This message should be shown to all potential puppy owners, not just at Christmas time. If it saves just one dog's life then it has done its job is done. Christmas pup.... The children wake on Christmas day Then run to wake their parents up The noise and happy laughter prove That Santa Claus has left a pup When he sits down upon the mat They put on him a paper hat He runs and tries to catch his tail The children shriek and laugh and wail With shiny nose and head on paws The little dog from Santa Claus Curls up asleep upon the mat At last some peace for tabby cat The days of bliss roll on and on Till all the puppy fat has gone Another Christmas comes around Once more the children's laughter sound Other toys around the fire Dog is left of him they tire "Get out the way you great big brute You're standing on my brand new flute" He tries to join in all their fun "Get off your're standing on my gun" With head hung low and tail on legs He slinks upstairs to lie by beds Discarded like the older toys This Christmas there will be no joys Christmas comes then Christmas goes Sunshine soon replaces snow Brochures out thought fly away Where to go on holiday The Costa Brava? Ballyhog? Hey what do we do with the dog? Now a problem has arose On golden paws he lays his nose His big brown eyes shine in the light "I'll take him for a drive tonight" After tea they take the lead "Let me go too" his eyes do plead "Come on Butch"he jumps with glee "He's going out and taking me!" With wagging tail and running feet He jumps into the cars back seat To the park he wants to go He wonders does his master know Butch bumps his nose on window pane The car has stopped in quiet lane The dog jumps out and sniffs around Then he hears familiar sound His masters starting up once more He runs and scratches on the door Left alone in quiet lane Paws bleeding body racked with pain The dog has run four days or more Looking for his masters door No familiar sight or sound He lays exhausted on the ground "Would he do it? Could it be? He's driven off Abandoned me?" At last he wakes and gives a moan Through bars he sees the stray dogs home To be his home for just one week If he's not claimed he's put to sleep A week goes by,no word at all They lead him down the whitewashed hall What did he do,what was his crime That he was born at Christmas time
Our local shelter has a policy of not allowing pups or kittens to be adopted during the month of December. Of course, parents will still go to a breeder to get a pet, but if they pay big dollars, they are less likely to get a pet on impulse. Shortly after Easter we are always offered chicks that were bought for children. Why that holiday is associated with poultry torture is beyond me.
Wow ... People buy CHICKS for children for Easter??? I have never heard of this, but I think those parents are clearly lacking common sense.
My youngest works at PetSmart, a local pet supply shop, they sell fish but no other pets. One of her customers is a Vet tech and told her earlier this month that November and December were the busiest times of the year for putting down dogs. People going to visit family and they decide to put the dog down since it might die while they are gone...they are buying the kids a puppy and they are afraid the dog they have might not get along with it and many more asinine reasons.
