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Garden_girl

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Owner turn ins are candidates for immediate gassing on Fridays.
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Holy Cow, they don't give a dog much of a chance!

Good luck with him, Chris, I hope you can help him!
 
nikkimd7

nikkimd7

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OMG that is so sad, I really hope you guys can get to him, before Friday, your right Garden-girl, they don't give them much chance do they?....Because he was turned in, he gets gassed?.....oh God I could cry!
 
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win92lk

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Ah, he's frightened. Poor sensitive man.

They don't even say how old he is or why he was turned in. Give people a clue at least. It's like they don't even want to bother to attract a new owner.
 
eckybay

eckybay

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Oh, I hope he gets out of there.

It's sad. Most states only require strays to be held a few days. Owner turn ins don't require any holding period....

These poor babies have such a small chance of making it out. And don't get me started on animal control facilities that still use gas chambers and can't use more humane forms of euthanasia. (Not that it says anywhere which method this facility uses)

He's actually lucky that this pound at least has a staff member or volunteer that places the dogs on pet finder.
 
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Newfx2

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Well I tried to see him today. The A/C went in my van and I didn't want to drive with him in the heat without A/C, but then I thought of his alternative and left to go see him. Unfortunately, my van keeps losing power and I could not make the trip. I did e-mail rescue and they feel he is a mix. I placed a call to the shelter but have not heard anything back. I will update as soon as I hear back.

Chris
 
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Garden_girl

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Originally posted by eckybay:

It's sad. Most states only require strays to be held a few days. Owner turn ins don't require any holding period....

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In our state, the Humane Societies are contracted out to private non-profit businesses by our local county governments. They operate solely on monies from the county and approx. 1/4 of their income is through donations and memberships. They keep costs down with volunteers.

I don't think they are at the mercy of many state laws here or we wouldn't have as many No-Kill shelters as we do, they do have to answer to our county boards, though. I can think of just a few state statutes that our local HS has to consider and that has more to do with licensing and tags, that are still issued by the county. Dog owners are however mandated by state and local laws.

At any rate, it sounds as if this particular shelter's philosophy is 'get 'em in, and get 'em out and we don't care HOW they get out. Not very progressive, is it? My local humane society keeps owner turn-ins for a long time provided the dog is deemed adoptable. The animals are loved and cared for by the employees and volunteers. They are responsible for the welfare and protection of these animals. Euthanisia is done with a needle, no gas.

Recently, a pb Newf was found and turned into our local humane society. They investigated and did background research on this girl and found out that the girl was nothing more than a puppy machine (read money machine) for the owner. They were not required by law to give the Newf back to this owner and they didn't. She is now in a loving home with two police officers and another Newf. Unfortunately, the owner of the Newf still has the male Newf. I'm hoping he is able to make a great escape one day, too. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that we have a Humane Society with a conscience.

As for this boy, I hope he makes it out of this shelter. He does look frightened, poor baby. :(

Edit: Sounds like you tried your hardest, Chris.
I hope he's still there tomorrow.

[ 05-31-2007, 10:56 PM: Message edited by: Garden_girl ]
 
eckybay

eckybay

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Unfortunately, not all county animal control facilities are contracted through the Humane Society or other privately ran groups. The two are completely separate here.
 
ardeagold

ardeagold

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They're completely separate here too, but our Humane Society and the ones in the adjoining counties meet with our county's commissioners to try to keep them straight.

Just two weeks ago, Jacques attended a private meeting between our county commissioners, our local HS and an adjoining county's HS, plus some private rescue people, to try to put a stop to the inhumane gassing our county was using to euthanize animals.

The BOD had the opinion "well, they're just dogs", and refused to make a decision, even tho a local vet agreed to train personnel how to euthanize humanely (with sedatives and injections), and someone else agreed to pay for the supplies.

The next day it hit the paper. We heard on this past Tuesday that the commissioners have decided to stop the use of gas chambers, and to use the more humane method of injections.

It's still sickening, but at least the animals won't suffer anymore. The employees HATED that gas chamber, and are greatful that they won't have to ever use it again.

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mudji

mudji

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I have contact SENC rescue last week when I saw this. The Rescue chair got back to me that she got home too late that day to call. I'm assuming that would be following up on that call the next day, but have not checked back with her.


hannah
 
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Newfx2

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I received a message from the shelter. He is definitely a mix. He is not good with other small animals.

I have 2 pups now...a foster and one of my own, so the situation wouldn't work for me. Plus I have two adult males that are mine as well. I did return her phone call, but didn't receive any other reponse.

I am trying to find out as much info about this guy as possible. I'm not sure if he was granted a reprieve or not. I did rescue a newf mix puppy from this same shelter a couple of weeks ago. He was granted a few extra days, so I am hoping this guy will be too. If I hear anymore, I will let everyone know.

Chris
 
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win92lk

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It's too bad he's not good with other small animals.

I know from watching rescue shows that dogs that are socially iffy like this usually get euthanized even by no-kill shelters as they can't be adopted out safely.

But he could have been tied up all the time and neglected, never socialized, so training and socialization might help. As long as he doesn't bite or have food aggression.

It's hard to tell. Imprinting can be difficult or impossible to reverse. He might be a Newf/Border Collie cross? Anyway, collies are bred to chase and herd, so it might be a genetic behaviour. Maybe he justs needs exercise and a different job.

Good of you to try anyway Chris.
 
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