A story with no name but a huge purpose behind it. Many
times we focus on “who” did it, do we know them or do we have a grudge against them,
but I want this story to be about the “issue” and only the issue that we see as
a growing trend on social media and throughout the Animal Lovers Community.
If you’re on Facebook,
it’s most likely you see the heartbreaking photos of thousands of
animals that are slated to be killed every day unless “pulled” and taken from
the County Shelter, but do many of us slow down to ask, where are they all going
once they are pulled? Are they getting Veterinarian care, the amount of food
and water they need to sustain, are they out of the cold or away from the dead
heat in the summer, are they being socialized or just left to fend for
themselves in small cages?
It’s time we all become more responsible with not only the
animals we drop off at our County Animal Shelters for them to deal with, but
the efforts and number people that come into play once these animals find themselves
listed on death row.
Do we just turn our heads and say as long as they are “pulled” from the Shelter it’s better than death? Do we allow people we know to get in over their heads and stop putting the animals care first? Do we continue to make excuses for reckless rescuers, hoarders or do we stand up and put the animals first no matter who’s feelings we hurt?
In North Carolina we are listed as a “High Kill” state,
mainly due to the lack of spay and neuter programs in place by each of the 100
Counties but also due to the lack of any Commercial Breeder Bill, so what
happens when you have an overgrowing numbers of unwanted animals in the State
of NC, they land in our County Shelters for 72 hrs. prior to be euthanized if
not “pulled”.
Some find their way into loving homes via a local adoption,
some find themselves in the care of a responsible rescue organization but what
we forget or overlook are those that end up with a reckless rescue/hoarder
types personalities who can’t stop their behavior. One who feels that as long
as they aren’t thrown in the local landfill they are better in their care and home
no matter what the conditions, no matter if they received proper Vet care and
no matter if they live tied to tree’s or in small cages from this day forward.
Again this is not about the “who”. For once I’m making it
about the “issue” and how all of us need to step up and become responsible for
not only our own actions as animal owners, animals rescuers but as the animal loving
community we need to be.
Don’t let a friend get in over their head, stop transporting
animals to people you have not done home visits with and do not over burden one
of your friends with a mass amount of animals that they can clearly not care
for.
Pictured below is a local NC Animal Cruelty Case, it’s not
pretty to view, it’s not heartwarming to see how these animals were cared for
and without a doubt this ladies friends and fellow co-workers in the AR
Community should share these animal cruelty charges as they facilitated in
helping this lady be over burden by countless Shelter Animals. There is no way anyone who went to her home as
a friend or counterpart in the Animal
Rescue Community didn’t see she needed help and most importantly that the animals
needed help and out of these conditions.
As you view these pictures I feel you need to know what about
50% of the animals taken from this property had to be euthanized due to lack of
Vet care, Health Issues and Cage Aggression. Some animals could only circle
around and around with kennel craze and ended up being euthanized.
This is not Responsible Rescue, this is not putting the
animals first and without a doubt this does not need to continue here in North
Carolina.
Yes, you see a dog in this kennel. With trash all around him and on top of his kennel.
Yes, you see another dog in this tiny kennel hidden under the counter and with trash all around him.
Yes, 3 more dogs who could barely turn around in their kennels. This is how they were kept.
Another dog in the back kennel with trash on the top of his kennel.
Absolutely spot on! THANK YOU!!
ReplyDeleteWow. This looks like the site of where animal control would go to do a rescue, like the dogs there will *need* placement, not a home that is placement. Good education. And makes me want to do my dishes.
ReplyDeleteThank you. This is a crucial issue that is not being faced...responsible and monitored rescues. No Kill is a fallacy. Euthanasia would have been more humane for these animals. Many people are sincere and altruistic and also terribly blind-sighted and naive. Many so-called sanctuary's are just another long term kennel for the dog, with little or no training and socialization. If you cannot provide or predict or oversee follow-up training, socialization, exercise and recreation, health care and companionship for an animal_do not pull it or permit it to be pulled until you can.
ReplyDeleteThis is what takes place when you send animals to people you dont do home checks with via social media.
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