People Never Cease to Amaze Me

I've been trying to find homes for the puppies. I'm very selective of course as these are like my kids. Well, I've spent some time surfing craigslist. I'm amazed what you can find there. Did you know that you can actually post prostitution opportunities on this site?!? It just saddens me that we are at a point in our lifetime when life means so little. I understand that this type of thing happens and in some states is even legal. I guess I am naive and think that we should think more about ourselves than that. Anyway....something else I stumbled upon while surfing this site was a "pet removal service". So, I clicked the link. There in black and white was an ad that read the following: Have an unwanted pet? We will come to your home and pose as adoptive family so your wife and kids don't know and remove the pet from your home and take it to our state of the are CO2 chamber and euthanize it. Pet Removal Service $99, travel outside the city limits 50 cents a mile, size doesn't matter, we will take your pet home.

Wow, we value life so little that when we get tired of it for $100 bucks we can kick it out?!? Am I the only person that finds this offensive? Now, I do realize that certain instances happen that we are no longer able to care for our pets or even our children. But, there are reasonable alternatives to abandonment or for the pets euthanasia. I also understand that with pets there comes a time that it is in their interest to put them down but CO2 is not a reasonable way to achieve that and what pet owner that makes that commitment wouldn't want to be there and comfort their life long friend whom has showered them with unconditional love? Who knows what will really happen to the dogs that are sent to this service. Yes, they could really be euthanized but, they could also be used as bait dogs for dog fighting rings or sold for research. How do you solicit this type of service from a post on the internet?

What is wrong with our society any more? We take for granted so many things and it just startles me that the things we find most easily to throw away are those things that need us the most - those things that can't defend themselves - children, pets, and the elderly. I don't know who said it but, it is an adage I've always lived my life by - you can tell a lot about a person by the way they treat animals, children and their mother. Maybe this is why I've recently realized just how much I dislike people.