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| BE A RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER |
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| 1. READ ALL YOU CAN ABOUT A SPECIES BEFORE YOU BRING IT INTO YOUR HOME. 2. TAKE YOUR ANIMAL(S) TO THE VET ONCE A YEAR FOR A CHECK UP AND ANYTIME IT IS HURT OR SICK. 3. PROVIDE YOUR PET WITH AN ENVIRONMENT SUITABLE TO IT'S NEEDS. 4. PROVIDE YOUR ANIMAL(S) WITH ATTENTION AND AFFECTION. 5. TREAT ALL ANIMALS AS INDIVIDUALS, AND DON'T EXPECT THEM TO "MEASURE UP" TO PRE-CONCIEVED STANDARDS OR TRAITS. 6. COMMIT TO A PET OWNING RELATIONSHIP FOR THE ANIMALS LIFE. PETS ARE NOT DISPOSABLE. 7. SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR PET(S)!!! 8. WHEN THE TIME COMES, ALLOW YOUR PET(S) TO LEAVE THIS WORLD WITH DIGNITY, RESPECT, LOVE AND PEACE, IF AT ALL POSSIBLE. |
| DON'T- |
| 1. MAKE AN IMPULSE BUY. 2. ATTEMPT TO FORCE AN ANIMAL TO EXIST OUTSIDE ITS NATURE. (I.E. MAKING AN ARBOREAL LIZARD RESIDE IN A CAGE WITH NO OPPURTUNITIES TO CLIMB) 3. TREAT YOUR ANIMALS AS A DISPOSABLE PURCHASE. 4. ALLOW YOUR ANIMAL(S) TO BE SUBJECTED TO UNECESSARY PAIN AND SUFFERING. 5. PRACTICE IRRESPONSIBLE BREEDING. (SEE WHY NOT TO BREED) 6. EXPECT YOUR PET TO ACT A CERTAIN WAY. JUST AS PEOPLE HAVE INDIVIDUAL PERSONALITIES, SO DO ALL ANIMALS, REGARDLESS OF SPECIES. |
| PLEASE BE A RESPONSIBLE PET OWNER! |
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