It may be hard for pet lovers to believe but not everyone LOVES your pet! This may be tough for us animal lovers to comprehend but it is true! It is our choice to have a pet. With that choice we get to deal with the good and the bad. If a person chooses not to have a pet they should not have to deal with the mess pets make or with one running loose.
At the Lloydminster & District SPCA we constantly get calls from people frustrated about having to deal with loose dogs or cats or the mess that they make. What they are really frustrated with are irresponsible pet owners. No one notices all the responsible pet owners in our community.
I was walking in the park last week and saw something that even I as a pet owner was disgusted with I cannot imagine what non pet owners thought. Right under one of the new pet disposal stations where bags are provided for you to clean up after your pet there was a big pile of dog feces. As pet owners we need to be aware that our choices affect everyone in the community.
Is it really fair for someone else to have to clean up after your pet?
Shelly Zimmerman
Executive Director
Lloydminster & District SPCA
