Where are the chis on long island ? Kathy
On Jul 23, 2012, at 5:32 PM, Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> wrote: > So sad.....chis are popping up all over. Seems like the summer and right > after christmas is the worst times for dogs to be abandoned. I know so many > rescues that are trying so hard to find permanent homes so they can make room > for all the new ones in the shelters. So far 4 CA shelters are way > overloaded with chis again, SC, MI, TX, Maine, NJ, FL shelters are all loaded > with them. At least the NJ shelter had rescues come in and take 8 of them. > Now we have about a dozen on LI in rescues that need homes, They came from > SC and an out of state hoarder. Yet when I read the papers and ebays > classified, and people still insist on breeding them. Tears my heart apart > and makes me angry at people who insist on bringing more into this world, and > I really wish that something could be done about it. > > I read some where that statistic show for the chi, that out of a litter of > 6, 3 of these dogs will land in a shelter some where along their life, and 2 > from this litter won't make it to their 5th birthday, either from sickness, > or accident, or street abandonment, depending where they are. Pretty crummy > odds for the breed. > > I also find it so hard to believe when there are almost 18,000 (yes the > number has risen a lot in just one month) on Petfinders across the states, > that any person could say they couldn't find one to adopt or rescue from a > shelter and then buys one. Something is wrong with that kind of statement, > and I personally don't think that those people really try. JMO > > BTW, Susanne I commend you for volunteering at a shelter, and trying to make > a difference in their lives while they are there. I can't imagine how awful > it must feel when any dog isn't there the next when it wasn't adopted. It > takes a special kind of person to be able to handle that. So to you I say, > May God Bless you!! > > Peggy & The Girls > > > > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Susanne Defoe > Date: 7/23/2012 4:23:28 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Chihuahuas] Chi Explosion > > > I couldn’t believe my eyes when I went in to volunteer today! Harbor Humane > Society in west MI got in 8 Chihuahuas over the weekend. All ages and colors. > If you are considering another pint sized companion call them and check it > out! > > Sue > >
