BigCityPet » kitten http://bigcitypet.com Pets that would prefer to hangout with the gang in the big city Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:50:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 For Prospective New Pet Owners http://bigcitypet.com/for-prospective-new-pet-owners http://bigcitypet.com/for-prospective-new-pet-owners#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2007 05:10:50 +0000 david http://www.bigcitypet.com/for-prospective-new-pet-owners/ This video that should be watched by every person thinking about getting a new pet. It’s the “ugly side” of our love of pets. If you take a look at the highlights below you’ll have a pretty good idea of what you’ll see in the video. Don’t watch it if you cry easily and don’t feel like crying or if you’re easily depressed.

We wish everyone had a pet, and we wish every pet caretaker was responsible, which is why we added this depressing video to our Big City Pet site. We hope you understand we’re only trying to help prevent the situation from getting even worse.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Some of the highlights:

  • Many puppies sold in retail pet stores are purchased from puppy mills
  • Up to 25 million animals become homeless every year
  • Up to 27% of purebred dogs are homeless
  • 9 million homeless animals die in the streets every year
  • 16 million homeless animals are taken in by shelters where they’ll be euthanized
  • It is estimated that 50% of the animals in shelters were taken there by their “caretakers”

Getting a pet is a major commitment that isn’t unlike having a child. Think hard about what kind of home and life you’ll be able to provide for the animal before you run out to buy a pet.

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