a dog came to our house (probably dumped) , she was pregnant. we were going to try to keep her. she had her puppies and then started jumping the 4ft cyclone fence. so we knew we couldn't keep her if we couldn't keep her in and safe. we took her and the 2 month old pups to the humane society. a relative wanted to adopt the mother so went to the society and she was gone. they said they had euthanized several dogs that day, and she was probably one of them, with a small possibility of adoption that day. i thought they were at least supposed to try to give them a chance for a home. the pound usually gives them 3 days.
2007-12-29 10:17:11 · 11 answers · asked by alienmiss 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
free spirit and mustang, thank you. and you're right, hope there is no next time, but should there be i'll definitely ask.
2007-12-30 04:03:13 · update #1
I am so sorry to hear about that dog. I had worked in a humane society and we had to give the animals at least 30 days to get adopted if not then they had to be put down. After I had to help put an animal dog I ended up quiting my job. I can understand them putting an animal down if it had rabies. Now there are alot of Non euthanized animal shelters in Ohio and if I had to take a pet to a shelter I would call to make sure that they don't put pets down...
2007-12-29 10:31:08 · answer #1 · answered by freespirit1273 1 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you wanted the dog why did you turn her into the humane society? why didn't you keep her, place a free ad on Craigs List or place flyers around your neighborhood trying to find the owners? If no one responded then you get to keep the dog? That happened to a friend of mine, she found a dog, placed ads and flyers no one responded she now owns a Pomeranian. Once you turn the dog over to the humane society you relinquish any rights to her, and if she had diarrhea they would not have put her down for that she must have been sick or had parvo etc, that's the only way the pound will kill them unless they are unadoptable. When a stray is turned in they hold the dog for four days to see if the owner claims the dog then it goes up for adoption after that. I'm sorry this happened to you, next time if you want the dog, hold onto it.
2016-05-27 20:31:59 · answer #2 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All shelters that I know of keep the dog for At Least three days to give the rightful owner a chance to come claim their dog. If the dog was gone that day or the next day, she was probably picked up by her original owners, or possibly adopted out.
If they euthanized her it may have been because she had a medical problem, or she showed signs of aggression. Most shelters temperament test every animal that comes in. I hope she was adopted or picked up by her original owners.
2007-12-29 10:24:01 · answer #3 · answered by Stark 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
One possible reason may have been that the dog was not as healthy as you thought she was. Could have been any number of conditions the shelter's vet was able to find that you may not have seen.
The holiday season is a time when most shelters are extremely overcrowded. If a dog, or any other animal could not be cared for in a safe, humane fashion, it may be determined to be in the animal's best interest to put her down.
It may not seem fair, to most of us, but the reality is that too many people allow pets to run loose, without spaying and neutering. No one has any business allowing a dog or cat to breed, unless they are qulified breeders. With so many unwanted pets in shelters, there is no excuse for anyone to let more animals breed than there are homes for.
2007-12-29 10:30:30 · answer #4 · answered by Vince M 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's because of over crowding. If you only have room for say 100 dogs and you have 150 dogs there, you have to save the room for the most adoptable ones. If there isn't room then there just isn't room to give all the dogs a certain amount of time. It's sad, but it is a fact of life. As long as dogs are disposable to some people, this will continue to go on. It isn't the shelter's fault, it's the fault of the people that get animals just to dump them.
2007-12-29 10:22:41 · answer #5 · answered by Shanna 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Most small shelters will so this because they don't have the room or the funds to take care of them. Maybe she did not pass a personality test with them. Maybe she was heart worm positive. The SPCA i worked for would put a dog down if it was Heart worm Positive, older than 6-7 yrs. (I believe) or aggressive. mange was another reason sometimes Or had some other serious illness. It is sad which is why so many people on here are against back yard breeders.
2007-12-29 10:25:04 · answer #6 · answered by Helping hand 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Sorry, but this is the result of too many pets being born & not enough homes. Unfortunately, not all shelters have enough room to keep animals very long. If only more people would spay and neuter ... sigh. You should have asked them what their policies were when you dropped them off, but now you know the hard way.
Sorry.
2007-12-29 10:34:00 · answer #7 · answered by mustanglynnie 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Ask them. You will probably learn they get hundreds of animals per year and are simply overwhelmed with the animals from irresponsible owners.
The have to do something with the animals, they cannot keep them indefinitely.
perhaps you could volunteer at the shelter and help them re-home some animals.
2007-12-29 10:22:47 · answer #8 · answered by dogger 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
this is why microchipping your own dogs is so important in case they get loose and lose their collar or someone removes it. this is also why everyone should spay and neuter their pets. so sad.
2007-12-29 10:23:12 · answer #9 · answered by wksalter 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
No room or money to care for it or they are crowded enough.
2007-12-29 10:22:02 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋