Beyond the Cuteness /Animal Cruelty

The adorable puppy or kitten that melts your heart today will grow into an adult animal with evolving needs, behaviors, and challenges. Are you prepared for that lifelong commitment?

This raw, passionate exploration of pet abandonment confronts the dark reality behind the "cute phase" of animal ownership. I delve deeply into how our fascination with adorable puppies and kittens often fails to translate into responsible care when these animals mature and develop normal adult behaviors. What happens when that playful kitten becomes a full-grown cat in heat, or when that tiny puppy grows into a dog with adult needs?

Too many animals face abandonment, neglect, or worse when they outgrow their initial appeal. Their fast-aging bodies develop natural behaviors that unprepared owners misinterpret as "bad," leading to a heartbreaking cycle of rejection. These animals don't understand why they've suddenly lost their homes and families. They experience real feelings, trauma, and confusion.

The message is clear and urgent: pet ownership must be a lifetime commitment, not just a temporary diversion. Before bringing any animal into your home, honestly assess your ability to provide care throughout their entire life span. If you're already struggling with pet care responsibilities, reach out for help rather than abandoning your animal companion. Future episodes will provide specific resources and contact information for pet owners in need.

This conversation is just beginning. Throughout this series, I'll bring statistics, resources, and actionable solutions to address this widespread issue. Join me in advocating for more responsible pet ownership and reaching out to swarnregina@gmail.com@ if you need guidance with your own pet situation.

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Chapters

• 1:50 Dogs and Cats: The Cuteness Appeal
• 2:37 When Cute Pets Get Older
• 4:29 The Problem with Abandonment
• 6:13 Animals Have Feelings Too
• 8:25 Call to Action for Pet Owners
• 10:46 Future Series Announcement

Transcript

Speaker 1: 0:57

Oh, he's so cute. He's so cute, mama. Can I have this? Mama? Can I have this dog? Mama? Can I have this cat, mama, please? Oh, he's so cute, let me get that dog, let me get that. Hi, welcome back to another episode of Regina. Soren Audio Series Presents Another bonus section, another bonus pop-up podcast. I want to speak about animal abuse. I want to give you a place that you can contact me. Contact me at SorenRegina at gmailcom.

Speaker 1: 1:38

Now, I know some of you have heard the phrase is oh, he's so cute. Oh, he's so cute, isn't he cute talking about a little cat or a little dog. But then, as they get older and they start acting out, do it because they're in heat or might be sick or whatever. Then they become bad, bad cat, bad, bad doggy. No, they just got older. See, people do not take this into account when they go and get these little, cute little dogs or cute little cats when they're little, they don't take that into account. Oh, they're so cute. Then you feed them. They don't have their little problems either. Rub their little head, they like to play. But they're going to get older and they're going to get bigger and their bodies develop and age faster than humans, as you always know, in years. The years age faster, which is why they don't have a long life expectancy as humans.

Speaker 1: 2:57

But I get so tired of people when they see these animals. They're so cute when they're little. He's so cute. Oh, I want him. He's so cute. Did you see my cute little dog? Did you see my cute little cat? They're cute. Yes, they're also very beautiful as they get older. But they need care. So I don't think a lot of times people are taking that into consideration. They're just looking at how cute they are when they're little.

Speaker 1: 3:27

I have seen people get these animals and I've lost friends over this. I've seen them get animals and they're so cute. Oh, he's so cute, she's so cute. They're so cute when they're small. But it comes to a point where you got to take care of them, they start acting out and I'm telling you they are in heat, the dog is in heat, the cat is in heat, but in many cases the dog is in heat, because this person keep getting dogs over and over and over again and it's the same thing, and then the next day, you know, the dog is either given away, taken somewhere and put out or whatever, and that's not fair and it makes me so angry.

Speaker 1: 4:18

Do not get these animals if you're not willing to stay the long haul with them. I mean, take care of them, take them to the doctor, take them and do what needs to be done. You know that they got to be spayed and neutered, you know that, but yet you don't care about all that. They're so cute. They're so cute. They're so cute when they're younger, but then when they get older, you tie them down and put them in cages and do all these things like that.

Speaker 1: 4:52

That's abuse. And sometimes people you know, I look at people and sometimes they wonder why am I going through so much? Why is my life so? Maybe it's because you're mistreating an animal and don't even realize it. I mean seriously, these animals, they can't take care of themselves.

Speaker 1: 5:21

If you're going to go to a place and adopt an animal or get an animal, then you should certainly be ready to take care of that animal. And if you're not going to do that for the long haul I'm not talking about the short run, because the short run is when they're little, young and cute, but when they get older if you're not willing to put in the time to take care of that animal not take him somewhere and put him out on this side of the street and let him get hit by a car, or just take him to some park or the other and put him out, or put them in a cage and have them locked up, or put them in your closet and have them locked up. It's not, oh no, no, people wonder. People wonder why they're not blessed. Sometimes these animals are beings of god. God made the animals as well. Now people get on my nerves saying, oh, they don't have a soul. They got a lot more soul than a lot of human beings got. If you want to know the truth, if you want to know my truth, so, whether they got a soul or not, they got feelings. And if you're not going to take care of them when they get a little bit older, then darn it. Keep them right there where they are. Don't get them. You know that you can't take care of these animals. Why are you getting them? Why do you keep getting dogs? Why do you keep getting these animals, knowing you can't take care of them? Then you say they tore up this and they're messing all over this and they're doing this, and that they're acting out for a reason I just want to talk about this because I'm going to talk about this topic a lot more.

Speaker 1: 7:23

I'm just talking about it a little bit this morning, but I'm going to talk about this topic a lot, lot, lot more. I promise you this is going to be a major topic, that I'm going to bring statistics with me and everything. Have a place where you can call if you got a dog or a cat that you can no longer take care of. I'm going to have numbers that I can leave in my links. I'm going to do that for you guys, because for those out there who think they're so cute, they're so cute, they're so cute when they're little, but yet when they get older, then they're a bad, bad, bad, bad, bad doggy. No, you're the bad, bad parent. I get tired of that. It makes me angry. I see this stuff and it doesn't make me happy.

Speaker 1: 8:00

And some people put them out. A guy was telling me one day. He said the ladies, just put the cats out, just put them out. They have nowhere to go. I guess, just put them out. I've seen people, even where I live. They no longer live in the same complex, so they will put the house cat out or put whatever out. These animals don't know any better. All they know is inside.

Speaker 1: 8:28

Do not get these pets if you're not in it for the long haul. Don't get them just because they're cute. Let them stay cute where they are. You know good and darn well that you're not going to take care of it. You know good and darn well that you can't even take care of yourself. So I just, I just wanted to bring you guys that, because I'm getting mad talking about it and I don't want to be mad. I gotta get through my day. But he gets so tired of this. Cute, cute, cute. Oh, he's so cute, he's so cute. Damn bad, bad doggie, bad doggie. You lock him up in a cage. It's not fair, you're bad.

Speaker 1: 9:17

My regina's friend, you see what I mean. Things like this I'm passionate about, and when I'm passionate about something, don't come at me or don't don't. When I know what I'm talking about, don't dare try to argue with me, and I'm steady trying to tell the the people that these animals are in heat. That's why they're acting out. They're in heat. If you can't afford them, then there are people out there who will be willing to take care of them. Don't continue to try to do something that you could never do from the start. I mean, you can't even for God's sake, you can't even take care of yourself. Thank you for listening. As I said, I'm going to do a whole series on this. I got to bring in awareness to cats and dogs and animals in general. Whatever kind of animal you got, bring in awareness to it and I will have have links not in this podcast but in my future podcasts. So thank you so much for listening. Contact me at swearingregina at gmailcom.