For every dog adopted out to a loving home, statistically four more take its
place thanks to animal “rights” legislation such as mandatory
spay and neutering and ever-increasing license fees. Misfit dogs
come back repeatedly, falsely inflating shelter
numbers and budgets!
Barbara J. Andrews © TheDogPlace.org
07/2009 - Successful animal rights lobbyists are forcing owners to give up their dogs.
Faced with new animal ordinances; outrageous license fees and mandatory spay or
neuter surgeries, families can’t cope in a crushing economy. In many cities,
animal control officers canvas door-to-door, issuing fines for failure to comply
with tripled dog license fees families couldn’t afford. Thanks Politicians. We
elected you, we deserve this.
Pets are not a luxury for the ill and aged; they have proven health benefits
yet they wind up in shelters. Most are like their owners, elderly. Old dogs
have wisdom, social skills, intelligence and training, but are rarely adopted.
Thanks Animal Rights.
Forced to choose between pets and providing for their children, loving dog
owners take them to animal shelters. Others simply abandon them, telling
themselves someone else will “adopt” the dog. The “humane” thing for HSUS to do
is to return part of the $200 million per year collected from animal lovers to
overburdened families as temporary pet assistance but they won’t. Thanks Humane
Society of the U.S.
Some among us take their frustration, depression, or rage out on their pet;
in fact
some owners kill their dogs… Dogs and cats are too often the unknown
heroes, acting as surrogates for children. We thank the animals for protecting
our children.
How many adults grew up with a dog, or any warm, loving, responsive animal?
We are so “urbanized” that many children don’t know how deprived they are
because their friends don’t have
pets either. Children learn about caring for
others through caring for pets. Pets teach youngsters responsibility. Caring
for a dog instills good work habits and conscientiousness that will help them as
adults. Even if you detest animals, let your kids volunteer at a shelter or
rescue group. Thanks busy, urbanized parents.
We’re told the animal shelters are full but did you know that big city
shelters fly dogs in from offshore islands or beg small “cute” dogs from other
shelters? Were you aware that many shelters charge more in “adoption fees” for
a problematic dog than good breeders charge for healthy, socialized, well bred
and lovingly raised puppies? Thanks shelters.
PETA says adopt from a shelter because buying from a breeder kills a shelter
dog. Sure, that’s why they have to import dogs from Costa Rica! The Humane
Society of The U.S. isn’t that at all. HSUS fraudulently solicits donations to
help animals while pledging to end all animal ownership. HSUS is directly
responsible for the
2007 legislation that stopped humane horse euthanasia
(click for instant info ii), resulting in horrible suffering and inhumane death for thousands of
American horses trucked to other countries every year. Thanks PeTA for the bad advice and lies. Thanks
HSUS for supporting animal rights over human rights and for being responsible
for inhumane laws!
Hobby breeders are blamed because so many shelter dogs are purebred. Most
are from puppy mills and pet stores. Where is the animal shelter’s outrage over
puppy mill dogs churned out with physical and mental deformities? Crippled,
blind, or chronically sick dogs are disposed of at shelters, creating inflated
numbers and higher budgets. Hobby breeders donate time and money to the
same shelters that refuse to openly condemn the puppy mills. The tax payers
thank you!
Learn what the SPCA is not. If you live in NYC, that is the first and only
real SPCA and you should support it. But know now that anyone can be an “SPCA”
and many unscrupulous individuals, shelters, and rescue groups claim that title.
Donate to your local animal shelter or rescue group after you personally
check it out. Do they bring dogs in from outside your area? Make them give you
a straight answer. If making a substantial donation, ask to see their books or
a copy of the tax filing. Are their hours compatible with family adoption?
Many shelters are closed by 3 or 4 PM and on weekends. Does the shelter support
rabies vaccine and spay/neuter clinics? Is it volunteer staffed? Does the
shelter provide vet services for old or sick animals or does it just kill them?
Consider donating to a no-kill shelter.
Most shelters are taxpayer funded and the rate of “rescues” determines the
budget. The return rate of un-trainable, un-socialized dogs is estimated at
over 60%, falsely inflating rates and funding. That is your tax money
wasted. So find out; does the shelter competently evaluate dogs, provide basic
training, and match dogs with families? Or does it just keep sending social
misfits out the door? Donate your time and money to shelters that do it right.
These are things you need to know about shelters and puppy mills. Share this
with friends, neighbors, and political leaders. Support politicians who know
the difference between protecting pets and “animal rights.”
Before you support a shelter
or politician, ask if they receive funds from HSUS, PETA, or any “animal rights”
group. If they don’t know… well, thank them for finding out and letting you
know the answer!
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