SPCA: Think Before You Buy A Pet For Christmas
The Royal New Zealand SPCA asks that people should think twice beforebuying a pet for Christmas."Cats and dogs should be genuinely loved, wanted and cared-for bytheir human families.
Unfortunately, that isn't always the result when pets are acquired on a whim or as a Christmas treat for the children,"says the SPCA's National Chief Executive, Robyn Kippenberger."
Every January, our shelters across New Zealand fill up with animals purchased on impulse and no longer wanted. It's a heart-wrenchingsight, but far worse are the cases of animals abandoned or leftwithout adequate food, water or veterinary care after being acquiredthoughtlessly during the pre-Christmas rush," she says. MORE>>
Every Christmas this warning is given by all SPCA around the world, and people's attitudes still haven't changed. So what are we doing wrong?
Unfortunately, that isn't always the result when pets are acquired on a whim or as a Christmas treat for the children,"says the SPCA's National Chief Executive, Robyn Kippenberger."
Every January, our shelters across New Zealand fill up with animals purchased on impulse and no longer wanted. It's a heart-wrenchingsight, but far worse are the cases of animals abandoned or leftwithout adequate food, water or veterinary care after being acquiredthoughtlessly during the pre-Christmas rush," she says. MORE>>
Every Christmas this warning is given by all SPCA around the world, and people's attitudes still haven't changed. So what are we doing wrong?
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