first of all, I wouldn't say i'm an animal lover but i do not condone and respect those who treat animals with cruelty.
second, my question, i happen to chance upon the pages of the sunday times lifestyle (26 march 06) and i saw the pictures of the reader's pets. That got me thinking of a question that i would like to post to you guys.
If you like animals, Why do you have to pay to buy them?? You would have just taken care of strays... it's not like there aren't enough strays to go around. Plus, doing that would have eased the "burden" on the SPCA. So answer me, give me what you got. Cuz, i'm sick of hearing "oh i love animals! So-and-so is cruel to them..." (For crying out loud!)
On a separate issue, i heard my friend comment on a bad exprience with the SPCA. He said that once there was an accident on the roads and a motionless cat was lying on the ground (probably the casualty of the accident). his sister saw the cat and called the SPCA, all the personal at the SPCA said was "kick the cat to check if it's alive..."
Talk about Prevention of Cruelty to Animals!!

*EDIT: Mis-spelled sister*