will not accept Pit Bull type dogs of any age. and IF they make exception will put them down right away? No chances only the end! I think this makes people keep them then treat them irresponsiably just to keep them alive?
Your thoughts please?
2007-10-30 21:25:41 · 9 answers · asked by Buster 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Yes it is the law NOT the shelters fault! The place I am talking about does do wonderful things with dogs. I just know we have several people who just won't carry a Pit Bull type dog there so many are given to the wrong type of people and the dog suffers in the end. Thanks for your thoughts.
2007-10-31 06:09:59 · update #1
On one hand I want to scream and kick something because of all the wonderful APBT's that are being put down needlessly but on the other hand I am almost relieved that shelters do have such strict regulations reguarding their placement.
I would rather see the pits put down humanely than risk one more headline. One more risk of BSL coming to my area and me losing my dog, all because the shelter couldn't see the warning signs. So many shelters are flooded with dogs, understaffed and the staff they DO have is mostly volunteer based that do not have the ability or time to properly evaluate a dogs temperment.
This is why I support my local foster groups as much as I can. They are the only ones allowed to pull pit bulls out of my local shelter. They have more time and resources to really get into the dogs heads, to see their temperments in a home environment that's exposed to everything an average household sees.
I can't blame the shelters in the end, it's people who are to blame. The people that see no problems with having 6 litters of puppies a year knowing that only 1 in 600 of their chosen breed will end up with a loving forever home. The people that see their pets as disposable. The people that develop 'allergies' suddenly and only have 2 hours to get rid of their dog. The people that think dogs are yard ornaments and then get upset when the dog digs craters in their precious yard and dump him for being destructive. The people who decide that their own pregnancy is reason enough for dumping a dog they've owned for 8 years.
Sometimes...I hate people.
2007-10-30 21:44:37 · answer #1 · answered by suneidayz 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I do not know of any shelters that absolutly refuse a pit-bull type dog.. maybe a no-kill shelter will.. no-kill shelters generally refuse owner-turn-ins anyways because they are already full.. IF they have an opening, they ussually take a dog from a kill shelter.
Alot of shelters do put pits down right away. There's just so many of them. Its hard to adopt them out, and out of the few people who do want them, most do not have the best intentions anyways. In some area's Pits are illegal, or just considered to be too much of a liability to adopt out.
2007-10-31 04:29:29 · answer #2 · answered by Nekkid Truth! 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is a RESPONSIBLE thing for many sheelters, especially those that do not have behavior experts on staff, and really cannot evaluate a dog for the things that you worry about with pits.
The libality is too great. There are shelters in our area that do not accept pits for that reason. The general "dog shelter" in our area does accept them, and at any given time, they have about 10!!!!!! The sheer number of pits being dumped there forces them to euthanizeany that come in with any kind of issue. They do not have the resources to evaluate them all or work with each one. There are just too many. And if a mistake is made, and one is adopted out, that mistake could be costly.
Frankly, there are just too many being dumped, and if a shelter does not have the resources to make SURE they are fit for adoption, they might as well not take them to start with.
2007-10-31 04:57:46 · answer #3 · answered by ARE YOUR NEWFS GELLIN'? 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If someone out there has a problem with an animal shelter maybe they need to go volunteer there or work there for a few months and then you can see what actually goes on there.
animals, regardless of breed, are not automatically put to sleep. they go through many behavior evaluations and medical tests to make sure that they are physically healthy, mentally healthy and able to be put up for adoption. many dogs are just far too aggressive for a shelter to risk putting up for adoption. many dogs show signs of resource guarding, which means they guard anything to see of value to them whether that be a ball, a toy, their food, a garbage can or even you...and they will attack over that thing.
working at the animal shelter, i saw countless animals come in every day that you just knew would never make it up on the adoption floor through no fault of their own. they've been raised badly, are terrified of the new surroundings and lash out at the people around them. no dog that displays this behavior can be allowed to be adopted out into the public. i've seen it happen countless times and it's always a sad day when an animals' life ends because of their owners choice of training methods. that, unfortunately, is a big reason why dogs like pit bulls and rotties don't make it out of the shelters...they are too big and too naturally aggressive to be put up for adoption if they don't pass the evaluations...there's too much risk for that dog hurting someone or killing a child or another dog. you can't train aggression out of a dog. he may be the sweetest dog in the world with you and your family but as soon as he's out of his home, it's like jekyll & hyde. you never can predict how they will react.
would you willingly take that risk and put an aggressive dog out into the public? i don't know many people that would...as someone else said, they would rather see the animal humanely euthanised rather than see another headline about someone getting hurt but a dog.
2007-10-31 04:59:37 · answer #4 · answered by craving_jinx 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
That usually is due to legislation in the area rather than the shelter itself. Code Enforcement has certain codes or laws that they have to follow which do include immediate euthanization of certain breeds in this area. It's not their decision. It is the law.
2007-10-31 07:57:23 · answer #5 · answered by mama woof 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have bred St Bernard's and English Mastiffs.
Unfortunately Pit Bulls have been bred to kill. The record shows an enormous amount of vicious unprovoked attacks perpetrated by one breed more than any other in the last 8 years consecutively! The Pit Bull.
This breeds existing blood line has been cultivated to produce viciousness over docility.
Real ANIMALS like Mr. Vicks are to blame.
They must be eliminated and humans are to blame.
2007-10-31 04:51:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Well I dont think much of them. It is unfair. They probably dont keep them coz they are dangerous, at least according to some by-laws. But it is unfair
2007-10-31 04:31:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think they should evaluate the dog, rather than just turning it away.
2007-10-31 05:41:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have many issues with most shelters...many. This is one of them.
I certainly think it's a stupid, ignorant, and inhumane policy... but what else do you expect of shelters?
2007-10-31 04:29:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋