tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24869193.post7968549933416617718..comments2024-01-07T20:25:38.023-06:00Comments on Strange in San Antonio: Selling kittensAlbatrosshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02156254141379602471noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24869193.post-33455942812856551572008-07-20T03:36:00.000-05:002008-07-20T03:36:00.000-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24869193.post-10518591117147989042007-12-21T09:43:00.000-06:002007-12-21T09:43:00.000-06:00Thanks for helping us get out the word about ADL. ...Thanks for helping us get out the word about ADL. Since we began our "cat promotion," I am pleased to say we have adopted out over 100 cats and kittens. That means more than 100 cats and kitties will have homes for the holidays and, we hope, those homes will be for the rest of their lives. Sure beats living in a shelter. Even a no-kill shelter like the Animal Defense League.<BR/><BR/>Ron Aaron<BR/>Animal Defense League of TexasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24869193.post-82618183050839569412007-12-02T22:42:00.000-06:002007-12-02T22:42:00.000-06:00Dave, I agree with you, especially your third para...Dave, I agree with you, especially your third paragraph. "No-kill" is an admirable sentiment, but, as we see with this instance, the practice can cause problems even for an organization that's been "The No-Kill Shelter Since 1934." And I don't understand why someone wouldn't get a pet fixed from the start. I've never been one to deal with a pet dog in heat, and I can't imagine why people who aren't breeders would want to.<BR/><BR/>The overabundance of cats and dogs won't be fixed until the animals are, and that takes an attitude shift among the owners. Until that shift occurs, the city should adopt a "kill-only-when-there-are-absolutely-no-other-options" policy for our municipal shelters instead of a blanket "no-kill" policy.Albatrosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02156254141379602471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24869193.post-91881284003162770992007-12-02T22:02:00.000-06:002007-12-02T22:02:00.000-06:00I love SA and I wish we were smart enough as a com...I love SA and I wish we were smart enough as a community to do the right thing in terms of Spay and Neuter, but apparently, we aren't.<BR/><BR/>Sadly, the disturbing truth is that we need a mass killing. As sad and sick as it is, we need to reset the clock so to speak. <BR/><BR/>The thought of it is terrible, but we know that the "no-kill" option is a pipe dream until we can get people to change. And for whatever reason, there is a HUGE percentage of pet-owners here who find the thought of fixing their pets to be more offensive than killing the strays. <BR/><BR/>The same people who wont get a pet fixed, even for free, will happily take a litter of unwanted offspring to "a better neighborhood" or "out to a farm in the country".<BR/><BR/>Let's just cut to the chase and as humanely as possible, reduce the population of unwanted / unsupportable cats and dogs and for God's sake pick up the stray and unlicensed animals and spay/neuter them and adopt them out before they recreate this problem we find ourselves in now.imszymDavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06309270376394371120noreply@blogger.com