Saskia
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Loves a comment: "Hey Bart and Saskia :) I don't want Maarten to force people to..."August 17 2012
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"Wow, so many comments! I agree with Patrice that there is a real problem with pets and this results in a lot of suffering for these animals. And I think there are more solutions to this than adopting one. I like Barts idea about improving life in the shelters with volunteers. School children would be a good one and you could combine it with information about how the pets got there and the responsibilities you have when you get a pet yourself. Otherwise, the children will just nag their parents 'till they can take one of the pets home ;-). Another idea could be lonely people, that would be good for the people too. Furthermore, let's look at the 'source' of the problem: some people take a pet without thinking enough about the responsibilities and without knowing what a pet really needs :-(. Information about taking care of pets is available, but they don't get it. These pets often end up in the shelter. How can we prevent this? And, coming back tot the adoption idea: how can we convince people who really want a pet to go to a shelter first and have a look at the pets there? They could find a lovely pet there instead of taking a puppy or a kitten :-). "August 14 2012 on Adopt a pet. And convince at least 10 people to adopt a pet too....