My sister and I went to walk dogs at our local animal shelter and we choose two dogs and set out for a walk. The one dog was acting very goofy stopping every 5 ft to lick his crotch and was walking very slow ( like 5 ft. a minute) so we decided to carry him for about 5 minutes, walk him for about 5 minutes, after about a 2 mile walk we arrived back at the Humaine Society and told the Manager that the one dog was acting very goofy, that's when she said: "oh he was nutered yesterday". I said to myself WHAT?!?! I could not believe she did not tell us on our way out that he should not be walking after a surgery and the dog was obviously in a lot of pain! (yes the manager saw us take the dog)
2007-05-16 12:13:49 · 8 answers · asked by samee 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
WOW! That should not have happened. Is there an authority bigger than tham to make a complaint! I would do some research and definitely make a complaint!!
2007-05-16 12:17:41 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
The answer that asked if it was "the actual humane society or a local shelter" needs to understand that the Humane Society of the United States does not run ANY shelters, they do not hold any spay/neuter programs, and they don't take in stray or surrendered pets.
Most humane societies are local and staffed with many volunteers, however, the manager of this one should have certainly known better, what a shame for that poor dog! I'm glad that you and your sister volunteer to walk the dogs :)
2007-05-16 22:45:58 · answer #2 · answered by vahl0426 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are the dogs assigned exercises/walkers, or do the volunteers just pick them? Is a two-mile walk a normal length?
A short leisurely walk is normally ok the day after routine surgery. It helps relieve stiffness and helps the body to heal. A dog that has recently had surgery needs to be kept from rambunctious activity like running in a yard or down steps.
I would think a kennel card with an exercise limitation should have been placed, or a staff member could have warned you about his condition.
A lot of humane societies are under-staffed and depend on volunteers heavily. Maybe you can suggest a post-surgery protocol to them - something that helps the normal staff communicate better with volunteers.
2007-05-16 19:24:38 · answer #3 · answered by jeanettervetr 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
well i work at the dog pound and they don't have the space to keep recent neutered animals anywhere else, where i work we date the animals cage but that never stops the volunteers, are you sure there was no kind of dating system, and if you walk dogs maybe you sould only walk the long term dogs, the same thing happens at my job all the volunteers go for the new dogs and ignoreall the poor long term ones. And the managers know nothing about the dogs they don't clean them or spend any time with them it's ususally the techs, and the kennel workers. plus why sould a nuetered animal be confined to a cage? even if it's a day later he sould be able to go out to potty, just don't allow them to jump up. Plus don't blame the place blame all those people out there who dump there dogs, shelters are always full and workers over worked remember that next time the manager was most likely too busy to care.
2007-05-16 19:23:49 · answer #4 · answered by teenytiny 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Ok so was it the actual Humaine Society or was it some animal shelter? A ton of animal shelters have dogs not treated so well. If the manager is being that way take this to the state!
2007-05-16 19:19:17 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 1⤋
Some places don't put medical info on the cages. That is the number 1 thing they all should do. I've done the walking dogs too. I would sometimes ask if there was any problem with the dog, and not all who are in charge get the info about them.
2007-05-16 19:26:21 · answer #6 · answered by redd headd 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's too bad. I'm sure the shelter manager just wasn't thinking. I've worked at shelters quite a bit, and I'm a dog trainer now. You get so busy at a shelter and there's never enough help. Sometimes things slip by, even with the best of intentions.
Thank you for taking time to go to your shelter and walk the dogs. We were always so thankful for volunteers. They were saviors when it came to walking and socializing our dogs.
Cindi G.
2007-05-16 19:22:02 · answer #7 · answered by Cindi 3 · 7⤊ 0⤋
Idiots! God. you should tell them they're idiots and that they should have better living conditions. and say to their face "ha! humaine, more like inhumaine"
2007-05-16 19:18:20 · answer #8 · answered by Morgan 2 · 4⤊ 1⤋