Originally Posted by
jipped genes
brother I was a dog catcher twenty something years ago. I also volunteered for the humane society and rescue league at the same time. i love animals
I can tell you at least in my experience knwing hundreds of dog catchers through the years from classes and networking, they do not want to kill an animal. I can understand your interpretation of what is going on and I have no idea how your animal control works. but I will say for strays by law they must have a holding period regardless. they can be sued if they bring in a pit bull for instance and euthanize it right away without at least having an opportunity for the owner to claim it. (unless it is an owner release and normally they are just a dog left in a back yard and are crazy, not the dog pound's fault)
also euthanization is a horrible by-product of irresponsible owners forced upon an animal control officers if people were responsible there would be no need for a animal shelter. if you keep the animals in the shelter they WILL get sick and with municipality's shoe string budgets for care will die or be euthanized eventually. also how fair is it to keep an animal in a cage on a concrete floor for 8 months r longer waiting for someone to adopt it? What about those dogs were never socialized and are aggressive? they could probably be saved but at a cost of $$$ and MANY hours of intensive work by an experienced trainer and even then that does not mean they will get adopted.
I have euthanized animals. haunts me to this day. but for the most part 95% of the animals we euthed would not be adopted due to breed, age, temperament, health ect. (all of our dogs and cats were rescues and we did have a pitbull which was the best dog of all time)
I am not trying to change your mind as what you are doing is noble. just giving you the other side of the coin. better to work WITH the dog pound to constructively save animals lives than to view them as blood thirsty killers and an enemy.
thanks for your consideration my friend. I wish you the best in your works to help out these critters.