Also: maybe the pet is on some nasty meds that they'll only eat in "junk food" brands. Maybe they won't eat at all unless that food is mixed in with another food.
This. I have seen homeless dog owners spend their last dollars on cans of Pedigree, forgoing dinner themselves. It's easy for people to say that they should give up their pet if they can't provide for them, but it's not an easy road to navigate and it's not always so cut and dry.…
Even very strong tranquilizers can take quite a few minutes to circulate through the bloodstream and start working, and it that time, an animal could become very confused, more agitated, and much more dangerous. That's not even to mention species-specific metabolic reactions to tranqs…
I have seen facilities that do feed out deceased collection animals on occasion. Those animals are determined to have poort quality of life, but free of disease and humanely put down non-chemically. It's pretty rare and opportunistic circumstance though. I'm also pretty sure you can…
@ashtree I mean I walk past my animal exhibits multiple times a day whether it's feeding time or not so I think they'll survive. Honestly, most of my animals know me by sound/smell/face and not necessarily just my clothes though
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