Estimated by vision Australia, There are currently 357,000 Australians who are blind or has vision problems. By donating to Guide dogs Queensland, you can help the disadvantaged get the freedom and the independence they deserve. Donate now. Free call 1800 810 122/ Guide Dogs Shop Free call 1800 007 460/ Dog Emergencies Free call 1800 238 522 http://www.guidedogsqld.com.au/ to donate.…
Visualize walking into a pet store and having puppies give the heartbroken looks in their considerable big teary eyes. People get tempted to take these puppies home because they just plead and hit every nerve. However, many people do not look at the puppies and wonder where they came from. By spending money on a puppy from a pet store, individuals begin supporting an ugly industry. This industry is known as puppy mills.…
Save the Pit Bulls Have you ever heard the story of the pit bull taking a bullet for his owner. That means not all pit bulls are bad. Although some pitbulls are bad because of how their owners treat them, but most of them are considered the most lovable dogs. Some people want pit bulls banned because they think they are dangerous, and they make good guard dogs. Not all pit bulls are bad.…
Imagine if you were locked up in captivity every day and forced to race, with an increased risk of serious injury such as broken legs, head trauma, and even cardiac arrest. This is how hundreds of thousands of innocent greyhounds feel. The greyhound racing industry has been around in Australia for years and many are not happy about the fact that it is still legal. The sport is illegal in 38 American states, South Africa and Italy. So why is it still legal here, when 82% of Australians want the practice banned?…
Due to recent events, one idea has come to the fore: With radical Muslims killing our troops everywhere they can find them, it is clear we need a stronger force. It is true that we can utilize one of the many powerful weapons in our arsenal, such as the nuclear bomb, yet the civilian and biological affects of this are not worth it. It is clear; we should increase the size of our infantry. And it is fortunate we have this surplus of people lying around, literally. Experts tell us that tourists who see these homeless people lying around our cities find the to be demoralizing and therefore reduce the amount they spend.…
Each year 2.7 million animals are put down in shelters, because nobody adopts them or they have something wrong with them that the shelter can't afford. Have you ever gone with the "adopt don't shop" method? There are many benefits when it comes to adopting an animal from the shelter. More than likely, if you get a puppy from a pet store they are from a puppy mill. Which is a dog farm that breeds dogs constantly.…
The Husky has a wolf-like appearance. To get a husky you have to get a job to earn the money, then you have to buy toys, a cage and the Husky, when you bring it home, spend time with it and it may make your days better. First of all, you have to earn the money by getting a job, doing extra work around the house, and by working around the neighborhood. To get a job you have to apply to a job you want. Do what they tell you to do to earn the money.…
Would you want to be couped up inside an apartment all the time? Neither would your dog. A town dog park would benefit Muscatine by making resident dogs happier. The main argument against the dog park plan is that: "Noise from barking dogs and yelling owners will disturb nearby residents."…
Open Admission shelters, according to the same article as before, typically break down into to two categories, “1. shelters that regularly euthanize healthy, adoptable animals to make room, and 2. Shelters that make every effort not to euthanize any healthy adoptable animals”. Yaste goes on to explain that the shelters that fall under the first category follow a “sell-by-date” policy, requiring all animals to be adopted by a certain date, before they go on the euthanization list, but those shelters are usually run by local government funding. The reading also goes on to explain that shelters in the second category do try everything they can to place an animal in a home, but that the main problem with open admission shelters is that there does have to be a point where the animal has to be evaluated for…
An estimated 1.2 million puppies are euthanized in shelters a year (The Puppy Mill Project). These dogs are mainly from puppy mills. The dogs that never get adopted are then euthanized. Most animals in pet stores or sold on online sources are from puppy mills. Imagine being confined to a small cage barely big enough to turn around and you are never let out.…
Breed Discrimination Dog fighting and breed discrimination go hand in hand and are the dark side of our society that needs to be eliminated not only because of its extreme cruelty to the innocent dogs forced to participate, but also because of its association with gambling, gang activity, and drug use. What is dog fighting? Dog fighting is a “sport” in which dogs are specifically bred and raised to fight with other dogs to satisfy their owners gambling appetites. Two dogs are set in a arena in which they will be forced to fight each other. They will continue to fight until one of those dogs cannot fight anymore due to injuries, they die, or their owners are gracious enough to call the fight.…
It has been stated that, “Approximately 7.6 million dogs and cats are euthanized yearly” (Bell 3). Due to the large capacity of commercial dog-breeding operations, there are more pets offered than customers desire. Stray animals come in all different shapes and sizes, and any breed could struggle mentally through this disastrous environment. Veterinarians and animal shelters have to make room for new incoming pets, and have no choice but to put down pets that are not claimed by an owner for a restricted time period.…
One of the most common arguments many people have is if having dogs make life truly better. Dogs are know to be man best friend and theres a reason for that. Having dogs creates a different atmosphere for the owner. Dogs often help the owner become more responsible and aware of other things besides themselves. They in their own way teach us humans many things about ourselves we didn't know before.…
Do you love animals? And do you maybe have a four-legged furry companion living with you that you adore? Well, “furry” there, who is also probably your best friend, obviously deserves the best! After all, he or she is always there to weave lovingly between your legs after a long hard day. They are always happy to see you.…
Corgis are so cute and fluffy with their heart shaped butts and their short little legs. I just wish I could have one here on campus. It’s disappointing that we cannot have pets live in the apartments. Not saying this will happen but what if Schreiner allowed someone living in the apartments to have a pet. There are a lot of arguments against having a pet, but there are real benefits to having a dog or cat around.…