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03-01-2011, 09:41 AM | #16 | |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New York
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03-01-2011, 09:52 AM | #17 |
Donating YT 4000 Club Member | I think whether or not a vet will take it depends on the individual vet. I know my vet won't, but she does work closely with a small breed rescue to help.
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03-01-2011, 10:07 AM | #18 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker | I think it all depends on the individual pound. One of the shelters near me is marginally acceptable. The staff is caring, but the facility is old and not a place where I would leave a dog, although I would adopt from them. The biggest shelter in my area is a sty. Although it's fairly new, the staff people I saw were rude and too busy gossiping to pay attention to the dogs or potential adopters. The runs were filthy and many of the dog were coughing. It just made me sick. Yet a few miles away a local city has a state of the art shelter with a mostly volunteer staff. I went there several times before I decided to get Tallulah from her breeder. They have play areas where volunteers socialize with the dogs one-on-one while their cages are being cleaned. The place was clean, well-lit, and I didn't see any signs of anxiety or illness in the dogs. If I had to surrender a stray, I would feel comfortable taking it there. They are also selective about the people who they allow to adopt their pets. Just like there are all kinds of breeders, there are all kinds of shelters. |
03-01-2011, 10:15 AM | #19 | |
Between♥Suspensions Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Vaissades
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| Maybe I am very naive to the state of some pounds, did you raise a fuss over the sub-par ones-I just can't believe they would be allowed to be open and running in that state-that's ridiculous if its run liek tha tin those conditions-how can they be entrusted to care for animals and make decisions regarding their care? Seems ludicrous to me, I'd go take pictures and be sending it to the media and my local representatives. The last one you described sounds like the ones here...minus cages-they only have kennels well cats are rotated from "cages" to the free run area...as the cages are more like a kennel to the cats in size with dual platforms... Quote:
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