Shelters don't kill cats. The public does. I work for a county shelter and yes,
we do euthanize. As few animals as possible, but we do euthanize. It isn't the
shelters' fault. They get incredible numbers of animals dumped on them every
day. Most of our cats are friendly cats picked up as
I would also like to add that the picking and choosing primarily occurs with
dog rescues, not cat rescues. We've had cat rescues take FeLV+ cats from us,
cats with one eye, cats with real problems, very senior cats. It's not all of
them, by any means, but quite a few of the dog rescues who take
Hi Laura,
In many cases I would say this is true, because those animals are
going to be the easiest to find homes for, and lets face it the ones
that have health issues are going to cost the rescues lots of money to
fix and many if not most people who adopt from rescues don't want to
i see nothing cited or attached--i know that i'd really love to see the
info.
MC
On Fri, Apr 9, 2010 at 4:58 PM, jbero tds.net jb...@tds.net wrote:
Gary,
A little slow, but here are a few paper abstracts dealing with the issue.
If you want the full text, let me know. I'm not sure if the
I have actually had rescues ask me - or our shelter's volunteers - to pay (out
of our own pockets) to alter and combo-test cats before they take them. Do they
reimburse us? Of course not. We finally told one rescue that we were not
wealthy people and we just couldn't do it. They will not pull
Very well said! Unfortunately, very true here in VA, too. And, also,
unfortunately, very sad. I also have a big problem with owner surrenders
and owners who see no need to spay and neuter their pets and let them have
litter after litter to become someone else's problem because the owners take
Please, please read Redemption by Nathan Winograd. Coincidentally, we have
it for sale at our rescue's Ebay store
http://stores.ebay.com/Rescuties-Animal-Rescue
But please, get it from somewhere. Amazon, rent it from the library,
wherever.
I don't want to get into a war on this list about
I am a remote volunteer for a shelter near New Orleans--a shelter that ran
without power or inside water for 18 months post Katrina. Yet with a lot of
work, a tiny, very committed staff, very little money, we managed to keep
the euthanasia rate down to below 15%. There were several keys--not the
GRACIOUS, SHE WAS OLD, BUT HSE OBVIOUSLY HAD A GOOD LIFE. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH
YOU.
Gloria B. Lane gbl...@aristotle.net wrote:
Li Won passed from my care about 2 days ago - she was 23 year old
Siamese, not FELV. I've had her for at least a couple of years maybe
3 - she belonged to a
chris reminded me of something the folks i work with do whenever there is
reason: we write and thank the folks at the shelters when they do good,
because public shelters rarely get any appreciation from any direction. when
we find good city shelters, and/or good animal-control officers, we let
the info on the little diabetic kitty went out earlier today to a group that
is incredibly active with placing them! saw the story on another list this
afternoon.
MC
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Maybe That'll Make The Difference
MaryChristine
Special-Needs Coordinator, Purebred Cat
I AM SO SORRY TO HEAR ABOUT MOZART. IT SEEMS MANY OF OUR BABIES HAVE LEFT US
LATELY. I FEEL SO FORTUNATE THAT MINE ARE ALL HEALTHY. MY PRAYERS ARE WITH
YOU AND EVERYONE ELSE WHO HAS LOST ONE FOF THEIR BABIES. HAVE BEEN OFF LINE
FOR A WEEK OR MORE. GOT BIT TRYING TO SAVE MY LITTLE HARLEY
ONLY PROBLEM IN OUR COUNTY IS THAT ANIMAL CONTROL IS TAKE IT OUT AND SHOT IT BE
IT DOG OR CAT. WE HAVE A VOLUNTEER RESCUE GROUP BUT VERY FEW ANIMALS GET TO
THEM FROM ANIMAL CONTROL. IF ANY OF MY CATS GO MISSING, I PATROL THE HOUSES
WITHIN 1 MILE AND THEN CALL PALS, THE RESUCE GROUP. COURSE,
CONGRATULATIONS ON THE JOB YOU DID. WISH ALL OWNERS COULD SEE THIS. DO YOU
THINK THEY WILL GET THE HINT THAT THEY NEED TO THINK BEFORE THEY PICK UP A CUTE
KITTEN/PUPPY IN A STORE PARKING LOT. ARE THEY REALLY READY TO TAKE ON THIS
RESPONSIBILITY AND OBLIGATION TO THIS TRUSTING CREATURE.
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