But we decided to comment once we read Kerre Woodham's column in the HoS this morning - after a personal analogy, she opines:
So I worry about Bronson Stewart and his pup, Buck. Bronson had been unable to find the $2500 needed for Buck's operation on a badly broken leg and the vet told him the only alternative was to have Buck put down.
Bronson refused to accept that, so he snatched Buck from the vet's and took him home.
I accept that Bronson loves his dog. But I can't help thinking how selfish he's being.
He kept his badly injured dog at home for a week because neither he nor his dad knew anyone with a car. If he truly cared for his pup, surely he could have found a way to get him to a vet sooner?
When he couldn't come up with more than $5 a week to repay the vet, he took the dog home, regardless of how much pain Buck was in.
And, although kind people from around the country have donated money for Buck's operation, I hope there's some left over to help pay for the ongoing care Buck will undoubtedly need.
With a badly broken leg comes arthritis and other expensive conditions.
Bronson will need to find a job if he truly wants to do right by his dog.
We agree 100%. Pet ownership is not a right; it's a privilege. And with it comes responsibility; something which Bronson Stewart does not seem to be overly endowed. Woodham's description of him as "selfish" is spot on. He's quite happy to have a vet sort Buck out, but he forgets that vets have bills to pay and families to feed as well.
Kind-hearted people have helped Bronson Stewart this week, aided and abetted by the local newspaper which has beaten this story up for all it was worth (which in our ever-humble opinion was stuff-all!). It's just another example of how gullible we have become.
Bronson Stewart doesn't need donations; he needs someone to give him a job so that he can WORK and EARN the money to pay the debt to the vet. The world does not owe him a living. And his father needs a swift kick as well for encouraging him. Sadly, over the next few years we are going to see more and more cases of generational Entitleitis. It's the monster which we, as a society have allowed to be created, and Bronson Stewart will be the poster-child.
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When my cat needed surgery after being hit by a car we found the $2,600 necessary. Out of our savings. That is, what's left over after paying for an army of bludgers, leeches and hangers-on.
If this bloke won't take responsibility for his pet and the costs involved then he shouldn't have the dog in the first place.
And it's not just pets--there are thousands of people who have children, too who seem to think it's everybody's responsibility to care and pay for them.
Socialism: Teaching people entitlement without responsibilities.
My family has farming origins. Animals that did not pull their weight were simply put down.
As should the dog have been in this story.
Alex, there's a bit more to pet ownership than "pulling their weight", surely?
My cat gives me hours of pleasure and companionship and it's impossible to put a monetary value on that.
KG - I suspect that Alex was bringing his pragmatic rural background to the table.
I agree with you about the benefits of pets, but the bottom line is this; if you can't afford to keep one, you shouldn't.
No argument there, IV2.
I was terribly conflicted when I first read of this situation and actually got halfway through writing a post (twice) without publishing.
I am a dog lover and would do whatever it takes to make sure my mate was given what he needed.
The other side of the coin is the two generations of suckhole dickheads who demand somebody else pays.
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