European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 19, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                7 pets too get emotionally upset a a. Oving Apet is just part of caring , save i Gabriele Healy coordinator of Iho Nurnberg military Community a adopt a pet program in a a a Furth Germany. A  those who Are accepting a pet from soldiers who have been reassigned 1o operation Desei storm that the animal will need time to adjust to its new Home. Quot it will be emotionally upset a she says. Quot you can talk to children but can to really explain to animals what is going  she knows of a dog that Tore up a whole living room and a cat that stayed under a table for . Odds Are. That carpets Are going to be stained too. A a a Young dog needs lots of attention. You can t leave it alone. They Are Tike babies. They Are too Little. You can to just leave and say i m going to work and come Back 10 hours later a she says. A dog needs to be Iet out for walks during the  now owner has to also be aware of the financial responsibilities that go with pet ownership. A pot owner must have the Money to buy food and pay for medical care.  Cost $10dr $20 at the military veterinary clinic. But a trip to a German veterinarian for stitches Tor example May Cost Over 100 Marks. The reactions of other family members As Well As other pets have to be considered when a pet joins a new family. She warns that a dog May get jealous of a toy that has captured a child a attention Jor example. A. Foster pet parents also have to be careful and not lot themselves become too attached to their guests Healy Learned this from personal experience when a. Woman dropped Olf a poodle Puppy at her off ice for. Adoption. Healy and her husband went out that night and wound up taking the poodle with Thorn to a chinese. Restaurant. A a a even though the dog had been in her care for a Short. Time Healy said she Quot sobbed for hours when she had to give the dog a to a permanent Home. 3p heavy fines lady the German Shepherd upper left is still waiting for a Home even a Snake like Lom amp top seems to need companionship Ann. Bailey left cuddles her adopted poodle moby adopt a pet coordinator Gabriele Healy above has a waiting list of people who want to take inputs. Quot Quot american military personal and civilian employees in. Europe can face severe judicial penalties if they abandon pets prior to reassignment. Quot abandoning your pet is not an option and has serious consequences in Germany Quot Points out Robert Dunn chief of the foreign Law Branch of the Usa eur staff judge. Advocates office in Heidelberg. German authorities May Levy fines As High As 50,000 Marks about $35,200as Well As assess liability for any damages an abandoned animal May cause Dunn says a in England dogs and House cats Are classed As property.  Moke sure that pets Are cared for at ail limes. If a person can t take care of his pet he must either try to find a Home for it or have it humanely. Destroyed a spokesman for the Royal society for prevention of cruelty to animals said. Any pet left unattended and not taken care of Tor three or More Daysis considered abandoned. Those who abandon a a pets in England can be lined As much As 2,000 pounds about $4,000 or face six. Months of confinement. Procedures for sending pets Back to the United states Are outlined in the veterinary services portion of a a. Usa eur operations plan that covers the redeployment of soldiers. A a. Those who Are interested in giving up a pet for Foster care or adoption  Well As those who would like to adopt or provide Foster care for a pet should Contact their local a military veterinary clinic. A a a february 19, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 15