Thursday 16 August 2007
Minions at work!
Check this out... This is what I call excessive killing! We cannot stop them from eating the dolphins as it is their culture. However, I feel revolted at the way these dolphins are being caught.
Eating dolphins? Fair enough, Chinese eat dogs. However the dogs are not excessively slaughtered!
What can be done to help these dolphins?
What views do you have?
Sunday 12 August 2007
Pointless increase in my annual expense
Dog license for male dogs is now S$70! So now my dog which is already 13 years old, too weak to mate requires a license fee of $70. Let us take a good look at the rationale behind the $70 first.
The first reason stated by the letter I received is this-
Better management of dog population. My dog is already too old to mate so why do I still need to pay $70 or sterilise my dog? This is an irrelevent reason to me. This reason here is like asking a 95 year old man who stays home does nothing but eat and sleep to wear a condom for fun.
The second reason stated by some organisation-
Instil responsible pet ownership. Excuse me? Raising the expenses of raising my dog is being a more responsible pet owner? In fact the increase in expense here is not making my dog's life better? So how will this increase in price contribute to being a more responsible pet owner? Another redundant reason to raise license fee!
The third and last reason stated-
Discourage pet abandonment. Lucky for them I will not abandon my pet. However I can't say the same for the many dog owners out there in the world. Supposedly an owner has a pet, and pays $14 annually. Suddenly the fee jacks up to $70! And he reads through the rationale behind the rpice increase and realises that it is totally irrelevent to him! He will be paying for an increase in price for nothing! He doesnt see the need to pay the price increase and what does he do? He abandons the pet! Here now contributes to pet abandonment! Totally irrelevent!!!!
However all is not bad. There is always a solution.
They can adjust the affected pet owners into this category. Dogs that can still mate and new licenses that are aquired from the date of the revised legislation.
First they do not affect old dogs that cannot have fun. Secondly they discourage irresponsible owners from purchasing new pets and also do not displease present owners and prevent them from abandoning their current pet.
Still even with a simple solution... We cannot do anything about it.
The first reason stated by the letter I received is this-
Better management of dog population. My dog is already too old to mate so why do I still need to pay $70 or sterilise my dog? This is an irrelevent reason to me. This reason here is like asking a 95 year old man who stays home does nothing but eat and sleep to wear a condom for fun.
The second reason stated by some organisation-
Instil responsible pet ownership. Excuse me? Raising the expenses of raising my dog is being a more responsible pet owner? In fact the increase in expense here is not making my dog's life better? So how will this increase in price contribute to being a more responsible pet owner? Another redundant reason to raise license fee!
The third and last reason stated-
Discourage pet abandonment. Lucky for them I will not abandon my pet. However I can't say the same for the many dog owners out there in the world. Supposedly an owner has a pet, and pays $14 annually. Suddenly the fee jacks up to $70! And he reads through the rationale behind the rpice increase and realises that it is totally irrelevent to him! He will be paying for an increase in price for nothing! He doesnt see the need to pay the price increase and what does he do? He abandons the pet! Here now contributes to pet abandonment! Totally irrelevent!!!!
However all is not bad. There is always a solution.
They can adjust the affected pet owners into this category. Dogs that can still mate and new licenses that are aquired from the date of the revised legislation.
First they do not affect old dogs that cannot have fun. Secondly they discourage irresponsible owners from purchasing new pets and also do not displease present owners and prevent them from abandoning their current pet.
Still even with a simple solution... We cannot do anything about it.
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