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09-29-2006, 03:19 PM | #1 |
Cosmo, Minnie, and Lillian Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York
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| Im so angry!!!! Can you believe these people putting dogs to sleep cause they're to lazy to find them good homes! I hate kill shelters . I can't stand these people I mean why would you go through all the trouble of cathcing the poor animal and then you put it to sleep for no good reason at all. While theres people who would give anything to save their dying pet the stupid shelter goes and kills the innocent. How can they have no heart sorry I needed to vent. |
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09-29-2006, 06:57 PM | #2 |
Donating YT 30K Club Member | it is so terribly sad and happens way to much.
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09-29-2006, 08:48 PM | #3 |
Little Bit & Buttons Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: US
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| I agree it is terribly sad but some of the blame needs to fall on irresponsible breeders and pet owners that have not taken care of the animals. |
09-30-2006, 04:15 AM | #4 |
Yorkie Kisses are the Best! Donating Member | I agree with doortego - I Hate the shelters too - but it's the people breeding dogs without thinking of the explosion in the pet population that are really to blame - I think these shelters should give these poor animals way more time to find good homes.... but we all need to do our part to keep them supplied with donations and items needed for the comfort of these homeless dogs. It's a horrible problem in this country and if there was a change in the spay neuter laws - it would really help - but I just don't see any changes coming. We need to look to other countries who don't have a puppy mill or homeless pet problem and take notes. |
10-02-2006, 02:26 PM | #5 | |
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| Most Kill shelters give the dogs absolutely as much time as they possibly can to be reclaimed or adopted. Sometimes their time is limited to the state required minimum, and this is due to overcrowding. The "Stupid shelter that is killing the innocent" is not to blame here..it is the idiot BYB's cranking out puppies right and left with no regard for who they sell them to, what's behind them, how they stack up to the standard, what behavioral or health problems they may have, etc. etc. etc. etc. as long as they make their buck. As far as euthansia goes.. believe me, there are MUCH WORSE things than death.. fear, cold, starvation, lonelyness, sickness...and these "stupid shelters" save these missing, abandoned, hurt, lost, feral dogs & cats and do the best for them they can, even if that means a soft pat on the head before they take their final breath, at least the suffering is over. Blame the idiot who brought them into this world, not those who are trying to do something about it. Quote:
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10-02-2006, 02:41 PM | #6 |
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| Yes, it is such a shame. Just like some parents should never have been blessed with having children.
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10-02-2006, 02:43 PM | #7 |
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| I think that the local governments need to have spay/neuter clinics. The problem is, the people that get these big dogs, that end up in shelters, are poor people. Chances are the puppy was given to them, they're fortunate to be able to feed it let alone get it spay/neutered. It would take considerable money initially, but I really believe that in the long rundf it would be cheaper than having so many end up in shelters. When you think of all the money that the gov. wastes, this would be a drop in the bucket. This could be mandatory for vet interns. They could put income requirements on the program, but my thought is, not many people would use the free clinic if they could afford to pay for it. |
10-02-2006, 02:48 PM | #8 | |
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I don't even believe these dogs come from Byb's. Most of them come from poor families, who can barely afford to feed their children, but someone gave them a puppy so how could they say NO. They are not the most intelligent people and they cannot afford to pay for the spay/neuter. But if it were free, they would probably get it done. They are just uneducated, irresponsible people and they leave the dog tied outside, or let it run, and the dogs do what dogs do. Blame the politicians, not the people who run the shelters. | |
10-02-2006, 02:50 PM | #9 | |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Ct
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We never put an animal to sleep for no reason. We even had one dog at the pound for 5 months!! Some places have no choice but to put them to sleep to make room for even more animals. There were times when we had to chose who to put to sleep, the old dog who had been a loyal family member for years or the puppy who had a full life ahead of it? You tell me who would you choose? You think we have no heart, we held each animal while it took its last breath and wondered why people did this. You can't blame the shelter people they have to a job that most people couldn't or wouldn't do. Its also not fair for the animals to sit in cages at the shelter month after month, you have to ask yourself when does it become unfair for the dog. I interacted with every animal that we brought in, we walked them, played with them, some we even bonded with, and in the end they knew love even if it was only for a little while. Do not judge these people until you have had to make the choices they have had to make! | |
10-02-2006, 05:22 PM | #10 |
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| I think you need to read this. My sister works for a rescue, she goes to the kill shelters and posts their pictures on PetFinder.com and fosters some of them. The Animal control guy is actually one of the NICEST men you can meet, but unfortunately that is his job. He is always holding dogs way longer than he's supposed to. If you want to help out, I suggest you to go to the shelters and take pictures to put on petfinder. It doesn't cost anything. I did NOT write this, I found this online: I put dogs in the gas chamber Yes, I Gas Dogs and Cats for a Living. I'm an Animal Control officer in a very small town in central North Carolina. I'm in my mid thirties, and have been working for the town in different positions since high school. There is not much work here, and working for the county provides good pay and benefits for a person like me without a higher education. I'm the person you all write about how horrible I am. I'm the one that gasses the dogs and cats and makes them suffer. I'm the one that pulls their dead corpses out smelling of Carbon Monoxide and throws them into green plastic bags. But I'm also the one that hates my job and hates what I have to do. First off, all you people out there that judge me, don't. God is judging me, and I know I'm going to Hell. Yes, I'm going to hell. I wont lie, it's despicable, cold, cruel and I feel like a serial killer. I'm not all to blame, if the law would mandate spay and neuter, lots of these dogs and cats wouldn't be here for me to gas. I'm the devil, I know it, but I want you people to see that there is another side to me the devil Gas Chamber man. The shelter usually gasses on Friday morning. Friday's are the day that most people look forward to, this is the day that I hate, and wish that time will stand still on Thursday night. Thursday night, late, after nobody's around, my friend and I go through a fast food line, and buy 50 dollars worth of cheeseburgers and fries, and chicken. I'm not allowed to feed the dogs on Thursday, for I'm told that they will make a mess in the gas chamber, and why waste the food. So, Thursday night, with the lights still closed, I go into the saddest room that anyone can every imagine, and let all the doomed dogs out out their cages. I have never been bit, and in all my years doing this, the dogs have never fought over the food. My buddy and I, open each wrapper of cheeseburger and chicken sandwich, and feed them to the skinny, starving dogs. They swallow the food so fast, that I don't believe they even taste it. There tails are wagging, and some don't even go for the food, they roll on their backs wanting a scratch on their bellys. They start running, jumping and kissing me and my buddy. They go back to their food, and come back to us. All their eyes are on us with such trust and hope, and their tails wag so fast, that I have come out with black and blues on my thighs.. They devour the food, then it's time for them to devour some love and peace. My buddy and I sit down on the dirty, pee stained concrete floor, and we let the dogs jump on us. They lick us, they put their butts in the air to play, and they play with each other. Some lick each other, but most are glued on me and my buddy. I look into the eyes of each dog. I give each dog a name. They will not die without a name. I give each dog 5 minutes of unconditional love and touch. I talk to them, and tell them that I'm so sorry that tomorrow they will die a gruesome, long, torturous death at the hands of me in the gas chamber. Some tilt their heads to try to understand. I tell them, that they will be in a better place, and I beg them not to hate me. I tell them that I know I'm going to hell, but they will all be playing with all the dogs and cats in heaven. After about 30 minutes, I take each dog individually, into their feces filled concrete jail cell, and pet them and scratch them under their chins. Some give me their paw, and I just want to die. I just want to die. I close the jail cell on each dog, and ask them to forgive me. As my buddy and I are walking out, we watch as every dog is smiling at us and them don't even move their heads. They will sleep, with a full belly, and a false sense of security. As we walk out of the doomed dog room, my buddy and I go to the cat room. We take our box, and put the very friendly kittens and pregnant cats in our box. The shelter doesn't keep tabs on the cats, like they do the dogs. As I hand pick which cats are going to make it out, I feel like I'm playing God, deciding whose going to live and die. We take the cats into my truck, and put them on blankets in the back. Usually, as soon as we start to drive away, there are purring cats sitting on our necks or rubbing against us. My buddy and I take our one way two hour trip to a county that is very wealthy and they use injection to kill animals. We go to exclusive neighborhoods, and let one or two cats out at a time. They don't want to run, they want to stay with us. We shoo them away, which makes me feel sad. I tell them that these rich people will adopt them, and if worse comes to worse and they do get put down, they will be put down with a painless needle being cradled by a loving veterinarian. After the last cat is free, we drive back to our town. It's about 5 in the morning now, about two hours until I have to gas my best friends. I go home, take a shower, take my 4 anti-anxiety pills and drive to work.. I don't eat, I can't eat. It's now time, to put these animals in the gas chamber. I put my ear plugs in, and when I go to the collect the dogs, the dogs are so excited to see me, that they jump up to kiss me and think they are going to play. I put them in the rolling cage and take them to the gas chamber. They know. They just know. They can smell the death.. They can smell the fear. They start whimpering, the second I put them in the box. The boss tells me to squeeze in as many as I can to save on gas. He watches. He knows I hate him, he knows I hate my job. I do as I'm told. He watches until all the dogs, and cats (thrown in together) are fighting and screaming. The sounds is very muffled to me because of my ear plugs. He walks out, I turn the gas on, and walk out. I walk out as fast as I can. I walk into the bathroom, and I take a pin and draw blood from my hand. Why? The pain and blood takes my brain off of what I just did. In 40 minutes, I have to go back and unload the dead animals. I pray that none survived, which happens when I overstuff the chamber. I pull them out with thick gloves, and the smell of carbon monoxide makes me sick. So does the vomit and blood, and all the bowel movements. I pull them out, put them in plastic bags. They are in heaven now, I tell myself. I then start cleaning up the mess, the mess, that YOU PEOPLE are creating by not spay or neutering your animals. The mess that YOU PEOPLE are creating by not demanding that a vet come in and do this humanely. You ARE THE TAXPAYERS, DEMAND that this practice STOP! So, don't call me the monster, the devil, the gasser, call the politicians, the shelter directors, and the county people the devil. Heck, call the governor, tell him to make it stop. As usual, I will take sleeping pills tonight to drown out the screams I heard in the past, before I discovered the ear plugs. I will jump and twitch in my sleep, and I believe I'm starting to hallucinate. This is my life. Don't judge me. Believe me, I judge myself enough. __________________ |
10-02-2006, 10:09 PM | #11 |
Cosmo, Minnie, and Lillian Donating Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New York
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| sorry I didn't mean to offend anyone I wasn't thinking when I started the thread I was just angry cause I didn't like hearing the sad stories anymore. |
10-03-2006, 10:04 AM | #12 |
YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Philadelphia, PA
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| Cheryl1000 - do you or your sister know the man who wrote that?!?! i really think he needs to look for another form of employment. he sounds like he has an incredible amount of depression and anxiety pent up inside of him. this cannot be good for his health.
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10-03-2006, 10:13 AM | #13 |
Mommy To 3 Poochies Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: New York
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| This story brought tears to my eyes.
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