ophelia and I were thinking about our future couple days back . And in relation to the series of articles on abandoned pets . We decided that what we wanted to do in the future was to come up with a pet shelter that take in all unwanted pets . Like an orphanage , this pet shelter will work the same . We even thought of a name for our shelter : Second Life . We felt that it would be meaningful since by taking in these unwanted pets , we are in a way giving them a second chance at living . Many pets that have been abandoned by their owners die due to their inability to adapt to the harsh conditions. Our plan would be to collect these pets and allow others to 'rent' them for hourly or daily . We also plan to use these pets to help some people in terms of animal therapy .We could even use them in cases of planning parties and stuff . It would be fun!! Furthermore , for those who do not want their pets , they do not have to abandon them , instead they can sell their pets to us at a value that is determined by the state the pet is in ( appearance , grooming etc ) . After buying these pets , we will ensure that the pet is trained in all ways and has the chance to adapt to its new enviroment before putting it up for sale . In such ways , the pet has a chance to find a new home. We will send our pets to all pet shops . We hope that this will gain such a response such that the pet shops will soon have 70% '2nd hand pets' and 30% new pets . This will result in lesser pets being abandoned . But unfortunately for us , this is only an idea , a hope since we do not have the capital and support to start out on our own . We will only be able to start this thing in maybe 10 years down the road? from now till 10 years later , many abandoned pets will lose their lives , but what to do ? we can only console ourselves that we will be able to prevent a larger amount than these animals that will lose their lives in this 10 years period if we implement such an idea . no matter how late it is .