Forum » Topic: Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs

Forum » Topic: Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806 The NewsBiscuit Community en-US Fri, 24 May 2013 20:32:44 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 <![CDATA[Search]]> q http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/search.php Drylaw on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119600 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 15:08:03 +0000 Drylaw 119600@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I would go along with cat benefit. They don't defecate in the street, can be useful vermin killers and they lick themselves clean thus avoiding the need for regular baths which saves our dwindling water reserves. It's a no-brainer. Username on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119569 Sat, 21 Apr 2012 09:05:40 +0000 Username 119569@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Woof ***** button on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119428 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 11:23:56 +0000 button 119428@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Very very good, belated stars Lemon difficult on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119421 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:48:21 +0000 Lemon difficult 119421@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Any more of that kind of personal responsibility talk, VCG, and they'll start calling you right wing. And that'll be the end of your comedy career right there. Ironduke on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119418 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 10:04:34 +0000 Ironduke 119418@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Absolutely superb. Vets throughout their land will be pissing their pants at this...the owners presenting a warped inbred mutant trendy puppy that they spent their last £1,500 on so can't possibly even afford to vaccinate it, never mind start to work out why it can't breathe, blink or turn to the right without falling over. Key words- I can't afford his treatment, but surely you're not going to leave him like that are you? I thought you cared about animals. Bitter? Twisted? Like a lemon peel maypole. Yikes on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119400 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:01:25 +0000 Yikes 119400@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Great FP! I was a fan of the revised last line too - bit surprising it was cut Perks on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119397 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 07:53:54 +0000 Perks 119397@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Finish at HSBC it is then. Lovely fp. Late stars The All New Jeni B on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119351 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 17:21:59 +0000 The All New Jeni B 119351@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Barking. beau-jolly on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119338 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:51:28 +0000 beau-jolly 119338@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I made the mistake of buying a pet elephant on a whim. I thought they just ate buns. kga6 on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119322 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:10:48 +0000 kga6 119322@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Fantastic. I've always thought I should be able to claim dog benefits rather than child benefits. They cost the government far less than children. JonnyJP on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119306 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:52:29 +0000 JonnyJP 119306@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Don't cut the ending "said Kirsty Jones single mother of 3". I love it (although I guess you've edited the post). I've heard that "somebody who earns slightly more than somebody who earns slightly more..." part before, can't think where Old Hat on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119300 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:23:08 +0000 Old Hat 119300@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Like a man in orthopaedic shoes, I stand corrected. charlies_hat on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119298 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:04:49 +0000 charlies_hat 119298@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I have no dogs, but I still want the money I would have got if I chose to have dogs. waylandsmithy on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119297 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 11:02:21 +0000 waylandsmithy 119297@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Splendid! Vertically Challenged Giant on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119294 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:50:34 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 119294@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Cheers Ian, I think that works much better, and I think those 2 paras are worth keeping now they end like that. Ian on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119292 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:46:59 +0000 Ian 119292@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ I like it. I think the last 2 paras should be kept, might be improved if they are reorganised so the ending is "... said Kirsty Jones, unemployed single mother of three". Stars anyway. Old Hat on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119291 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:41:07 +0000 Old Hat 119291@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Would agree with ending at HSBC, but overall, ver clever angle, made me chortle heartily :) Vertically Challenged Giant on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119289 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:37:57 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 119289@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ Not really sure whether the last 2 paras add anything or if I should just cut it at HSBC. Vertically Challenged Giant on "Pet owners call on government to do more to help with the cost of keeping dogs" http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/topic.php?id=41806#post-119288 Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:36:32 +0000 Vertically Challenged Giant 119288@http://newsbiscuit.com/forum/ People who buy dogs that they can’t really afford are calling on the government to do more to help with the cost of food, vet bills and paying somebody else to walk them. A recent study found that if a person who typically has £100 per month spare cash buys a dog that costs £200 per month to keep, they may have to go on holiday less, or start being a bit careful with how much money they spend on other luxuries. ‘It’s clear that more needs to be done by the government to help families cope with the financial burden of buying dogs they can’t afford.’ said Ann Robinson, director of consumer policy at uSwitch.com, ‘But in the meantime families can help their situation by reviewing household budgets and looking at where they can cut costs to save a bit of extra cash. Or maybe by selling one of their children.’ Steve Hill from Coventry is one of many affected by the problems of having bought dogs he can’t afford. ‘We were getting by ok on my salary but then the wife decided it would be nice for us to have a pet for the kids to play with, so I went out and bought three Great Danes.’ explained Steve, who believes the government should step in to help people have things they want without making sacrifices for them, ‘It turns out the things are bloody expensive, who’d have thought it? If I’d known that I might have tried to save up a bit first or something.’ Steve has welcomed a draft proposal for a ‘Pet benefit’ to be introduced to help families under a certain household income cope with the costs of keeping dogs, but others have criticised the level at which the threshold will be set. ‘I only earn slightly more than somebody who earns slightly more than somebody who earns slightly more than somebody who earns slightly more than somebody who earns just over the threshold. So why should they get the benefit but I should have to pay to support my own dogs, just because I can afford to?’ asked the managing director of HSBC. Some, however, are critical of the whole idea of the government paying to support what they see as an individual’s lifestyle choices. ‘People need to just accept that it’s not the government’s responsibility to cover the financial implications of their choices.’ said Kirsty Jones, unemployed single mother of three.