• Commitment for life
• All need to help
Commitment for life
During this holiday season of gift giving, please take time to consider the commitment for life before adding a dog or cat to your family. Daily at the humane society, we experience this commitment broken: the dog barks too much, the cat scratches the furniture, we have to move, they have fleas, or we don’t have enough time or money? Before you adopt or purchase a pet, please consider the cost and time to train and care for your new family member over the next ten to twenty years.
We sympathize with the Lee family who are obviously still grieving the loss of their dogs they chose to surrender to the Society two years ago. Our policy of allowing only community safe pets to be available for adoption is well known and good common sense. How could we responsibly adopt out into our neighborhoods a mature Shepherd who killed another dog and a 150 lb. Rottweiller who bent the gate trying to attack a dog being placed in an adjacent kennel?
If you currently have a dog in your family, consider enrolling in puppy socialization classes or dog obedience training with the Dog Fanciers of Kauai. By developing your relationship with your dog, hopefully you will be bonded forever and enjoy many years of loving companionship.
Rebecca H Rhoades, DVM
Executive Director
KauaiHumane Society
All need to help
Recently, the Pentagon readily admitted they were not prepared for the war that followed Mr. Bush’s visit to an aircraft carrier that proudly displayed a banner:”Mission Accomplished!” on May 1.
This lack of preparation resulted in our troops now being exposed to danger with thin skinned Humvees and a shortage of proper body armor. The Pentagon promised they would have all the equipment our troops will need within two years! Armored Humvees takes time to build.
The response from Congress was “this is unacceptable!” I agree.
Families of our troops, dads, moms, sisters, brothers and other loved ones are purchasing whatever protective equipment they can find and are air freighting it to our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
In one small town, the local police are scrounging around the state to get enough protective gear for their local reserve company that is due to leave for Iraq in January.
This is too big of a job for a few desperate families and friends to handle alone. All Americans should participate in giving badly need assistance to our heroes in harms way. During these holidays, take a few moments to help our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan.
If you are unsure of what you can do to help, I suggest you contact the White House and Congress. If they can’t provide the equipment, they should at least know what is needed and how we can get it to them fast!
Robert Perkins
Richfield, NC
