humane society euthenizes?

Question

I've always thought that the Humane Society frowns down upon putting animals to sleep. I just say on the news that 90% of the animals are euthenized due to lack of space at the shelters.

Are there any other types of organizations to take unwanted animals to that do NOT euthenize?

Answer 1

I had recently learned that it is not the strays that go down first, but those brought in - surrendered. The animal shelters are under no obligation to keep these animals for any length of time, though they are required to keep strays, in hopes of finding the true owners.
Please, spay or neuter your pets.. too many rescues are also becoming over crowded..

Oh, and further more, some still use the GAS chamber.

Pets that are posted as FREE to good home only, often land up in someones barn, along with 600 other dogs, for breeding purposes. They become puppy mill breeding stock.

Another point to remember - there had been some talk about a shelter where the people who ran it, used the dogs there to help with breeding their own dogs, for the sole purpose of creating those lovely designer dogs..

- Someone who rescues.

Answer 2

A no kill shelter or a dog rescue created for a certain breed. For example, a Dalmatian Rescue group or a Pit Bull Rescue group. You can find them by looking online. I have looked into it myself but I found it hard to get in touch with the groups. I hope you will have better luck. For a while I was taking in dogs myself and keeping them until I could find them decent homes. I still talk to the people that took one of the animals I had. I prefer to stay in touch but sometimes it doesn't happen. I hate that innocent animals are put to sleep because of someone's irresponsibility. I myself have 6 animals because I wanted them safe. I have a Pit Bull/Lab mix that my husband and I paid $50 bucks for to get him out of a nasty living environment. We have a Pug that my husband bought me as a gift. We just got another Pug and a Puggle because a woman at my childs school no longer wanted them and was planning to take them to the humane society. What made me angry was the fact that they had just gotten the Puggle from the humane society a year ago and they were ready to dump her back. We also have a flop earred bunny that we found in a neighbors driveway. Turned out the owners didn't really want him and we suspect they set him lose. Just a few days ago we got a cat because she was in the Target Garden center and the Target employees did not know what to do with her. She was so skinny too. So, we basically have our own little rescue, lol. We are at our limit though. I have 4 kids and 6 pets and a husband that is a large child, LOL (just kidding). I hope you find what you need. Take care. For the record, if you take a dog to the humane society it is said if they even resemble a Pit Bull they are put down that night. Most of the animals leave in a garbage bag, not with good owners. I saw a video online once where they had tons of the animals bagged up in a large freezer awaiting pick up. It was horrible.

Answer 3

No one wants to put an animal down, but they are dealing in numbers that fill them to capacity, and overwhelm them. There are just not enough dollars, foster homes and people willing to spay and neuter their animals. You can look on the web for groups, or contact your local Humane Society for names of groups that also take in rescue animals.

I foster for the Grosse Pointe Animal Adoption Society, and our group is non-euthanasia organization. We have a series of foster homes in which animals live in till they are adopted. That time varies greatly. We have had a dog stay at our home for as little as a week, and some have lived with us for months. I volunteer my home, my time and money feeding these dogs. Other families do cats and so on.

Our group can wait for the animals to be adopted, so we often get calls from the Michigan Humane Society to take animals that they don't think will be adopted in less than 2 weeks from their shelter and might face euthanasia. The Humane Society does not have that luxury of time.

It's also not good for the animals to waste away in a cage for months. The animals kind of "loose it" after a while. Sometimes they will get to a point where it might be dangerous to place them in a home after being caged for such a long period of time. A foster home is just like a permanent home, so the animals go into new homes well adjusted.

If more people would be responsible, spay and neuter their pets. Also volunteer, just don't send money. Money helps, but most Humane Society's have some sort of foster system but don't have volunteer families. Don't think that they won't try to help you, they do want to help find a place for your unwanted pet.

Answer 4

Yes, there are no-kill shelters, but the problem with these is that they do get full, run out or resources and people to care for all of the animals that come in and, since they don't euthanize any of the animals, they reach a point where they have to turn animals away and can no longer accept any more. "Kill" shelters, where animals are euthanized if they are ill, aggressive, very old, or just if the shelter is full, may be very sad, but the reasoning behind it is, there is NOBODY else to care for the animals or they wouldn't be out on the street or being turned in by their owners, and sitting in a a shelter for months, so the best thing for them would be to humanely euthanize them and allow more space for pets that are more likely to be adopted by loving homes. It's sad, but it's only necessary because people won't neuter their pets and think breeding is "cute" without seeing what it's really doing to all of the animals already dying in shelters or on the street. If you really want to save a life, adopt from a kill shelter. You really ARE saving that animals life.

Also, as mentioned above, some rescues will take on dogs from other local kill shelters and adopte them out. I foster for Great Dane Rescue of North Texas and they will take in dogs that are surrendered, taken from bad owners, or strays that are Graet Danes. Even we, with lots of foster homes, have our limits, though and are currently FULL and unable to accept anymore dogs. This means that there are dogs that we would normally accept into the program that are in kill shelters awaiting euthanasia. Some of these dogs are purebred, beautiful dogs that nobody wants. It's sad, but their death is more humane than a life living with their previous owners, on the street or in a cage for life.

Answer 5

Many humane societies do not want to euthanize animals that are brought to them. However, space is an issue. Also, if the animals are sick, and it would be too costly to help them, euthanasia has to be considered. It isn't nice to think about. However, is it fair to extensively treat one animal at the expense of the rest (i.e. put thousands of dollars into one animal)? It is just a very tough issue.

There are organizations that do not euthanize (unless there is no option other than that). However, they have to be selective about the animals that they take in. They might not take every pet people wish to drop off.

Answer 6

I live in Florida, and one of the humaine societys over here recently put 3 cats down to sleep. They SAY they do not euthanize for animals that are adoptable. But they do not say what the conditions of an 'adoptable' animal are. So yes, if need be the will put some animals to sleep. This recent story in Pinellas county Florida caused a lot of outrage for some around the community... Its just sad...

Answer 7

its a sad sad fact that this does happen,but as others have said, if people had their pets neutered more and more shelters could offer more spaces for unwanted pets. I live in the U.K and am happy to say that. due to a great free neutering scheme, less animals are being destroyed. I'm happy to say that in the area that I live there is now a shortage of Puppies and kittens looking for homes The British RSPCA operates a non destruction policy, but if an animal is too sick to be treated(will not respond to treatment)then sadly it is painlessly put to sleep.they seek donations and sponsor's to pay for the keep of animals that can't be re-homed they are kept in home conditions with comfy chairs,toys and given lots of love by their carers.

Answer 8

There was just a pleading on the news, from Roseburg Oregon. ( a few minutes ago) They are stiving to be a no kill shelter, but have way too many cats, and are going to have to put some down..They were pleading with the community to adopt cats or dogs, or become foster homes, as they will also have to kill dogs soon...Very sad..

Answer 9

there are No Kill shelters out there. But shelters that are paid for by the county governements etc. must control the populations in the shelters some how and if people don't adopt from the shelters all they can do is euthanize.

Answer 10

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