They're All Gone
- Thread starter Rosefern
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I'm with you Rabbit. I didn't see the humor in this at all. A joke is supposed to be funny all around. I find this joke much like unscrewing the cap to the salt shaker. It's childish. One of my old dogs was from a home much like that. He was the 8th dog the family bought, and ended up having some bad health problems. The people got fed up because of the cost and drove all their animals down to the shelter I was working at. When we came in the next morning there were 8 dogs tied to the fence posts out front.
I don't find the humor in it because it happens all to often and is not a "funny" topic.
I don't find the humor in it because it happens all to often and is not a "funny" topic.
I guess this is where I stand on this topic as well. I was under the impression that even practical jokes were supposed to have an element of humor about them, but I kept trying to figure out what exactly was so funny about dragging family pets to the shelter- where thousands die every year. Maybe it's just because I volunteer at a shelter where I see this EXACT scenario played out time after time- the reasons for surrender "they're too expensive," "it was just getting to be too much," or even "we got new furniture and they didn't match," those are all reasons I've actually SEEN. And I've seen those same dogs take a one way walk down the hallway- dogs that were at one time, loved family members, dogs that as I groomed and bathed them, were perfect ladies and gentlemen, offering kisses, sitting still for nail clippings, and performing tricks for treats.
I dunno, maybe after a few years of seeing that, even joking about it stops being funny. Sorry to be a killjoy, it's just how I feel. However, glad that all your pups are safe and sound.
I dunno, maybe after a few years of seeing that, even joking about it stops being funny. Sorry to be a killjoy, it's just how I feel. However, glad that all your pups are safe and sound.