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Post by Paula on Oct 23, 2011 0:49:53 GMT
The amount of dogs that are put to sleep from rescues Is so so high. Just to clarify, rescues here in the states don't put dogs to sleep, shelters do, however. (By the millions each year, sadly.) The words shelter and rescue sometimes get lumped together as the same, but there is a distinct difference between the two. Shelters are government funded, rescues are not. The government here does not allow the funding to treat and keep animals in need thus the extraordinarily high euthanasia rate. Rescues are run by volunteers and the dogs stay with volunteer fosters until they are adopted. Rescues are no kill, they actually go in and get dogs out of the high kill shelters. Unfortunately, because of the high expense involved (medical bills, feeding and care costs, and spay and neuter bills) there's not nearly enough rescues to help all the abandoned dogs out there and the majority end up in shelters where they are put down. I agree with you wholeheartedly that a breeder should be the one to have a dog back, not a rescue. Any breeder that wouldn't take one of their pups back (for whatever reason) is unethical, imo. |
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Post by Sarah on Oct 23, 2011 5:54:06 GMT
The amount of dogs that are put to sleep from rescues Is so so high. Just to clarify, rescues here in the states don't put dogs to sleep, shelters do, however. (By the millions each year, sadly.) The words shelter and rescue sometimes get lumped together as the same, but there is a distinct difference between the two. Shelters are government funded, rescues are not. The government here does not allow the funding to treat and keep animals in need thus the extraordinarily high euthanasia rate. Rescues are run by volunteers and the dogs stay with volunteer fosters until they are adopted. Rescues are no kill, they actually go in and get dogs out of the high kill shelters. Unfortunately, because of the high expense involved (medical bills, feeding and care costs, and spay and neuter bills) there's not nearly enough rescues to help all the abandoned dogs out there and the majority end up in shelters where they are put down. I agree with you wholeheartedly that a breeder should be the one to have a dog back, not a rescue. Any breeder that wouldn't take one of their pups back (for whatever reason) is unethical, imo. I lumped them together  we have different types. Most are no kill Here but they do temperament tests as I said and if they don't pass they put them To sleep. The sad thing is a lot of Chis wouldn't pass as I know a lot kick off at other Dogs  it's so sad which I why I feel It should be left to people Who understand the breed not randoms who have no clue!! Btw you know I think pip and roo are amazing xx |
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Post by lisajazz on Oct 23, 2011 8:08:41 GMT
Sarah even over here a rescue wouldn't put a dog to sleep - a shelter or dogs home would.
And Cardiff dogs home is council funded, many tears raise their own funds because the government wont fund them. Rescues are usually great places set up because people have a genuine love of animals, mainly run by volunteers who volunteer because they love the animal. When I took my collie to the dogs home to be chipped (because I wanted to donate to them) they were a bunch of jokers and I wasn't impressed with them at all. It's different.
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Post by Paula on Oct 23, 2011 15:51:09 GMT
Btw you know I think pip and roo are amazing xx Thanks hunny. They really are the best little dogs. xx It's wonderful that most are no kill in England. I so wish it was the same here. If there was stricter regulation on breeding we could stand a better chance at getting things under control, but byb's and puppy mills are rampant. |
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Post by Sarah on Oct 23, 2011 16:21:57 GMT
They are here too I watched a programme on battersea dogs home and it was so sad |
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Post by Hollie on Oct 23, 2011 22:06:48 GMT
I used to dog walk at a dogs home.....or Staffys R Us - it might as well have been called.
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we have different types. Most are no kill
it's so sad which I why I feel
