Spring Break
Students leave pets behind when leases, semester end
Shannon Hurley
Issue date: 5/9/08 Section: News
"We do reference checks and there is a pretty intensive interview process," Eccleston said. "We want to make sure these dogs just don't keep getting passed around."
Domesticated animals cannot survive on their own or in the wild, and the consequences of pet abandonment are costly not only to the forgotten animals, but also to the rescue, which must become responsible for animals' care.
"(Students) need to contact the Humane Society and do the right thing," Rentola said. "Which is surrender the animal over to us so it is going to be cared for and not just left alone in an apartment or a house somewhere without receiving the proper care because we never know when they might be discovered."
All three local animal rescue organizations encourage students to volunteer their time at a shelter or as a foster home for an animal instead of taking on the full responsibility of pet ownership and to test the waters during such a hectic time in young adults' lives.
Students can "help us make a difference without committing to the lives of these pets," Rentola said, "We encourage people to wait until they meet their match."
A situation that is beneficial both for students and in-need animal rescues with little resources.
Staff writer Shannon Hurley can be reached at news@collegian.com.
Domesticated animals cannot survive on their own or in the wild, and the consequences of pet abandonment are costly not only to the forgotten animals, but also to the rescue, which must become responsible for animals' care.
"(Students) need to contact the Humane Society and do the right thing," Rentola said. "Which is surrender the animal over to us so it is going to be cared for and not just left alone in an apartment or a house somewhere without receiving the proper care because we never know when they might be discovered."
All three local animal rescue organizations encourage students to volunteer their time at a shelter or as a foster home for an animal instead of taking on the full responsibility of pet ownership and to test the waters during such a hectic time in young adults' lives.
Students can "help us make a difference without committing to the lives of these pets," Rentola said, "We encourage people to wait until they meet their match."
A situation that is beneficial both for students and in-need animal rescues with little resources.
Staff writer Shannon Hurley can be reached at news@collegian.com.
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Craig Hawley
posted 5/09/08 @ 8:56 AM MST
Who ever does this is not human. I have a zero tolerance for those who abuse animals. They are the only thing on this planet that give you unconditional love and count on us to take care of them. (Continued…)
Paula Brungardt
posted 5/09/08 @ 6:43 PM MST
I think that adopting an animal when you don't know where you are going to be living from one year to the next is completely wrong. I volunteer for the Colorado Humane Society and I think people would think twice and be more responsible if they could see these abandoned animals in cages all day. (Continued…)
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