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Cat General => General Cat Chat => Topic started by: Dawn (DiddyDawn) on April 22, 2009, 00:00:49 AM

Title: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Dawn (DiddyDawn) on April 22, 2009, 00:00:49 AM
AN ANIMAL IS FOR LIFE NO MATTER WHAT  
 
PLEASE POST THE VIDEO LINK BELOW ON YOUR WEBSITES FOR MAXIMUM PUBLICITY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mJ4M-H29LCw
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Angiew on April 22, 2009, 07:55:11 AM
Those poor technicians - how on earth can they go into work each day!
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Mark on April 22, 2009, 08:09:01 AM
If it's a PTS video, I don't want to watch as it's heartbreaking. I saw one on youtube before where they were putting dogs in a bunker about 4ft square - some of the dogs were wagging their tails  :( - they were going to gas them with an exhaust pipe  :( - it should be compulsory to spay/neuter.
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Tiggerman on April 22, 2009, 08:37:02 AM
Yes it is a really upsetting video but as long as people dont care, then sadly this will go on and on and on.

The older I get the more I despair of the human race.

Just going to compose myself now before work.
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Ela on April 22, 2009, 09:01:14 AM
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PLEASE POST THE VIDEO LINK BELOW ON YOUR WEBSITES FOR MAXIMUM PUBLICITY

Just put it on. Thank you
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Angiew on April 22, 2009, 09:41:32 AM
I've put it on the London, Birmingham and coventry gumtree sites. Maybe others can help putting it elsewhere?
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Dawn (DiddyDawn) on April 22, 2009, 10:10:50 AM
If it's a PTS video, I don't want to watch as it's heartbreaking. I saw one on youtube before where they were putting dogs in a bunker about 4ft square - some of the dogs were wagging their tails  :( - they were going to gas them with an exhaust pipe  :( - it should be compulsory to spay/neuter.

If I'm honest Mark, I haven't actually watched it........I can't face it at the moment but I'm hoping it will help drum it into peoples heads.  I've just had a guy on the phone, he's got 3 cats, 2 with babies and one pregnant and he can't keep them  :censored:  :censored:
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Dawn (DiddyDawn) on April 22, 2009, 10:11:33 AM
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PLEASE POST THE VIDEO LINK BELOW ON YOUR WEBSITES FOR MAXIMUM PUBLICITY

Just put it on. Thank you
I've put it on the London, Birmingham and coventry gumtree sites. Maybe others can help putting it elsewhere?

Thanks  :hug:
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: clarenmax on April 22, 2009, 10:20:29 AM
I did just watch it, and am sitting here in bits now  :'( :'(

If ever there's a message to hit hard, that's it  :'(
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Angiew on April 22, 2009, 10:22:07 AM
gumtree - aberdeen, bath and belfast done - anyone else want to put some on 6 down about 50 to go......

I've got to go and cuddle something.
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Stuart on April 22, 2009, 10:44:21 AM
What is the video about ?? Sorry I cant watch anything sad/cruel/distressing/shocking  :'( It's just the way I am  :shy:
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Tiggerman on April 22, 2009, 10:47:48 AM
Stuart, the video is about an American animal shelter doing pts on unclaimed strays.

Might be best if you didnt watch it.
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Dawn (DiddyDawn) on April 22, 2009, 11:04:44 AM
What is the video about ?? Sorry I cant watch anything sad/cruel/distressing/shocking  :'( It's just the way I am  :shy:

It's a harsh look at the real world Stuart  :'(  But if it makes people think about what they're doing when they want their babe to have a litter so they can see how cute her kittens/pups will look, it will have done some good  :hug:
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Sheli_80 on April 22, 2009, 13:40:56 PM
I found this really distressing, I cried for ages afterwards. As I clicked on it I knew I shouldn't and couldn't watch it the whole way through.

I found myself so thankful for places like CPL and all of the independant rescues out there, without them the same thing could have happened to all of my cats(except garf) as I know they were in care much longer than 4 days.
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: moira on April 22, 2009, 14:12:03 PM
 Unfortunately, posting on sites like Purrs is preaching to the converted. However, I have cross posted on Pet Forum with warning
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Stuart on April 22, 2009, 14:14:41 PM
 Thx for the warning, I won't watch that, I'm too soft :'(
I'll put a link to it on My Bebo page, for others to watch
with the heading

REMEMBER, AN ANIMAL IS FOR LIFE NO MATTER WHAT !!!
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Dawn (DiddyDawn) on April 22, 2009, 14:17:37 PM
Unfortunately, posting on sites like Purrs is preaching to the converted. However, I have cross posted on Pet Forum with warning

Not necessarily, this is an open forum and has many visitors who don't actually join........it only takes one to realise what they are doing by adding to an already out of control problem to make a difference, however small.
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Angiew on April 22, 2009, 14:20:12 PM
I've had an email from someone who saw one of my 'do buy pups from byb' postings before and ranted to tell me how good she is. I sent her the link and she did make a valid point that quite a few rescues do refuse to home and perhaps should do more to support a new owner - though of course who would have the time to do that.

But it is a valid point......
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Dawn (DiddyDawn) on April 22, 2009, 14:23:50 PM
I've had an email from someone who saw one of my 'do buy pups from byb' postings before and ranted to tell me how good she is. I sent her the link and she did make a valid point that quite a few rescues do refuse to home and perhaps should do more to support a new owner - though of course who would have the time to do that.

But it is a valid point......

Some are just set in their ways on how to do things though Ang, I've had a guy on interested in a couple of mine, he lives near the motorway and a train track on the other side, already had to have his last one pts because of road injuries but thinks it's cruel keeping them in and he still thinks I'm going to rehome to him :tired:
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: moira on April 22, 2009, 14:31:05 PM
I take your point, Dawn, though I wasn't actually meaning that the link shouldn't have been posted here.
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Debsymiller (Rufus' mum) on April 22, 2009, 17:01:22 PM
I think that's the saddest thing I've ever seen. Heartbreaking  :'(
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Yvonne on April 22, 2009, 17:40:48 PM
It says at the start of that video that every 6.5 seconds an animal rescue dies - do we actually have statistics for this country?
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Mark on April 23, 2009, 23:25:09 PM
I braced myself and watched it. You don't see any animals die in the film. It is basically the techs saying they have to do what they do as so many more animals are brought in every day. They cry as they say dogs are wagging tails on their way thinking they are going home. Cats crying for help and they can't give it  :'( - There is a still at the end showing dogs and cats laid out on the floor. It is like a holocaust - all caused by selfish humans  :(
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Yvonne on April 24, 2009, 07:58:35 AM
That was in 2004 in the States - what is the situation in this country?
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Millys Mum on April 24, 2009, 16:32:09 PM
Not alot different Yvonne  :( its kept alot more hush hush
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: bonnielass on April 25, 2009, 08:51:06 AM
This is so heartbreaking to watch and im sitting here in tears :'( those poor animals, still so trusting right to the end :(
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: madkittyrescue on April 25, 2009, 09:53:30 AM
If you look up the annual reports for the big charities they normally details the numher of animals PTS..... one I looked at about 18mths ago from one of the largest in england and wales had (remembering off the top of my head) PTS around 70,000 animals BEFORE they had seen a vet and around another 40,000 after.   :'(

I did look at others at the time but this one is the one that always sticks in my mind!  (wonder why :tired: )
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Dawn (DiddyDawn) on April 27, 2009, 02:13:37 AM
I think the worst of it is, some people will watch this video and still continue to breed   :sneaky:
Title: Re: If you wondered why we should Spay & Neuter- important video to watch
Post by: Mark on April 27, 2009, 06:32:33 AM
I think the worst of it is, some people will watch this video and still continue to breed   :sneaky:

Yes maybe the situation would be better if we could spay & neuter the root cause - ie the pikey BSBs  :innocent: