The city pound here in Tucson is pretty nasty. They keep several dogs all together, and they never get any play time or walks. Every day or two they hose down the kennels, so the dog poop ends up all over the dog's fur. The smell is sooo awful.

We got Payson there. They didn't even have leashes for the dogs. When we wanted to take him outside to check him out, the guy carried him out and then tied an old rope around his neck. Payson was covered in cuts and dried blood; the other dogs in his kennel looked pretty aggressive so I think maybe they were to blame.

The animals also are only given a very short period before they are put to sleep.

The paperwork I had to fill out for adoption was also insubstantial. It only asked for my name and address, if I had been convicted of animal abuse in the past three years, and I had to sign to release them of responsibility for my animal after adoption. That's it!

However, the purpose of the city pound is to remove unwanted animals from the streets, not to adopt out animals. So their lack of care and concern for the animals is somewhat understandable... even though I find it disgusting. They are providing a service, and although I don't like what they do, there's just not enough money and funds to make sure that every stray and unwanted animal is given a second chance. At least these animals are taken off the street so as not to contribute to further overpopulation.