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10 Comics By French Artist That Raise Public Awareness About The Abandonment Of Pets
To most of us, summer brings joy, great moments, and of course, our long awaited holidays. However, this is not the case for most pets in France as for some of them, summer means stepping out of their comfort and beginning a rough street life. Each year during the summer, around 100,000 pets suddenly become unwanted and abandoned in France. Let’s admit that this number is pretty scary taking into consideration that it’s only for the summer alone!
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The Simpsons
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In fact, they are abandoned because people are unable to find a kennel, a pet-sitter, or take them along, and so they choose to abandon their pets rather than miss out on their holidays. The sad truth is that not all these pets are handed over to a shelter by their owners and that’s how they end up dumped on the streets. Some of them are even euthanized.
Asterix
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Scooby-Doo
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All of this happens because we live in a consumer society and a pet is often considered as an impulse buy. People simply buy a pet for their children as a Christmas present and if they become a minor obstacle in planning their holidays, they don’t hesitate to abandon them. But they sometimes forget that a pet is not a toy but a living and loving creature!
Pokemon
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Up
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Numerous awareness-raising operations have been put in place to open our eyes to this terrible injustice, however, one project stands out of the crowd. The project is called “Summer Adventures” and it is an amateur work by artistic director Nicolas Amiard. The idea of this project is to reflect on this urgent situation and raise public awareness of abandonment.
Snoopy
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Mickey Mouse
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The series depicts classic comics from our childhood: from Scooby-Doo to the Simpsons and Tintin, Asterix and Pokemon, they all show how the characters from our childhood would feel if they were left out and abandoned on summer holidays. After all, who else would touch our heart more than our childhood comics?
Boule & Bill
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Tintin
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Lucky Luke
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Ashley Fernandes 6 years ago
This breaks my heart. Take it to a shelter. If you have any heart in you, don't just dump an animal on the side of the road to potentially die.
Zoe's Mom 6 years ago
I agree whole heartily. Some shelters require a fee for you to drop your dog off so that's why so many end up on the street. THIS BY NO MEANS IS AN EXCUSE! I'd like to tie the people who leave them to a post and see how they like it. TO KAI: I have a dog park family and am so grateful that I have 4 people that will watch my Zoe if need be. Some will take her to their home and others will come by and take he out. That's all that I need. Not sure where you live but if you are in the SF Bay Area, I'd like to meet you and maybe our dogs can connect.
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Kai 6 years ago
Sad... I know its difficult, in my case I can't go far on holiday cause no one can take care of my dog, but i would never leave him. This people doesn't have feelings?
Something 6 years ago
Not all "abandoned" animals are abandoned on purpose. It's just as sad when someone dies alone and their pets are left alone.
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LuckyL 6 years ago
Everyone of them get's more and more hearbreaking. I thought for so many something like - nooo, they would never leave Idefix behind. --- I know it's made just because of this --- But I realized that most of us probably can't even imagine that an imaginary pet get's left behind because it would be too cruel. ---- How terrible is it, that real animals are treated this way. And not only beeing left behind, but also not beeing cared for. So hearbreaking!!!
Random Panda 6 years ago
I honestly hate people who view pets as an accessory that you can treat as miserably as you like. Sociopaths.
Freya the Wanderer 6 years ago
Years ago I was adopted by an abandoned cat. It wasn't enough that somebody had unceremoniously dumped her - she was pregnant. (That could even be why some irresponsible [bleep] dumped her in the first place!) After a little family shmoozing I took her in, dubbed her Ragamuffin, and let her have her babies in my bathroom. Happily, all the kittens found responsible forever homes, and Rags got the "big snip." RIP, Ragamuffin - I will always miss you. I feel so fortunate that you picked me as your new human.
Ian Carter 6 years ago
I just understand anybody that would abandon their dog. Would you do that to your child? Your dog IS part of your family. I love coming home to my girls they make me so happy and while I have had to adapt my life because I love them its no problem, you do whatever you need to for those that you love human or animal.
Gipsy Kings fan 6 years ago
Scumbags who abandon their pets don't deserve to be called human beings. Many years ago I was riding in a car on a busy freeway. I saw a German Shepherd on the side of the road, quickly trotting along to keep up with the flow of traffic. This beautiful dog was desperately looking in every car that passed, hoping to see their "human" who threw them out of the car. I'll never forget that pathetic sight. I hope someone else stopped to take the dog and give it a loving forever home.
Guadalupe Banks 6 years ago
I didn’ t have a problem stopping in the middle of a freeway while raining to pick up a dog. F**k traffic, they can wait for five seconds.
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Bobbi Newell 6 years ago (edited)
Pokemon dealt with abandonment early on - Charmander was abandoned by his trainer for being weak, and Ash rescued him. The Simpsons one is doubly sad, because Santa's Little Helper was rescued from the dog track by Homer. It's sickening to think that people can so casually abandon animals that trust and depend on them. I know I'm preaching to the choir, but please be responsible! Don't get a pet if you're not prepared to care for it; and if you find you can't for whatever reason, find someone who can!
Lauren Caswell 6 years ago
I know, my son (8) has been watching the old Pokemon eps with me, i forgot about the charmander episode until it came on, it's so awful!
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Ashley Fernandes 6 years ago
This breaks my heart. Take it to a shelter. If you have any heart in you, don't just dump an animal on the side of the road to potentially die.
Zoe's Mom 6 years ago
I agree whole heartily. Some shelters require a fee for you to drop your dog off so that's why so many end up on the street. THIS BY NO MEANS IS AN EXCUSE! I'd like to tie the people who leave them to a post and see how they like it. TO KAI: I have a dog park family and am so grateful that I have 4 people that will watch my Zoe if need be. Some will take her to their home and others will come by and take he out. That's all that I need. Not sure where you live but if you are in the SF Bay Area, I'd like to meet you and maybe our dogs can connect.
Load More Replies... Kai 6 years ago
Sad... I know its difficult, in my case I can't go far on holiday cause no one can take care of my dog, but i would never leave him. This people doesn't have feelings?
Something 6 years ago
Not all "abandoned" animals are abandoned on purpose. It's just as sad when someone dies alone and their pets are left alone.
Load More Replies... LuckyL 6 years ago
Everyone of them get's more and more hearbreaking. I thought for so many something like - nooo, they would never leave Idefix behind. --- I know it's made just because of this --- But I realized that most of us probably can't even imagine that an imaginary pet get's left behind because it would be too cruel. ---- How terrible is it, that real animals are treated this way. And not only beeing left behind, but also not beeing cared for. So hearbreaking!!!
Random Panda 6 years ago
I honestly hate people who view pets as an accessory that you can treat as miserably as you like. Sociopaths.
Freya the Wanderer 6 years ago
Years ago I was adopted by an abandoned cat. It wasn't enough that somebody had unceremoniously dumped her - she was pregnant. (That could even be why some irresponsible [bleep] dumped her in the first place!) After a little family shmoozing I took her in, dubbed her Ragamuffin, and let her have her babies in my bathroom. Happily, all the kittens found responsible forever homes, and Rags got the "big snip." RIP, Ragamuffin - I will always miss you. I feel so fortunate that you picked me as your new human.
Ian Carter 6 years ago
I just understand anybody that would abandon their dog. Would you do that to your child? Your dog IS part of your family. I love coming home to my girls they make me so happy and while I have had to adapt my life because I love them its no problem, you do whatever you need to for those that you love human or animal.
Gipsy Kings fan 6 years ago
Scumbags who abandon their pets don't deserve to be called human beings. Many years ago I was riding in a car on a busy freeway. I saw a German Shepherd on the side of the road, quickly trotting along to keep up with the flow of traffic. This beautiful dog was desperately looking in every car that passed, hoping to see their "human" who threw them out of the car. I'll never forget that pathetic sight. I hope someone else stopped to take the dog and give it a loving forever home.
Guadalupe Banks 6 years ago
I didn’ t have a problem stopping in the middle of a freeway while raining to pick up a dog. F**k traffic, they can wait for five seconds.
Load More Replies... Bobbi Newell 6 years ago (edited)
Pokemon dealt with abandonment early on - Charmander was abandoned by his trainer for being weak, and Ash rescued him. The Simpsons one is doubly sad, because Santa's Little Helper was rescued from the dog track by Homer. It's sickening to think that people can so casually abandon animals that trust and depend on them. I know I'm preaching to the choir, but please be responsible! Don't get a pet if you're not prepared to care for it; and if you find you can't for whatever reason, find someone who can!
Lauren Caswell 6 years ago
I know, my son (8) has been watching the old Pokemon eps with me, i forgot about the charmander episode until it came on, it's so awful!
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