I'm glad the volunteers in that Humane Society were more up front with the "surrenderers" than they are (or at least were at one time) at the N. Texas H.S. My mom, who is a prolific contributor to the Humane Society, in terms of cash, supplies, and foster care, was up there once and heard some dad telling his kids "they'll find a good home for [throwaway] puppy" while the volunteer stood mute. My mother, in her usual no-nonsense, straightforward, dam the torpedos manner, looked at the volunteer and said, "Why don't you tell those kids the truth? That their dog will be dead in 3 days?" Her intention, of course, was not to traumatize the kids, but to light a fire under the NTHS's butt about educating the public about what REALLY happens to most surrendered pets. I agree that the story should be widely distributed, to pet stores, vets, obedience classes, as well as government shelters and private shelters. There will always be the clods and yahoos that will never get it and never care, but there will always be more who do.