I think I read somewhere that a large majority of cat owners didn’t set out to be cat owners. The cats walked in and decided they lived there. That’s what happened to me.

You must not be very committed to the idea of rescuing a homeless dog in lieu of supporting the breeding industry, then. If you were passionate about it, you would make the extra effort to find an appropriate[ly inactive?] dog to adopt, even if it means crossing state lines or contacting breed rescues online. It’s…

My very handsome childhood mutt lived to be my post-uni mutt, living to 20, still quite aware and mobile, if with a tendency to more frequent and longer napping (and with a bit of arthritis that we managed with occasional half doses of children’s aspirin). And I think he would have gone on longer if my dad hadn’t died…

Adopting a puppy from a rescue or shelter is still a better decision than giving money to a breeder, no matter how responsible they may be.

I just got my first dog from the shelter a couple months ago and it terrifies me that she could have been euthanized instead of in my home. It was actually her second time in the shelter as she’d been returned just before I got her with the people surrendering her saying that she had severe housebreaking issues. I’ve…

I go on Craigslist and click prohibited on all the breeders there.It doesn’t do much but at least it’s something.

Fun fact: we Californians can focus on and accomplish several tasks simultaneously...sooooooo thanks I guess? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

I work in a shelter, I can assure you that a lot of people do not want to pay for a used puppy. They’ll pay $800 for a puppy at a store, but as soon as it enters the shelter, $100 is too much and they think they should get it for free. I’m dead serious. Puppies don’t have much resale value, they’re worse than cars…

There are strong arguments that people shouldn’t breed dogs, period. Her standards may be high, and I understand that it would result in no longer having show dogs, but there is a massive overabundance of dogs who need homes. They will be euthanized if they don’t find those homes. I would encourage breeders to think…

The Amish dog sellers (many to pet stores)around the Midwest are the worst, cramming breeder dogs into cages in locked up barns for years and just wearing them out, litter after litter. There’s an awful Boston Terrier guy, notorious for sick dogs, he has hundreds at a time, but the state rules are so lax on inspection…

Umm, false equivalency much?

She really just wanted to get her name in the headlines with all the big players- Goop, Angelina, etc.

And Brokaw is a total asshole here. He’s asked one question and answers another, with about 50 seconds left in the segment. He knows better; he knows he’s going to get cut off; he knows how that’s going look; he knows that’s going to throw Kelly off-script. He’s not an analyst or a political organizer; he’s a…

Ok. In her defense, as someone who has been a network anchor (radio) and is still in broadcast news in a top 10 market, she likely DID have a hard break. You’re up against automation and you absolutely must hit that break (hit that post). If you don’t, the automation will cut you off. You have to backtime your way…

I actually think the librarian’s response was pretty privileged and snobby. The books weren’t good enough for her school, but should be given to poor kids? That’s some weird idea of help she wants to give underprivilged students. I also live in Boston, near Cambridge and I know the type of progressive this is — a…

The Trumps are vile, but rejecting a book donation from the First Lady is classless and pointless. Even Trump-hater me wouldn’t do that.

Here my initial list:
1) it was just plain rude. I was raised to say thank you to a gift even if it was one I didn’t want. I didn’t respond with an attack on that person. If Obama had sent them you know she would have just said a polite thank you.
2) it was a gift from FLOTUS, she doesn’t set policy nor did she hire…

I... kinda agree with the Melania defenders? I mean, the librarian’s argument is sound, and we all hate Trump (Donald more so than Melania) and DeVos. But it’s still a dick move to throw a well-meaning gift back in someone’s face. It’s just impolite. And if someone had done that with a book selection that Michelle…

Here’s the story of Adrian Jones from Kansas City. Reports of abuse toward him never resulted in him being removed from his home. He was starved and kept in a shower stall. He was beaten. His 5 years on earth were horrendous. When he died his father and stepmother fed his body to pigs.

She admits that CPS had been called on her several times before. This was the straw that broke the camel’s back.