spencer the lion, you are right donations have not been a problem..it is the fact that they are special need pets...now with the biting....i don't believe it was the dogs fault....like you said...through training neglect...the former owners have almost ensured their fate....precious did not do anything wrong...it is guilt by association...i am sooo frustrated by this....would it help for all of us to e-mail dogs and cats forever?????spencer ,you seem to be knowledgeable on animal control....what will they do after their 10 days are up????? how long do they have??? where do they go after they leave dr. finchs' office???? do you know how to contact cnn???? the local papers are not even showing anything today...i e-mailed the local t.v. station....do we just wait for the larger media to pick it up???i guess they are ignoring it because of the biting....but if you read the article boomer only bit once...the other time the man got hurt because he fell...sorry...i am starting to ramble.......please advise...the deli dog