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Woman Kills Dogs for Boyfriend

Thursday, June 16, 2005

An advice column published on MSNBC.com deals with a woman who had her two chows put to sleep so that she could "shack up" with her boyfriend.

She wrote a letter to a Dr. Gail Saltz, who writes the column, asking for advice on how to deal with grief:
After six months, I am still tormented by memories of my dogs. The depths of anguish and loss make me think I got rid of them for purely selfish reasons, which is the kind of behavior I thought I reviled. I feel that I have gone from dog-lover to dog-killer in one trans-Pacific flight.
Yeah, I would say that it was selfish.

But the troubling part is that Dr. Saltz recommends she get another dog, to help deal with the grief:
To ease your guilt, you might want to consider getting another pet. In particular, there are plenty of older, needy animals you could love. If adopting another animal isn't feasible, you could contribute to a rescue group or volunteer for one. These are ways to "make up" for your decision.
To be fair to Dr. Saltz, she's just hired to give advice to people who write to her, without expressing any of her personal opinions. But if I were a dog, I'm not sure I would want to be adopted by someone who will have me killed out of convenience.

2 Comments:

  • Dr. Gail Saltz is an idiot! I am so angry at her for her "advice". She completely ignored the real issue that is this woman was so needy and unstable she killed her dogs for a man! This woman is going to need a lot more than another dog to solve her issues.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 1:24 PM, June 22, 2005  

  • What a sick person she is and I sure hope she never has kids.
    The Dr should have her head examined for telling her to get another dog and who the heck would want a person like that to help out in a shelter....they need caring people not someone that discards animals for such a stupid reason.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:26 AM, August 06, 2005  

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