Kill shelters

[Ree'sKujo]

I don't have a problem with most kill shelters either because your right someone has to do it,but I have problems with the ones that are like the one I got my Kujo from.Normally they wait at least 4mths.before they put down a dog but when I went to adopt Kujo he'd only been there 3weeks and he had one left before he was getting put down.It was only because of his breed(Akita).That's the kind of thing that really ticks me off.Not to mention he is one of the most well behaved,loving and loyal Akita's I,ve ever owned.I thank God everyday that I got to him in time.It would have been such a shame if such a sweet and loving dog would've been put down simply because of his bred.

[areias]

Our county shelter is a little different, I don't like it very much. They get about 75 dogs in a day. If they are getting full, they take the strays first, to give them time to see if an owner will show up. Any owner surrenders, even if it is a perfect health and temperment, are immediately euthanized if the shelter is full like that. It's really sad to hear that...although kill shelters are not horrible, they can be heartbreaking. I don't like it when they put dogs down for mild food aggression, or other ridiculous reasons.

[Miss Z]

I don't think that there are kill shelters in the UK like in the US, so i will always have a negative view of them. I understand what you are saying though and i think that there are crueller and more worrying issues to do with animals.

[chealy731]

well i think puppy mills are worser!! y do ppl have to be soo cruel?

[jackie]

To be honest i think it is better to euthanize, rather then to let an animal rot in a cage for months or years.

[IRescue452]

Yes, Naomi, the dog I want to adopt has already spent a year and a half in a cage at a no-kill. Granted I'll be thrilled if I can still have her in two years when I get my own place and have a stable career, but the poor pup will have spent the first three+ years of her life in a cage. Thats no life, especially when they start getting mental problems from being caged. They're lucky when the cage is big enough to walk in constant circles though, at least their muscles won't start to degrade.

[Ree'sKujo]

I have a friend who's a vet tech at our local SPCA and I've got to say he's great.If they get an aggressive dog that their considering putting down he will spend countless hours working with them even on his off hours trying to turn them around.He's had alot of success to.Many dogs have been spared because of his time and devotion.Alot of these dogs including a huge Mastiff have turned around so much that they've been adopted.He personally does follow-ups every month for 6mths to make sure they're doing well.If theres a problem and the person can't handle the dog he will foster them so he can work with them some more and they get one more chance at adoption.As for the comment that it's better to put a dog down rather then having them spend their life in a cage I totally agree,but I don't agree that they should be put down after only 4 weeks simply because of their breed,

[Ree'sKujo]

I agree about the breeding situation.There are to many dogs that need to be adopted in order to avoid being put down.That was the reason I stopped breeding.I rescued the Akita I have now from a rescue and my next Akita is coming from MidWest Akita Rescue.