Hillsborough County AS video
Watch this video! It is a nicely done video which was filmed at Hillsborough County Animal Services and showcases some of the hundreds of dogs they receive weekly.
Hillsborough County was nice enough to let whoever made this video come in and film these animals in hopes they get homes, and then throughout the video they talk about high kill shelters.
I am a proponent of not calling any shelter high/low/or no kill. I believe it does a disservice to the animals we are trying to protect. Many people disagree with me because they want to put a sad spin on these dogs' stories.
The truth is, even if you put a sad spin on the story, many, many animals are still going to die. I argue the point every time I am asked about this subject. No kill shelters euthanize. So do low kill and high kill. Dead is still dead. The no kill shelters mask the euthanization with terms like aggressive or medically necessary, but humans are making the rules on what is aggression or what animal is not a candidate to be saved. In common terms, how much money is it going to cost to save the animal and how much space do we have available?
My Buzz was one of those animals. When he came into shelter he was in very sad shape. It was only through the efforts of two women, Michael VanderWoude and Rhys Miller and a fantastic shelter vet, Dr. Robin, he was treated for all his issues and put up for adoption. He was old, was high positive for heartworm, was covered in fleas and ticks and every rib in his body was showing. He was missing most of his hair and had fatty tumors all over.
This dog has become such a great part of my life and the joy he brings me each and every day cannot be described. This was all because a few people believed in him. It could have easily gone the other way.
The answer to pet overpopulation is simple. Spay/neuter your pets and educate people who own pets. Begin legislation to stop backyard breeding and shut down the puppy mills. Of course, you cannot legislate morality, so the problem is still going to exist because humans are still humans and many believe because pets are property, they can do with them what they want. But these steps could make a dent in the number of animals actually being born. I would like to see this happen in my lifetime, for Buzz and all the shelter animals like him who won't make it out alive.
Hillsborough County was nice enough to let whoever made this video come in and film these animals in hopes they get homes, and then throughout the video they talk about high kill shelters.
I am a proponent of not calling any shelter high/low/or no kill. I believe it does a disservice to the animals we are trying to protect. Many people disagree with me because they want to put a sad spin on these dogs' stories.
The truth is, even if you put a sad spin on the story, many, many animals are still going to die. I argue the point every time I am asked about this subject. No kill shelters euthanize. So do low kill and high kill. Dead is still dead. The no kill shelters mask the euthanization with terms like aggressive or medically necessary, but humans are making the rules on what is aggression or what animal is not a candidate to be saved. In common terms, how much money is it going to cost to save the animal and how much space do we have available?
My Buzz was one of those animals. When he came into shelter he was in very sad shape. It was only through the efforts of two women, Michael VanderWoude and Rhys Miller and a fantastic shelter vet, Dr. Robin, he was treated for all his issues and put up for adoption. He was old, was high positive for heartworm, was covered in fleas and ticks and every rib in his body was showing. He was missing most of his hair and had fatty tumors all over.
This dog has become such a great part of my life and the joy he brings me each and every day cannot be described. This was all because a few people believed in him. It could have easily gone the other way.
The answer to pet overpopulation is simple. Spay/neuter your pets and educate people who own pets. Begin legislation to stop backyard breeding and shut down the puppy mills. Of course, you cannot legislate morality, so the problem is still going to exist because humans are still humans and many believe because pets are property, they can do with them what they want. But these steps could make a dent in the number of animals actually being born. I would like to see this happen in my lifetime, for Buzz and all the shelter animals like him who won't make it out alive.
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