Dog owners need to see this

Guitar Jones said
Some people help helpless animals, some people help helpless children, the difference I see between the two is the parents of the children weren't helpless, they are the ones responsible for creating their offspring.

Now I understand not all parentless children were the offspring of irresponsible parents and it's never the childrens fault, but it's not the animals fault either, they are after all animals that don't posess a real thinking and reasoning cerebral cortex like humans are supposed to have.

Starving children and neglected and abused animals will always be with us, as will the poor. Tragedy and suffering are part of the human condition, it won't change. I'm personally glad there are people that will help with children and people that will help with animals. If you can't see why people would help abused or neglected animals then I can only assume you have never experienced the true agape love that a dog or cat can give.

Actually, GJ, I can understand this from a dog. Not a cat. My cat is standoffish, loving only when the little SOB wants something....Poor attempt at humor. Not really. He's genuinely excited when he crawls on my lap looking to be petted. Sassy is named just that. She's playful to the point of being obnoxious, but loves to just sit and be petted and likes to give kisses, too, even if I'm not in the mood. She's full of love even when I'm not. And that helps brighten my day.

But, like I said, my life experiences show me a different outlook on life. Sassy is a dog with finite potential. She'll be a companion, but she can't be my child. She can't replace the daughter I lost, a life I helped create, and a life I watched, helplessly, slip away.

Maybe that's why I sit in wonder when I see the Toys for Tots bin at a local store sit half empty most of the Christmas season while the donation bin for the local SPCA overflows.