"I adopted your dog today..."

 

I had to copy this article below, including this photo and poem. This is so unbelievably true, and it sincerely breaks my heart- and it should break yours too if you have surrendered your dog for a reason that was probably ridiculous like (I work 9-5)....so does half of America but we get out and walk our dogs after work?! Unfortunately, a large majority of  people out there are simply uneducated in what goes on behind the scenes and simply do not know these things!

 

The following excerpt, below this poem, was posted and credited to the Montgomery County Animal Shelter in Alabama, a state where "no kill" shelter's essentially DO NOT EXIST!!!!!

 

 

"Owner surrenders or O/S as these poor animals are coded, are those unfortunate animals who have been dropped off at the shelter for various reasons.....These animals, especially are the ones we advocates are scrambling to get adopted or pulled from the high-kill shelters. Why?....

Because Owner surrenders are 9 times out of 10 the FIRST on the list to be euthanized. The shelters by law have to hold strays for an average of 3 days to give owners a chance to find them before they are pts (put to sleep) That means when the shelter is FULL the Owner surrenders are already at the shelter taking up valuable space will be put down.

Sometimes, depending on the shelter these poor owner surrenders are pts(put to sleep) before the end of the day. And heaven forbid, food should be wasted on them. (Insert sarcasm mixed with a lot of sadness here.)
(credit Montgomery County Animal Shelter)"


THINK ABOUT IT.