Originally posted by catmandu
There is a real problem , in the farming communties , about 20 miles from Hamilton , where Cats , and Dogs are regularrly dumped. The Dogs form packs , and The Cats , are killing all the wildlife, and Birds! Its not thier fault , as they haveto eat , but the Dogs have injured Livestock , and in a few cases Children!
The wild dog pack which was on the farm I moved to as a child was quite a danger. They were just so hungry. Their ribs were sticking out, and they had big ticks everywhere.

What are people thinking when they bring these animals out in the country? And how hard would it be to just drop them off at the shelter after hours, if they absolutely insist on not keeping them? I don't know about most shelters, but ours has a pen where animals can be dropped off when it's closed.