New site- Adopt this dog or he dies.
 

New Web site: Adopt this dog or he will die
By Michael Erman
Wed Sep 26, 2007

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new Web site is seeking to tug more forcefully on the heart strings of people who might adopt abandoned dogs by publicizing how much time is left before an animal is killed if a home has not been found.

The activists behind www.dogsindanger.com believe theirs is the first Web site to take the approach. They hope that highlighting the fact many unadopted dogs are euthanized by shelters with scarce space will spur people to take them in.

"This is happening ... in our country, in our back yard," said Alex Aliksanyan of The Buddy Fund, the group behind the site. "It's been kept underneath a blanket of niceness and sweetness. So we said, 'Lets put the truth in front of the consumer -- either do something about it, or at least realize you're a partner."'

The site will also feature a memorial with names, photos and dates that euthanized dogs died.

The American Humane Association estimates that up to 3 million dogs are euthanized in U.S. shelters annually.

Aliksanyan stressed that the site is not a place for parents to look for dogs with their children.

"It's not a happy site with puppies running around. It's not meant to be that," he said. "We're taking it the other way around. We're saying these pets are going to die. Look at their faces."

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No dogs are within 250 miles of my home zip. Thank God.

Well it's putting it all out there for people to realize what goes on everyday. I think it's a positive thing. Now to get people to look at it.

It's such a shock to read something like that in print!:(
Hopefully many will understand how severe the problem really is and
adopt a dog and save it. For those who really don't understand
the meaning of having their pets neutered and spayed maybe this
will help them do the right thing also. Poor little helpless animals.
It just tears your heart out.

"The American Humane Association estimates that up to 3 million dogs are euthanized in U.S. shelters annually."

If that doesn't get your attention nothing will. :(

I think it will be good to get the publics attention, but on the other hand I am also concerned that people will be taking in dogs just because they are about to be killed, and they won't be able to care for them properly.

Rhonda - thanks for posting this website. I am in favor of whatever it takes to get people's attention to find homes for these animals. I don't know if it will do any good (to soon to tell) but if it saves a few more animals then ...it works.:)