Major Payne and the Fluffer Speak Out!!!
"Quarantine is inhumane for those of us who
have had our needles against rabies."
THE UNITED KINGDOM QUARANTINE LAW
MUST
BE CHANGED
THE UNITED KINGDOM QUARANTINE LAW
MUST
BE CHANGED
The United Kingdom still forces responsible pet owners
who have inoculated their animals against disease to
separate their animals from the general population. Their
supposed worry.. Rabies.
This separation is for six months at an approximate cost
of $1500 US. But who is really benefitting from it? What
purpose does it serve in terms of today's veterinary
vaccinations? It's not mad cow disease... something their
cows were falling prey to where hundreds of animals had
to be destroyed both there and as a result of their
animals coming in here, some of our cows had to be destroyed
as well.
There IS a vaccination against rabies for us pets who's
owners love us dearly. Rabies does NOT pose the same
threat as it did a hundred years
ago. So why subject innocent pets to this cruel and
inhumane treatment?
"Should they also quarantine people
as well since people aren't inoculated against it?
People are just as susceptible to it as we are," Fluffé
blurts out obviously distressed to find out that she
would not be treated the same as a human although she
regards herself as being one. "I've had my needles;
ALL of them!!! The Vet did say that there was no rabies
on Prince Edward Island and if I wasn't going anywhere
I wouldn't need it. But Mom made me have it anyways.
She loves me too much to take that chance." Major
nods in agreement. He too has had all his needles.
"What I can't understand," he adds,"is that
there are no allowances to this rule. That each case
can't be judged on an individual basis. Beloved family
pets are just warehoused in kennels at the expense of
their owner. There is only one group that's benefitting
from it and it certainly isn't the pets or their owners."
Which makes another interesting question. Who really is benefitting
from this Quarantine Law? It obviously isn't the animals.
Think about it. The answer is quite obvious.
According to some statistics, over 3000 animals died
while in quarantine between 1972 and 1995 and not one
of them from rabies. If that had been human deaths, there
would have been public outrage.
But why has
the government been so neglectful in updating this
"ancient" and "outdated" law. Is it the fear of pressure
from these people who are becoming quite rich off this
"racket," for fear of finding a better word.
"I can't bear to be separated from my "mom". I don't
go anywhere without her and won't even go outside unless
she's there to watch me," Major Payne says with a
tear in his eye. In fact the last time his "mom" went
away he wouldn't eat or drink and displayed some
separation anxiety and depression. "I don't know if
I could last six months. And if I feel that way, how do
my peers feel when their owners are forced to have them
swept away to cages... a pet jail for something they
didn't do and their owners helplessly look on at their
well kept vaccinated pet."
"I would never want to admit that I had a rough time
of it too when "Mom" went away on vacation too. I went
to people I knew.... not complete strangers." Lowering
her voice so that Major Payne can't hear her she says as
she's always been the stronger of the two,
voice quivering, "I lost some of my fur from my
nerves. I thought she was never coming back to me. I
spent most of my time either howling under the bed or
clutched to her dad. He tried to do all sorts to make
me feel better but all I wanted was her. I wouldn't
even eat my can of real tuna. I was never so happy
when I saw her again."
"There is something you can do about it," Major
Payne says. "There's this wonderful spot you have
to go to. Tell them how you feel. Voice your concerns
to the Members of Parliament. If it was your child you
were locking up for six months you'd be screaming and
while we may wear fur coats all year round, we're
mom's children too."
Thank you TRIPOD
Major Payne
Speak out against this INHUMANE law.
Responsible pet owners vaccinate
You should be hearing
"Against All Odds".