Category: Irresponsible pet owning

  • Pet obesity is no laughing matter.

    Pet obesity is no laughing matter.

    We should view obesity in pets as an act of causing unnecessary suffering in the same way as starving an animal. It is a sad reflection of our attitude to animals that we are happy to upload videos concerning pet obesity onto social media sites like YouTube which ridicule fat animals that are struggling to…

  • Veterinary charities promote irresponsible pet ownership.

    Charities are paying for people to own animals. In the UK there is one main charity dedicated to providing assisted or free veterinary treatment to the pets of ‘impoverished’ owners and several other charities such as the Blue Cross and RSPCA who also offer similar services among their other endeavours. The number of animals receiving…