"I will never understand why anyone feels that dropping off a dog at a shelter/SPCA/Humane Society is an acceptable solution...."

I agree, to a point -

last night I meet a woman who worked at McDonalds who Ohh'd and ahhh'd over my lovely Fizzy girl - as we went thru the drive-thru. She told me her sister and her husband were going to have their dogs, a Husky and a 'black mix', put to sleep the day before, because they were moving and the new place they were renting didn't allow pets! (When I asked why they didn't turn them in at the county shelter, she said "because they didn't want the dogs to be separated, they'd been together all their lives) ????????????ARGH!!!!!!!?????? I explained that if the shelter wouldn't try and place them together, that rescues would.....
I scrounged thru my van for any rescue info I could lay my hands on, and even gave her my phone number, in case they hadn't gotten rid of the dogs already..... When I got home, I called a friend who worked with husky rescue and got their contact info - and drove right back to Mcdonalds to give it to the woman.

I would much rather see someone turn a dog in at a shelter, than have it set loose or killed for convenience.

I only hope that her sister didn't make it to the vet on friday.... or hadn't had them PTS yet......

poor doggies!

laura