Please spare a thought for me.
I’m one of thousands in the pound this Christmas
Please spare a thought for me
I’m in prison just because of my breed.
I’ve never done anything wrong
I love my family and they love me
Please spare a thought for me.
I am a stray wandering the streets
starving, lonely, cold and scared
Please spare a thought for me
I’m a puppy left at the bins to die
Please spare a thought for me
I’m living in a cage in a laboratory
I test your cosmetics and medications,
my skin is burned to better understand healing
I will die in here.
Please spare a thought for me
I live in a cage in appalling conditions on a puppy farm
I produce your mongrels, now known as designer dogs
Please spare a thought for me.
I am a Greyhound
I give my all to my master
When I am no longer useful or injured, I’m shot
or exported to countries with no animal rights.
Please spare a thought for me
I am a galgo, bread to win the Kings Cup in Spain
The hunting season is short and, those that fail
are shot, hung from a tree, tied railway tracks,
simply abandoned, or thrown off cliffs
Please spare a thought for me.
I’m a Podenco, we are the forgotten dogs of Spain
Kept in pens on the edge of town and constantly hungry
Our masters believe that a hungry dog makes a better hunter
Please spare a thought for me.
I am YOUR dog
I love you unconditionally, but sometimes you are so busy
you forget to give me a hug.
Please spare a thought for all dogs this Christmas
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