If you can't take care of yourself than it is understandable that you can't take care of a pet. But college students that just leave pets behind....that is just irresponsible and plain stupid. You have to have a license to drive, hunt, own guns, get married....but not to adopt a pet or have a child. I don't believe in Big Brother by any means, but if people don't start accepting responsibility, somebody needs to step up and do it for them.