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I do all types of animal rescue, & that really does happen sometimes (not every time, but obviously the show only shows the most interesting or dramatic moments not the small stuff, & I dont think that they released the husky mix from that one episode onto a busy highway & tried to run her over with a semi). You go for one & find another to add to the mix. Some of the areas she goes to have strays or dump dogs EVERYWHERE. Certain parts of ABQ are like that. You drive around & see quite a few loose, stray, or feral dogs running around. Sadly it does happen. While the weight issue is kinda odd you do not know when these dogs were dumped, or lost or whatever, & if their running loose what they've been eating. They could be eating trash can leftovers or some nice person could be feeding them. I recently trapped a stray cat that showed up at a neighbors property incredibly emaciated, & after a month or so of them giving him leftovers like turkey legs, ribs, & chicken said cat is HEAVY. I can name plenty of items in a garbage can that would cause a dog to blow up like a balloon. Sorry but im a BIG Tia & P&P fan.
Every state should require some sort of licensing and microchipping before one can own a cat or dog. Where I live stray dogs and especially feral cats are a big problem. I know I may take some heat for those comments but that's my opinion. It's a huge problem in a lot of areas and I too worked at an animal shelter for 4 years. The waste of life (euthanasia) that goes on in animal shelters because people are irresponsible is enough to make you sick, literally. While I'm on the soap box I had a lady bring in a box of 7 or 8 kittens, don't remember anymore. I ask where she got them and she told me there were from her cat. I told her I could arrange a low cost spay for the cat. She told me that the cat was at the vet to be spayed and she let the cat have kittens so her kids could she the miracle of birth and a mother cat taking care of her kitten. I replied, well maybe your kids would like to come back in a week and see the miracle of death. Yes I did say it. Truth hurts.
I agree with you. Just going to the kill shelters a few times looking for my missing cat was hard enough. Id like to start a no kill shelter some day. At least I could save a few more lives & get them good homes. Sad thing is that its so difficult to enforce that stuff & some times folks have money & some times they dont, but it gets harder by putting it off. Im still getting everything caught up on my keeper rescues... & now im rambling. Anyways I agree with you!
I do all types of animal rescue, & that really does happen sometimes (not every time, but obviously the show only shows the most interesting or dramatic moments not the small stuff, & I dont think that they released the husky mix from that one episode onto a busy highway & tried to run her over with a semi). You go for one & find another to add to the mix. Some of the areas she goes to have strays or dump dogs EVERYWHERE. Certain parts of ABQ are like that. You drive around & see quite a few loose, stray, or feral dogs running around. Sadly it does happen. While the weight issue is kinda odd you do not know when these dogs were dumped, or lost or whatever, & if their running loose what they've been eating. They could be eating trash can leftovers or some nice person could be feeding them. I recently trapped a stray cat that showed up at a neighbors property incredibly emaciated, & after a month or so of them giving him leftovers like turkey legs, ribs, & chicken said cat is HEAVY. I can name plenty of items in a garbage can that would cause a dog to blow up like a balloon. Sorry but im a BIG Tia & P&P fan.
Every state should require some sort of licensing and microchipping before one can own a cat or dog. Where I live stray dogs and especially feral cats are a big problem. I know I may take some heat for those comments but that's my opinion. It's a huge problem in a lot of areas and I too worked at an animal shelter for 4 years. The waste of life (euthanasia) that goes on in animal shelters because people are irresponsible is enough to make you sick, literally. While I'm on the soap box I had a lady bring in a box of 7 or 8 kittens, don't remember anymore. I ask where she got them and she told me there were from her cat. I told her I could arrange a low cost spay for the cat. She told me that the cat was at the vet to be spayed and she let the cat have kittens so her kids could she the miracle of birth and a mother cat taking care of her kitten. I replied, well maybe your kids would like to come back in a week and see the miracle of death. Yes I did say it. Truth hurts.
I agree with you. Just going to the kill shelters a few times looking for my missing cat was hard enough. Id like to start a no kill shelter some day. At least I could save a few more lives & get them good homes. Sad thing is that its so difficult to enforce that stuff & some times folks have money & some times they dont, but it gets harder by putting it off. Im still getting everything caught up on my keeper rescues... & now im rambling. Anyways I agree with you!
