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2:45pm April 25, 2012
sherlocksflataffect: thedailywhat: Look At This Off-Roading Dog of the Day: When Roosevelt was adopted from a rescue shelter, she had limited mobility due to her two deformed front legs. New owner Stephanie didn’t want her to Border Collie’s herding instincts to go unfulfilled, so she jury-rigged a wheelchair that lets Roosevelt run everywhere. “The only difference between Roosevelt and other dogs is that instead of a collar I snap on his wheels to take him out. … People think he should have been put down because they think he’s suffering,” she said. “But he wakes up happy every day. If you had a child with a disability you’d try to enrich them, give them opportunities. So why not do the same with a dog?” [death+taxes] First, this is awesome. Second: WHY ARE PEOPLE SO MUCH MORE OK ABOUT DOGS WITH DISABILITIES THAN PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES JESUS FUCK IF I HAD A DOLLAR FOR EVERY TIME SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING OBNOXIOUS ABOUT DISABLED CHILDREN/FAMILY MEMBERS/ADULTS THEY DONT EVEN KNOW I WOULD BE LIVING IN A VERY NICE HOUSE AND HAVE A CHAUFFEUR. Probably because they’re only okay with them in theory. Like they think the IDEA of this is cool. In practice, most disabled pets are killed at practically the moment they’re diagnosed with something.

sherlocksflataffect:

thedailywhat:

Look At This Off-Roading Dog of the Day: When Roosevelt was adopted from a rescue shelter, she had limited mobility due to her two deformed front legs. New owner Stephanie didn’t want her to Border Collie’s herding instincts to go unfulfilled, so she jury-rigged a wheelchair that lets Roosevelt run everywhere.

“The only difference between Roosevelt and other dogs is that instead of a collar I snap on his wheels to take him out. … People think he should have been put down because they think he’s suffering,” she said. “But he wakes up happy every day. If you had a child with a disability you’d try to enrich them, give them opportunities. So why not do the same with a dog?”

[death+taxes]

First, this is awesome.

Second: WHY ARE PEOPLE SO MUCH MORE OK ABOUT DOGS WITH DISABILITIES THAN PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES JESUS FUCK IF I HAD A DOLLAR FOR EVERY TIME SOMEONE SAID SOMETHING OBNOXIOUS ABOUT DISABLED CHILDREN/FAMILY MEMBERS/ADULTS THEY DONT EVEN KNOW I WOULD BE LIVING IN A VERY NICE HOUSE AND HAVE A CHAUFFEUR.

Probably because they’re only okay with them in theory. Like they think the IDEA of this is cool. In practice, most disabled pets are killed at practically the moment they’re diagnosed with something.

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