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this poor guy is at the Terre Haute Humane society in Terre Haute,Indiana. i was pretty shocked at what they named him, but then in his "notes" section they just tell you haw horrible he is. :( poor guy will probably be PTS. :(
http://wwww.petfinder.com/fotos/IN37...173959-2-x.jpg
Fugly's petfinder page.
please post about him everywhere you can. i want to try and proove to them that he has just as much a chance to be adopted as all the other dogs!
Wow, that's pretty disgusting for a shelter to do. His eye needs medical help it seems.
I can NOT believe the staff would say such horrible things. Even if they are true they could of re-worded it, making it a possitive thing, like "needs experienced handler due to head strong behavior", "he will need medical attention for his eye". Because if he really was that unruley & unfit for a home he would be PTS not up for adoption. He must have the potential I would think, if they are at least listing him.
That pi**es me right off that they would say such a thing.
Good grief, thats uncalled for and very sad! :( I can NOT believe the stuff the shelter said about him, poor guy. How in the world can they not tell if a dog is male or female :confused:
people make me sick! :mad: I think he's beautiful. they must have no hearts! :mad:
That makes me sick, why would they do that?
I hope Fugly is found a good home.
i have no idea. they say it about more than just him too. i use to volunteer at this shelter. it was under different managment then. the people that are working there now ran off all the good people. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by Jadapit
IMO that place needs to be shut down if they are going to treat the animals like ^&*) !! :(
How do they ever expect to get him adopted with that attitude? Poor guy! How sad :(
I think he's a pretty cute boy :)
That puts me in rage almost im going to call them right now
I just want to cry for that poor dog. Every dog deserves a chance, I absolutely cannot believe that they put that on there. BTW, under their name, is that the shelter's email address? If so, I'm going to email them.
:eek: :eek: Wow, a SHELTER wrote that?!?! How awful :( :mad:
What in the heck is going on at that place?! Very wierd. I hope the poor thing finds a loving home.
I emailed them this:
I just wanted to write and say that I came across poor Fugly's page on petfinder.com, and I am absolutely disgusted by what your organization has written about him. You should be ashamed of yourselves. I can understand if he/she is not your favorite dog, but do you have to spell it out as such? I sure hope that Fugly gets adopted despite your cruel remarks.
We'll see if they respond.....
A few of us emailed them. Seems they must be getting a lot of emails, we all got the same reply.
A very short reply just stating that they were trying to keep a "sense of humor" in their shelter and are going to be changing the dogs name.
I hope they change their attitude & the description of the dog too.
sense of humor?!??! :rolleyes: this isn't humor, that's just plain mean! :mad:
Oh good, glad to know that others emailed them too. A sense of humor is one thing, but they went wayyyy too far.Quote:
Originally Posted by lv4dogs
Ok i just called them and the lady i spoke to told me that it is a Volunteer that works on the website,apparently all emails that have been sent regarding Fugly are going to be forwarded to this Marg who wrote the write up on this Handsome dog,The lady had said that she dont even know the animals.So i said why would she write such a horrid thing,The dog has suffered enough and being older dont help any either.She has said that the write up will be fixed ASAP and i said im glad to hear that They will not find him a home with write ups like that bashing the poor soul and she has said they are doing the best the can for the dog I hope so!She was a very nice lady to talk to if anybody would like to express there opinions also!
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Originally Posted by JenBKR
I agree!
I agree, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by JenBKR
Thats great!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lori Jordan
They also have said to me that this has happend before with this person writing things like that about other dogs,For someone who dont even see these dogs just works on the website sure knocked the dog into the ground so sad,I wish i could have all animals in the world that need homes but my house is only so big!!
I can't tell you how proud I am of all the PTers who called or emailed. You are my heros for the rest of the week. Thank you. :)
i said that if i was the Boss she would be gone and my reply was"she only volunteers"
First off, that dog is NOT "fugly". What JERKS! :mad: How could anyone name a dog that?!? Secoundly, these staff members are idiots! Like they want that dog to be adopted. Im' sure. :mad:
They just changed it. I read it before it changed. Such awful things to say about that boy! :(
i didnt make it to the first post i read the changed version, thanks for PTers who complained, poor doggie he deserves the best and apparently the selther wasnt helping by what they wrote, they just need to write something else cause right now they only apologize adn explain what happened and who wrote what but no doggie description at all.
I am very glad to see that it has changed. Poor dog - I think he's quite adorable!
i think he's beautiful!Quote:
Originally Posted by JenBKR
I missed what they wrote about him before,but i think i dont want to know. poor guy :(
Did anyone mention the fact that his eye is so bad - and asked if he is getting medical attention for it?
I only saw the revised version. I'm so proud of you guys for taking initiative. I swear if I was able to have another dog or was looking for a dog now I would adopt him out of there in a second! He deserves better.
I've been looking at their available pets...
http://search.petfinder.com/petnote/...?petid=6173915
They haven't had the opportunity to investigate the age & gender of this grouchy dog??
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Originally Posted by abbersmom
I hate to say it but it almost seems as if he's too aggressive to be adopted out. If they can't get close enough to determine sex then what will he do in a house with kids or even adults for that matter. It's sad. I hope I'm wrong.
GAH!
One thing I learned about how to check a dog's sex when your not to sure, and while it's not to glamorous, is feel. If someone flipping held him while another person ran a hand down his belly they'd know. It's not to hard and it's not like dog is going to be scarred for life by it. That shelter doesn't look good at all.
I'm assuming that he's to matted or fury for them to see visually.
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Originally Posted by My Peanuts
It said the same thing about "Fugly."
It said the same exact thing? WOW, that place needs to be shut down.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kfamr
they updated the site and changed his name!! however they dont say anything about the dog!! its just a huge appology!!:(
Aww, that's very sad :( :( I feel sorry for him. He doesn't even know what's going on. I think that place should be shut down, for lacking treatment on an infected eye, giving harsh and false descriptions, and not able to determine the gender of a dog. :mad:
i'm glad to see they changed his name and the description, but they need to put info about this dog instead of saying sorry.
back when i volunteered at this shelter(3 yrs ago). it was a clean, nice, pleasant place to be. they do have a high adoption rate so i don't agree with those who said they need to be shut down. a lot has changed since i've been there and the people that run the shelter now ran off all the people that were running it "for the animals".
i highly doubt that this dog is getting the vet care he needs for his eye. the shelter doesn't have a lot of money and fundraisers aren't super succesful.
i'd like to also say that i am VERY proud to be a PT member! i'm glad to see that there are members that are willing to call and/or e-mail abouththis dog that lives no where close to them. :D
i just sent them an e-mail!! they need to stop caring for animals!! there ads are cruel and not very informative!! they make jokes, and dont seem to care if these animals get adopted!! i am very upset!!