Judgmental? Damn right I am.
He might be having troubles because of the lousy economy? Well, shelters and rescues are having a terrible time because of the lousy economy too. Their resources aren't unlimited, and the no-kill groups have only so many openings to take in animals.
You adopt a pet, you are responsible for it. Period. Same way that if you have a child, you are responsible for it--you don't foist it off on someone else.
Again, yes, there are sometimes extreme circumstances--but those are rare. The vast majority of the time, people just don't want to take care of their pet anymore.
And that's all I'm going to say.
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