Pet Quiz

True or False

1.  Spaying & neutering makes a pet fat, lazy & spiritless.

2. It's o.k. not to have your pet spayed or neutered as 
long as you find homes for the litters.

3. A dog may be kept outdoors at all times as long as
it's done from puppy hood.

4. Cats should be allowed to roam free.

5. It's o.k. to leave an animal in a parked car
on a summer day as long as the windows are open.

6. Pets should be beaten if they misbehave.

7. Dog races are just as humane as horse races.

8. Cats and dogs can't reason.  Therefore, they can
only suffer physical pain.

ANSWERS

1. FALSE.  Improper diet, lack of exercise and harsh treatment
make a pet fat, lazy & spiritless.

2. FALSE.  Ten animals already compete for every home.
Each new animal born means nine others could suffer,
starve and die.

3. FALSE. Dogs have been domesticated for thousands of years and 
selectively bred to live with humans.  They live
longer and happier lives.

4. FALSE.  The average lifespan for an outside cat is less than one year.
Such cats are more exposed to traffic, getting lost, diseases, attacks from
other animals, poisons, abuse by people and many other
life-threatening dangers.

5.  FALSE.  When the temperature is in the low 80's, a parked
car can reach 102 degrees in ten minutes and 120 in half an hour.
Even with the windows slightly open, 
your pet can die.

6.  FALSE.  Unless you catch your pet in the act, it will not 
understand why it is being punished.  Even then, inflicting physical 
pain is unnecessary and often misunderstood.

7.  FALSE.  Training greyhounds often involves allowing them to
tear apart live, small animals.  Few are needed for breeding so the 
rest are limited to a short, violent, suffering life.

8.  FALSE.  Cats and dogs are highly intelligent and require attention, 
patience and love.  They feel lonliness, boredom sadness and fear.

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products, money or your time, contact:

The Brown County Humane Society
P.O. Box 512
New Ulm, MN  56073
507-359-2312
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