic bag, a great dane shot and then left to bleed, a boxer at a veterinary clinic for recurring skin infection, another boxer for no apparant reason, a dachshund that was very old, a golden retriever terminally ill with cancer, a labrador for no apparant reason, a dalmation who was deaf.
So it makes us wonder what kind of demons we humans really are. We who buy pedigrees only because they look good next to our lladro statues and teak chairs. We who discard our pets when their expiry date is close like a jar of pickle. We who cant look beyond colour, sex and creed(breed) even when it comes to choosing our pets.

So many times we wonder why people do not humanely put their pets to sleep if they do not want the pet and cannot find a suitable enough home for it. Surely that is a finer way to say goodbye than driving ten kms and throwing your 12 years old dog out of the car. Surely euthanasia is better than leaving your ageing friend in a shelter to rot? What could be worse than shutting the door on your faithful companion, after he dedicated his life to making you happy every single evening without fail?

The only thing that makes sense is that people do not have the strength to deal with the idea of euthanasia. No because then they will have blood on their hands. How can they deal with the burden of taking away a life?
We have just one thing to say...for all of you who think that abandoning your pet is the easy way out, your hands got bloody the day you shut your pet out of your life.

P.S: The above article is only a reflection, because we have found so many terminally ill pets being abandoned. ResQ Charitable Trust follows a strict no kill policy for healthy animals, we believe that each animal has the right to survive in good health. All abandoned pets found by us are nurtured back to health(unless terminally ill) and then re-homed.