Central CA Emergency
 

I wanted to help get the word out about this. I can't believe this is happening in my hometown! I would go get one myself if we hadn't just adopted a rescue that is afraid of other dogs. Hopefully someone here can help. The following is not from me, I am just reposting this.
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Contact: Kim Thompson
Telephone: 530-343-7917
E-mail: kimthompson@ buttehumane. org

Today, Butte Humane Society received word that a Central
California high- kill shelter will be euthanizing its entire
population (about 100 dogs and 50 cats) when they switch shelter
facilities on March 1. We are organizing a rescue effort to save as
many animals as possible.Please distribute the attached press
release to help us find foster homes for these poor animals.

Central California Shelter to Euthanize Entire Population By March 7

Butte Humane Society is organizing a rescue effort for at least
150 animals slated for euthanasia at a Central California shelter.
The high-kill shelter, who asked to remain anonymous, is moving to a
new facility on March 1 and has decided to euthanize the entire
shelter population - about 100 dogs and 50 cats - so that no possible
disease will be brought into the new facility. No major infectious
diseases are known to be within the population, though a few dogs
have bordetella (kennel cough) which is easily treatable with
antibiotics. The shelter's staff will be vacating the old facility
and moving to the new facility on March 1, and will be allowing their
volunteers to run the old facility for the rest of that week, until
March 7. The shelter's volunteers are desperately scrambling to place
the animals in permanent or temporary home e s, and are willing to
transport the animals to other shelters, rescue groups, and foster
homes.

Butte Humane Society has agreed to take as many animals as
space permits and is working to find foster homes in our community.
If you can provide a temporary home for one or more of these animals,
please contact the shelter at 530-343-7917 or e-mail kimthompson@
buttehumane. org. You will be required to complete a foster volunteer
application and verify that any pets you own have
current vaccinations . BHS will provide any necessary medication and
can provide food and other supplies for their care. These animals
will need to be fostered for at least one week to ensure they are
healthy and ready for adoption, and as space opens up in our shelter
we will take in the animals and place them up for adoption. If foster
parents can care for the animals on a more long-term basis, BHS will
work to adopt out animals directly from the foster homes.
The website is Central California SPCA Fresno CA CCSPCA

This is shocking. How can they do that?

I couldn't believe it myself. It is just horrible :thumbdown.

This is so heartbreaking. Maybe I can ask the shelter I volunteer at to help.

What is a "high-kill" shelter?

That would be great. A high-kill shelter is a shelter that has so many animals coming in that they have to put down a lot of animals I believe.

How very sad is that. :( You may have saved some of their lives by just posting this on here. Who knows someone might see it and tell someone else and on and on. I hope they all get adopted or a Rescue takes them.

This is just heartbreaking. Praying every animal is saved through adoption or by a rescue before Sunday :hands:

I am praying that someone here can help. I feel so bad that I can't, but I just think it would be too stressful for our rescue girl if we got another dog :(. Fosters or adoptive families are so needed for these babies!