Too many pets

Pets living at home is good. But many throw them out on the street, increasing the number of stray animals. This is something to think about before you bought a cat.

FNH1

It would make no difference if all breeding of dogs was stopped in the UK for 5 years or more when we are importing dogs from Romania and every other corner of the world. We can't sort out our own problems with dogs and yet we take in street dogs from elsewhere.
Every dog needs a home wherever it comes from but preventing the breeding of Pedigree dogs of recognised breeds will just wipe out recognised breeds and leave us with mutts and what's the point of that?

Well said FNHI

Yes I’m withFNHI on this subject. I try not to wear my judgey pants too often but the idea of importing street dogs from Eastern Europe when we have shelters and rescues full here doesn’t feel right. Many of the imported dogs have lived in the streets scavenging, killing small animals to survive. Putting them in houses and expecting them to adjust to domestic life feels cruel

I had to bite my tongue when a relative of mine took a Romanian dog! She could have just gone to Battersea!