[Margaret Pilkington]

There will always be those who get dogs who should never have them...they cannot look after themselves yet they get a dog.
There will always be those who feel that the best use of their resources is to bring into this country(at great expense) a dog from abroad....and to some degree I can understand them.
They go on holiday see a cute unloved mutt and want it in their lives.
I can see that in certain circumstances I could do the same.
It is about choice.
Owning an animal is as much like falling in love as....falling in love.
For some people owning an animal is like choosing to have a baby and comes with very similar responsibilities...you take on an animal and you take it on for life.
You take on its every need....some folk get it and do the right thing...others do not.

However much we chew around this situation, it is never going to be solved by talking about it.