The leftovers
Animal control agencies are responsible for bringing in stray and dangerous animals but they are also available for owner's who choose to give up a pet. They are funded by your tax dollars and many break their backs trying to find homes for the animals left on their doorstep. It is a proven fact it is more expensive to euthanize than find a home for the unwanted pets.
Rescue groups and humane societies work with animal control agencies to pull animals which are adoptable to lessen the number of animals which may need to be euthanized. The dark side of this is who these rescue groups take when they pull an animal.
We all know little is better. White and fluffy is good. Animals with very sad stories can get homes quickly so those breeds tend to be pulled before any others.
The problem with this is the glut of animals which don't get pulled. Especially the breeds which have been disparaged by the press and those who don't understand dogs. I am talking about pit bulls.
The glut of pit bulls and pit bull mixes in this area has become overwhelming. The reason is although the breed is very popular, many homes are not having their animals spayed/neutered so puppies abound. They are then dropped off at animals services where many are destroyed because rescue groups and humane societies won't pull them and the animal control agencies simply run out of room. The few rescues which will pull pit bulls are so crowded now, there is no room at the inn. This results in even more deaths due to space.
These leftover dogs deserve a chance to live. I always imagined humane societies and rescue groups didn't discriminate. After years in the business, especially in a down economy, the truth is they do. Since most were begun with the mission to save animals, I wonder how they justify cherry picking who they are going to save? Shame on them for the discrimination they follow.
Rescue groups and humane societies work with animal control agencies to pull animals which are adoptable to lessen the number of animals which may need to be euthanized. The dark side of this is who these rescue groups take when they pull an animal.
We all know little is better. White and fluffy is good. Animals with very sad stories can get homes quickly so those breeds tend to be pulled before any others.
The problem with this is the glut of animals which don't get pulled. Especially the breeds which have been disparaged by the press and those who don't understand dogs. I am talking about pit bulls.
The glut of pit bulls and pit bull mixes in this area has become overwhelming. The reason is although the breed is very popular, many homes are not having their animals spayed/neutered so puppies abound. They are then dropped off at animals services where many are destroyed because rescue groups and humane societies won't pull them and the animal control agencies simply run out of room. The few rescues which will pull pit bulls are so crowded now, there is no room at the inn. This results in even more deaths due to space.
These leftover dogs deserve a chance to live. I always imagined humane societies and rescue groups didn't discriminate. After years in the business, especially in a down economy, the truth is they do. Since most were begun with the mission to save animals, I wonder how they justify cherry picking who they are going to save? Shame on them for the discrimination they follow.
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