Gaston, nc high kill shelter - yorkie

[Ladymom]

Originally Posted by lulumom

oh my gosh. so even if someone were willing to get in the car and go get him, without vaccination records....there is zero hope?

he is a 5-6 hour drive from here which is frankly nothing at all if it meant saving his life. i am heartsick over this.

wth is with that place? i am going to have nightmares of those gas chambers for certain tonight. how absolutely disgusting!

If you think you can get him, call first thing tomorrow morning to find out if he can be adopted. Gaston County requires that he be held for three working days. When the shelter opens on the fourth working day, he can be adopted or euthanized. Since he was picked up Friday that would make Thursday the day he would be "released".

http://www.co.gaston.nc.us/ordinance...ControlOrd.pdf

I pray someone can get this poor guy out of the shelter before he is killed.

[Ladymom]

Originally Posted by lulumom

i don't understand this at all because from the way i interpreted the homepage of this joint, they are partnered up with local vets and provide a host of vaccines etc as part of the "adoption" process.

i must have missed something? this makes me so sad.....and really angry, too.

It's worth checking with the shelter itself to see if this guy is adoptable. The article from the Charlotte Observer is from 2003. I posted the link to the 2008 revised policy, but saw nothing about them changing the rabies vaccination requirement.

The horrible reality is that very few animals are adopted from Gaston County. 9 out of 10 are killed and owners reclaiming their pet accounts for most of the rest.

[Ladymom]

I just double checked and this guy is listed as "OTHERS":

Kennel Inquiry

This is what is stated on their main page:

Note: Animals labeled as “OTHERS” are not available for adoption.

This makes me sick.

[Maximo]

Originally Posted by Ladymom

I just double checked and this guy is listed as "OTHERS":

Kennel Inquiry

This is what is stated on their main page:

Note: Animals labeled as “OTHERS” are not available for adoption.

This makes me sick.

Why do they put the pictures & info on the website if they have no intention of giving these dogs a chance? And what is with the small box they stuff them in for the pictures?

I'm going to forward this info to "Janet's Rescues" in Virginia tomorrow morning. The group is known for saving dogs at the last minute and they have gotten Yorkies out of North Carolina.

[lulumom]

i will call as soon as i wake up in the morning and find out if there is anything at all i can do.

[Ladymom]

Originally Posted by Maximo

Why do they put the pictures & info on the website if they have no intention of giving these dogs a chance? And what is with the small box they stuff them in for the pictures?

I'm going to forward this info to "Janet's Rescues" in Virginia tomorrow morning. The group is known for saving dogs at the last minute and they have gotten Yorkies out of North Carolina.

I think they post the pictures for owners who may have lost them. They can return them to their owners, but they can't adopt them to anyone else.

If only this guy had been microchipped and wearing a rabies tag, this story would have had a much better chance of a happy ending.

[ladyjane]

I think he is on a stray hold until the 4th. They do have to keep them for a certain amount of time for the owner to claim them. That is the impression I got. They may only release to rescues. I believe that is what they mean by not adoptable now.

I honestly only know a little about this shelter...and that is that they are a high kill and use the gas chamber which makes me totally sick to my stomach.
I am going to find out what I can in the morning.

[ladyjane]

One of our NC members is on a cruise...trying to contact another one who is familiar with this shelter. Hopefully, I will hear from her by morning.

[Ladymom]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

I think he is on a stray hold until the 4th. They do have to keep them for a certain amount of time for the owner to claim them. That is the impression I got. They may only release to rescues. I believe that is what they mean by not adoptable now.

I honestly only know a little about this shelter...and that is that they are a high kill and use the gas chamber which makes me totally sick to my stomach.
I am going to find out what I can in the morning.

I pray you are right!

[ladyjane]

So do I.

[orlnurse]

Originally Posted by lulumom

i will call as soon as i wake up in the morning and find out if there is anything at all i can do.

Please keep us posted...that poor baby.

[Ladymom]

I found more on the rabies ordinance in Gaston County:

If the animal has no tag proving a current rabies vaccination that is more than one year old, Gaston County Animal Control can not put the animal up for adoption.

Gaston Humane Society

Gaston County started requiring proof of rabies vaccinations in 1999.

Animals can't be adopted out unless there's proof they've been protected against rabies for at least a year. The tough rules are in response to rabies outbreaks in the late
1990s. That means strays can't be adopted.

Officials think they have ample reasons for their no rabies vaccination-no adoption policy: protecting public health, and county liability if a former shelter animal comes down with rabies.

Animal Shelter News | North Carolina

[ladyjane]

Originally Posted by Ladymom

I found more on the rabies ordinance in Gaston County:

If the animal has no tag proving a current rabies vaccination that is more than one year old, Gaston County Animal Control can not put the animal up for adoption.

Gaston Humane Society

Gaston County started requiring proof of rabies vaccinations in 1999.

Animals can't be adopted out unless there's proof they've been protected against rabies for at least a year. The tough rules are in response to rabies outbreaks in the late
1990s. That means strays can't be adopted.

Officials think they have ample reasons for their no rabies vaccination-no adoption policy: protecting public health, and county liability if a former shelter animal comes down with rabies.

Animal Shelter News | North Carolina

I believe they will release to rescues, though. At least I HOPE so. I know they had a bunch of yorkies from that one bust last year and they were released to rescues.

[Ladymom]

Originally Posted by ladyjane

I believe they will release to rescues, though. At least I HOPE so. I know they had a bunch of yorkies from that one bust last year and they were released to rescues.

I hope so.

Public safety seems to be the concern about the rabies vaccination requirement. Maybe they will bend the rules if the dog will be taken out of Gaston County?

Please keep us updated. This is heartbreaking.

[ladyjane]

One of our NC members is going to call someone she knows this morning who will know exactly what the scoop is on this little guy.

I asked her to find out if he is available to rescue only, or also to the public. As soon as I hear something, I will post.