The truth about most dogs lives.

[Beekissed]

I strongly suspect that there are grant monies that depend on the shelters being "stressed" and "overcrowded" that allow these shelters to remain open and the employees having employment. Why else would they make it harder to adopt an animal than they do a child? They obviously do NOT want to rehome these pets and there has to be a good reason....and that reason is usually money.

The shelters in my area get free advertising in all the local publications...with colored pics...and they get grants for spaying and neutering, they also get lots of donations...I'm sure there is more money that I am not aware of.

I've seen them place pets into homes that are a death trap for animals...these homes were habitated by people who spent a lot of time mooching around the shelters, the people who worked in the shelters, and those who contribute to the shelters. Most of these people are, by definition, hoarders...but they get animals without jumping through the hoops.

From the shelters I've seen in my state, they don't really care that you have had pets for several years now that are healthy and happy....they are merely interested in exercising their power over who gets an animal and who doesn't, how much money they receive in federal and state grants per the number of animals they have, and how much attention they can garner for their "good works" in "helping" animals.

I, for one, am not a bit impressed with their altruism....if you wanted to save a dog you'd see that it got a home~period.

 

[arabianequine]

What would be the point if it were to end up right back at the shelter or something happen to it that they could of prevented by doing all the stuff they do to adopt an animal out?

 

[Beekissed]

I've seen the homes they give animals to.....a close relative is one. She has several "foster" dogs that became permanent, scads of cats, blind horses...you name it, they have given it. I've also seen these dogs in one small pen together for years with electric on the inside at the bottom to keep them from digging out. They trample over their own feces day in and day out every day for years. One of the dogs jumped out of the back of her truck and hung itself from its leash.

I've also seen the one that she kept all by itself in a field, chained to a run by a logging chain...yeah, a logging chain...on a beagle.

I've seen a down calf lie in its own excrement for 2 mo. on her place before they finally put it down because its chest rotted out.

These are just a few of the horror stories from her place...there are sick and dying animals all over her place and she has been through three large flocks of chickens which were all eaten by predators without anyone even attempting to stop it.

She also reported a neighbor for supposedly not feeding their cows...and hers stayed the first year on her place without one bale of hay or any water. They were "cleaning up the multiflora" and drinking their own urine out of their tracks.

They freely GAVE her these animals though she didn't have any fencing around her property that would keep them in....because her daughter worked at the shelter.

Anyone else has to jump through the hoops, build 6 ft. fencing, provide vet references and, as we read above, even this is not sufficient.

No one can convince me that these shelters are working in the best interest of the animals after what I have seen with my own eyes. If they can give animals to these types, they aren't too picky at all.....just want to control who gets and who does not. To me, that is not in the best interest of the animal.

 

[savingdogs]

Sounds like a true hoarder, animals should be taken away from people like that. It is kind of a mental illness they can get treatment for. They start off meaning well but it gets out of hand. Shelters should be doing home inspectons like they do here to foster homes. Individual group rescues also check out prospective foster homes before placing foster animals, it isn't always like that! Don't paint all rescues with the same brush, it is the same as saying all dog breeds are alike.
I'm sorry those in your area are like that. Animal loving people should be working against those practices. We helped get a director of our humane society dismissed when he was using inhumane practices and making poor choices such as you suggested. Get that director of your shelter OUT of there. It can be done.

 

[chickentrains]

Reputable breeders don't contribute to the shelter population

I do not want a dog from a shelter with a unknown background. I don't want a dog who might snap and kill my dog, or snap and kill my chickens, or snap and bite a person

I don't want a dog that will break my heart and cost thousands in vet bills

I want a well bred pure bred, from health tested parents. I want a dog with a stable temperment, I want a healthy dog.


the heartbreak that comes with rescue is unbearable and i'm done. my next dog will come from a reputable source

also, its safer for your dog not spay or neuter until at least a year old. I know several people who have kept intact dogs for 5+ years, and their dog has never been bred. It has nothing to do with the population. Irresponsible people lead to the overpopulation of dogs.

 

[josephdad]

I love my dog so much I would never do this! not just my dog, but all dogs! (except chihuahuas are ugly to me, but I still wouldn't kill it). I don't understand the hearts of people that do this. How are you okay with putting your dog down or taking it to the pound? I just don't understand people that don't like dogs or don't care what happens to them, they are so loving, kind, and gentle. even if they are aggressive, with the right training, you can teach and show them how to be gentle and sweet.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

I love my dog so much I would never do this! not just my dog, but all dogs! (except chihuahuas are ugly to me, but I still wouldn't kill it). I don't understand the hearts of people that do this. How are you okay with putting your dog down or taking it to the pound? I just don't understand people that don't like dogs or don't care what happens to them, they are so loving, kind, and gentle. even if they are aggressive, with the right training, you can teach and show them how to be gentle and sweet.

I know some people don't have a choice when it comes to suddenly giving up a dog.

We had a dog when I was 3 or 4 (some of my first memories, honestly loved that dog so much even if she wasn't around when I was an older kid) that my parents took in as a pup they found on their property, all beat up and looking like an animal tried to eat her. Beautiful dog, and a great dog for for a few years.

They left me in the room with her for a bit when doing something else since she had never done anything wrong around me or my brother. I must have done something she didn't like (again, I was really young, and like most children that age, wouldn't know a warning sign if she gave one but also knew not to pull on tails or eats or fur). Suddenly she was on me. She just scratched, they didn't see any bites but she had pinned me and stood over me. The flashes I do remember really do make a feeling in my gut twist. They didn't know what had happened, and felt their choice was to either risk a more serious attack or give her up. They chose to give her up since they felt she was a good enough dog someone that didn't have small children might be great for her.

It still hurts all of us to think about how she may not have left the shelter, but they felt they didn't have a choice.


I'm NOT saying all animals in the shelter are bad, I'm only saying sometimes there isn't a choice, and if giving up a dog means keeping your child safe, most people will do it

 

[Bigtom Turkey]

Tbh, I have minimal problems with good breeders, whereas I have MANY problems with shelters.

 

[EmmaRainboe]

How are you okay with putting your dog down

I had to put my dog down. Was I “okay” with it? Absolutely not, he was my best friend. But I woke up one day and he couldn’t move. He struggled to get up, his legs trembled as he stood. He slept, and slept, he could hardly even pee without falling over. He had to be carried down the stairs. It was so sudden, but I had no choice. I could either put him down or let him die a slow and painful death. I chose the humane option - I put him down. I miss him everyday, but I am at peace knowing he could go peacefully instead of dying, slowly, and painfully. Some of us just have no choice.

 

[josephdad]

I had to put my dog down. Was I “okay” with it? Absolutely not, he was my best friend. But I woke up one day and he couldn’t move. He struggled to get up, his legs trembled as he stood. He slept, and slept, he could hardly even pee without falling over. He had to be carried down the stairs. It was so sudden, but I had no choice. I could either put him down or let him die a slow and painful death. I chose the humane option - I put him down. I miss him everyday, but I am at peace knowing he could go peacefully instead of dying, slowly, and painfully. Some of us just have no choice.

by that i meant just putting it down like the way the person was explaining in the story. obviously there are other reasons for putting dogs down. i had to put my other dog down when he was close to the end of his life.

i just meant that some people just dont care about their dogs and get bored of them and put them in the pound cuz they just dont feel like taking care of them