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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]They made a commitment to that animal.[/quote]

Like they are married to a dog.[/quote]

You just don’t get it.  [/quote]

I think it depends on the situation.

If someone adopted a dog knowing it was aggressive and understood the amount they would need to invest to keep the dog and others safe, that's one thing.

But if a rescue adopts out an aggressive dog without informing the new owners, or if the dog develops aggression despite proper care and training, it's totally reasonable to surrender and/or have it euthanized (depending on the severity of the aggression, but yes, some need to be euthanized. Even no-kill shelters can euthanize 10% of their animals, and many are due to behavioral problems that can't be fixed).[b] Sort of like, it's one thing to marry someone knowing they have a severe mental illness and being willing to do what is needed to make the relationship work. But it's a totally different thing if they hide it until you're married and stuck, or if it develops later in life. [/b]
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It’s kind of like that.  Except that it’s a dog and not a person.  So it’s less like marrying someone who turns out to have a mental illness and more like you bought some fish at the store that you thought was fresh, but when you brought it home, it turned out to be rotten.  Most people would get rid of the fish, but some crazy people would go ahead and feed it to their families. [/quote]

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