This post struck a chord with me. Taking an animal into your family is a huge decision and certainly one that should be made by the whole family. As this post demonstrates there is so much more than meets the eye when you take on a pet. A pet is not something which should be given as a gift by someone outside the family. What are your thoughts?
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Gippsland Granny 
At the shelter where II volunteer we don’t allow any pets to go as a gift without permission of the recipient. All our cats are kept in the shelter until they are old enough to be de sexed, they are also microchipped, free of fleas and worms and are fully vet checked. It is also a euthanasia free shelter and we seem to eventually find homes for them all..I expect we will have some surrendered gifts a few months after Xmas. It really is a pet for life.m
What a wonderful shelter for the cats. I hope you don’t get too many arriving after Christmas. Is the shelter run by voluntary donations?
I like the idea of buying a pet accessory as a gift and then going to a shelter with the recipient to choose a pet for them. I’ve never had pets myself but I do agree with the argument here, giving a pet as a Christmas present doesn’t seem like a good idea. (Sorry if this comment has posted more than once, I had trouble submitting it.)
Knowing what is involved in owning an animal I agree that you need the consent of the recipient before giving a pet as a gift.