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Originally Posted by Hellmark
For some people though, it would involve quitting their job and choosing another career path, which could potentially have dire effects on the dogs (such as if the owner no longer made enough money to afford food for the animals).
I'm not saying what the guy did was right, or what I would do, I'm just saying it isn't always as cut and dried as him just not wanting the dogs because they can no longer make him money. My family has worked with animal rescue organizations for years, and we saw people who were stuck in situations where they loved the dogs, and hated to do it, but gave the animals over for adoption because they simply couldn't afford the dogs the lifestyle they deserved.
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Yes, it's true that sometimes there may be truly dire circumstances and legitimate reasons to surrender a pet. However, if you're familiar with animal rescue, you know that those situations are a small minority. Most of the time, the pet becomes an inconvenience that the owners are no longer willing to deal with, and they create rationalizations so they don't have to admit what horrible people they really are under their facades.
Can you imagine how scared and confused two elderly dogs must be, suddenly uprooted from their home and forced to deal with a new situation? At least they have each other.