http://www.lofitribe.com/2007/07/31/rent-a-pet/ A virtual notebook of Christian expression, journey, and study. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 21:06:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-RC1 hourly 1 http://www.lofitribe.com/2007/07/31/rent-a-pet/#comment-5543 Shawn Anthony Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:49:44 +0000 http://www.lofitribe.com/2007/07/31/rent-a-pet/#comment-5543 No, it's not crazy, ck, if the goal was to keep animals from being put down unnecessarily, then sure. That's not the goal here, regardless of the spin put on it. This is simple consumerism, at its rawest. It's walking into a convenient store and mind-numbingly starring at 300 different flavors of the same drink ... but with live creatures. :) No, it’s not crazy, ck, if the goal was to keep animals from being put down unnecessarily, then sure. That’s not the goal here, regardless of the spin put on it. This is simple consumerism, at its rawest. It’s walking into a convenient store and mind-numbingly starring at 300 different flavors of the same drink … but with live creatures.

]]> http://www.lofitribe.com/2007/07/31/rent-a-pet/#comment-5540 ck Wed, 01 Aug 2007 01:05:52 +0000 http://www.lofitribe.com/2007/07/31/rent-a-pet/#comment-5540 Hmmm. This may sound crazy, but I think there may be a *modicum* of sense in that idea. If the goal is to keep animals from being put down unnecessarily, I can see it being a good idea. Personally, we'd love to have pets--but being busy, it would be tough. If I could take care of an animal part-time, knowing that it was getting better care than being in a shelter... maybe. (Course I wouldn't be able to stay part-time. I'd wind up adopting & changing my schedule to fit the critter!) Had a question on another post, which I'm heading to now... Hmmm. This may sound crazy, but I think there may be a *modicum* of sense in that idea. If the goal is to keep animals from being put down unnecessarily, I can see it being a good idea. Personally, we’d love to have pets–but being busy, it would be tough. If I could take care of an animal part-time, knowing that it was getting better care than being in a shelter… maybe. (Course I wouldn’t be able to stay part-time. I’d wind up adopting & changing my schedule to fit the critter!) Had a question on another post, which I’m heading to now…

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