It is possible that Chance had a contagious illness and they could not risk him infecting the entire population of the shelter, and did not have the means nor the room to quarantine him appropriately.
It is possible they were full to capacity in their quarantine areas.
It is possible they found another disease that would cause Chance to pass away, and euthanized him for that.
I don't know about all shelters, but I know ours will euthanize animals if they are ill to almost any extent.
We do not take in strays any longer, because we have a senior dog and a puppy -both of whom will go downhill very fast if they become ill - I won't take the chance anymore of a stray making my dogs sick.
If I see a stray dog I note the side streets and exact location at that exact time, and I post it on Craigslist. I used to pick them all up - but like I said, I won't injure my dogs for the sake of protecting someone else's pet who should have been in their own yard or own home to begin with.
I'm thinking "Chance" was most likely a stray your parents took in, and relinquished to the shelter.
...just another reason why society needs to change. This is about incompetent and inept dog owners. You can say "accidental escape" all you want. You can say you left the fence open on accident, or that a guest in your home accidentally let the dog out..etc etc etc. These are not accidents. This is poor preparation, control and alertness by owners. If there are owners all over the place who are perfectly capable of knowing their dogs' location at all times then it should be something that everyone is capable of doing...period. (go ahead and throw tomatoes at me) |