Jessilily, the Athens, GA shelter is one of the most crowded I have heard about in Georgia. There are a lot of people, who are constantly trying to rescue dogs from there, and get them to either rescue groups in other parts of the country or to forever homes. But each one can only take so many. A lot of the dogs I have transported for All Pets Rescue have come from that shelter, so I know many have been saved.

The rural south in the US has a huge stray cat and dog population. We are fortunate that there are rescue groups and loving individuals who work hard to save as many as possible. But until the South adopts some licensing requirements and limitations on how many pets people can have, I don't think a lot of folks will ever catch on to the spay and neuter bandwagon. It makes me incredibly sad. Here, locally, I read that our county shelter (Greenville County, SC) takes in more animals than any other county shelter in this state. Approximately 25,000 cats and dogs are brought in by Animal Control or owner turn ins each year, and of that 25,000, 16,000 are euthanized. That is a horrible and sad statistic.

I simply can't look at the link, but please know that there are wonderful people out there who are constantly trying to place these precious animals.

Logan
www.allpetsrescue.org