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bekinseki
Joined: 31 Aug 2011
Location: Korea
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Renting is an apt way to describe the way a lot of foreigners in this country adopt animals--leaving them behind when they go home.
That is cruel; this is so bizarre I'm not sure what to think. If the dogs being rented out have primary owners, I could see it being not so bad. |
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pkang0202
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| Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 7:54 pm Post subject: |
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...snip.. I like animals, but I don't see why dogs have to have this preferential treatment over other mammals.
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But isn't so obvious why dogs have become so close to our hearts (and in Korea, our stomachs  -)?
However long our association with dogs has gone on, we have altered them radically, bred for tameness, selected the ones that paid attention to us. Monkeys and donkeys - well I just don't know...adult dogs are incredibly sensitive to human social cues.
Dogs are very sensitive to gestures, such as pointing, and are very good at finding hidden food when we point to it, something no other animal can do. Their facility at reading our emotions is just unbelievable... If you've ever had a dog, you would know that don't have to tell our dog whether we've have had a good day or not. |
I just disagree with the fact that some people are totally against even the idea of dog rental without even considering some ways it can be beneficial.
I've been to animal hospitals and animal shelters. Its very sad to see these dogs spending their days locked in a cage. I know the workers at those organizations try their best, but they aren't superhuman. They can't possible give the attention that each individual dog needs.
Why not let people "rent" the dogs out? Money made can go towards helping the animals. If the rental service is done well, I don't see it as a bad idea at all.
Inhumane? How is it any worse than having a dog spend its life in a cage waiting to be put to sleep because it can't find an owner? |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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| Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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I didn't say it was 'inhumane' dude. Just answered your question as to why humans treat their pet dogs like their kid.
rent away, rent away! |
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Poltergeist
Joined: 03 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:15 pm Post subject: |
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I just disagree with the fact that some people are totally against even the idea of dog rental without even considering some ways it can be beneficial.
I've been to animal hospitals and animal shelters. Its very sad to see these dogs spending their days locked in a cage. I know the workers at those organizations try their best, but they aren't superhuman. They can't possible give the attention that each individual dog needs.
Why not let people "rent" the dogs out? Money made can go towards helping the animals. If the rental service is done well, I don't see it as a bad idea at all.
Inhumane? How is it any worse than having a dog spend its life in a cage waiting to be put to sleep because it can't find an owner? |
Good shelters and rescue groups already have foster programs, and foster parents don't have to pay the shelters. Dog rental companies are for-profit businesses that acquire dogs (often from breeders) just to pass them around to different homes. They don't rescue animals and find temporary homes for them with the intention of placing them in permanent homes as soon as possible. The purpose and priorities of a rental company are completely different from those of a (good) charity or rescue. |
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pkang0202
Joined: 09 Mar 2007
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| Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:47 pm Post subject: |
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I just disagree with the fact that some people are totally against even the idea of dog rental without even considering some ways it can be beneficial.
I've been to animal hospitals and animal shelters. Its very sad to see these dogs spending their days locked in a cage. I know the workers at those organizations try their best, but they aren't superhuman. They can't possible give the attention that each individual dog needs.
Why not let people "rent" the dogs out? Money made can go towards helping the animals. If the rental service is done well, I don't see it as a bad idea at all.
Inhumane? How is it any worse than having a dog spend its life in a cage waiting to be put to sleep because it can't find an owner? |
Good shelters and rescue groups already have foster programs, and foster parents don't have to pay the shelters. Dog rental companies are for-profit businesses that acquire dogs (often from breeders) just to pass them around to different homes. They don't rescue animals and find temporary homes for them with the intention of placing them in permanent homes as soon as possible. The purpose and priorities of a rental company are completely different from those of a (good) charity or rescue. |
What you suggest are 2 separate extremes. Why does a rental company has to be so heartless and evil?
So what about the segment of the population that can not foster dogs (no animals allowed policy/family member allergy/whatever other reasons) who would like to walk and play with a dog for a few hours?
I feel that a dog rental system that is properly done with special attention to helping shelters/hospitals is completely fine. |
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Died By Bear
Joined: 13 Jul 2010
Location: On the big lake they call Gitche Gumee
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***On a cold winter morning in Seoul, mr. Kang was on his way home after a long and glorious night out with the boys from the office. As he staggered the fifteen blocks home from the local pojangmacha, he noticed a store with a big window that read: "Dogs For Rent - only Man won per day". He couldn't believe his eyes...and the store was open! His mind racing, mr. Kang went inside the store and inquired about "renting a dog":
Mr. Kang: Yea...I want to rent a dog for one day. (Loud rumbling noise from his stomach)
Store owner: Ahhh yea, of course sir. What kind of dog are you trying to rent? We have many small terriers and very nice poodles right over here...are you renting for a party or your children, or...?
Mr. Kang: Oh...eh...yes, I want to rent a larger dog, do you have any YELLOW or WHITE LABS?? (Mr. Kang's mouth salivates)
Store owner: Of course sir, right this way.... |
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Poltergeist
Joined: 03 Sep 2010
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| Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 4:01 am Post subject: |
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I just disagree with the fact that some people are totally against even the idea of dog rental without even considering some ways it can be beneficial.
I've been to animal hospitals and animal shelters. Its very sad to see these dogs spending their days locked in a cage. I know the workers at those organizations try their best, but they aren't superhuman. They can't possible give the attention that each individual dog needs.
Why not let people "rent" the dogs out? Money made can go towards helping the animals. If the rental service is done well, I don't see it as a bad idea at all.
Inhumane? How is it any worse than having a dog spend its life in a cage waiting to be put to sleep because it can't find an owner? |
Good shelters and rescue groups already have foster programs, and foster parents don't have to pay the shelters. Dog rental companies are for-profit businesses that acquire dogs (often from breeders) just to pass them around to different homes. They don't rescue animals and find temporary homes for them with the intention of placing them in permanent homes as soon as possible. The purpose and priorities of a rental company are completely different from those of a (good) charity or rescue. |
What you suggest are 2 separate extremes. Why does a rental company has to be so heartless and evil?
So what about the segment of the population that can not foster dogs (no animals allowed policy/family member allergy/whatever other reasons) who would like to walk and play with a dog for a few hours?
I feel that a dog rental system that is properly done with special attention to helping shelters/hospitals is completely fine. |
I'm not sure what it is you're suggesting. Good shelters already have volunteer programs that allow people to visit and play with animals. Volunteers don't have to pay to spend time with the animals, and I don't think shelters should start charging a fee. Many volunteers already donate money because they want to help as much as possible, but people who can't donate should still be allowed to help animals by volunteering.
There was an article in the paper a year or so ago about a dog rental company, and that company was NOT a charity or a rescue organization. It was a business that had nothing to do with helping homeless animals. I hope no one reading this will consider doing business with a company like that and will visit a shelter instead if they are interested in helping animals and spending time with them. |
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Plume D'ella Plumeria
Joined: 10 Jan 2005
Location: The Lost Horizon
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| Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 7:06 am Post subject: |
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"Foster" would be a better term as the sensible Poltergeist said. You "rent" an apartment, a car or a tuxedo. You don't "rent" a living, breathing sentient animal.
If you truly like dogs and want to have one in your life for a short time without being able to give it a "forever home," then you are honest with yourself about that fact and agree to foster one until it CAN find a forever home.
Win-win situation. You do the dog a favour and you do yourself a favour. You get a dog in your life for a time and the dog (hopefully) gets a start to a good home.
Really ... go rent a Christmas tree or something. But please don't be thinking about a dog rental service as a way to make a quick buck. Even a dog with a condo. Or a dog with a Ferrari. Or a tuxedo-ed dog. Dogs just deserve better than that. |
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