thanks for pointing out what I thought many people knew. An independant study I have to do for school requires many hours a week at the local Humane Society. A person in one of my other classes keep teasing me about being a puppy killer. It hurts my feeling to know people are being so insenstive about a situation they can control, weither they are aware of it or not. And for the record, I work in the veterinary aspect of making them well instead of putting them down.
Poll Spay and Neuter all pets that are rescued? I understand that policy...but....
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thanks for pointing out what I thought many people knew. An independant study I have to do for school requires many hours a week at the local Humane Society. A person in one of my other classes keep teasing me about being a puppy killer. It hurts my feeling to know people are being so insenstive about a situation they can control, weither they are aware of it or not. And for the record, I work in the veterinary aspect of making them well instead of putting them down.
I'd like to know who....
....was so irresponsible as to allow you to "rescue" a male dog WITHOUT having you sign a spay/neuter contract? Having an intact dog IS irresponsible, no matter how you look at it. Any time a stray dog gets into your yard, or any time your pet gets out, there is the chance of an unwanted litter. Don't tell me that this is the exception to the rule. I only work as a vet tech on Saturdays, and I get the calls for,"What do I do if my dog got out?" or "What if my female accidentally got inseminated?" almost DAILY.
In addition to the chance for unwanted pups, there is the health risk. WHY do so many Boxer owners live in denial of the fact that Boxers get cancer. They are VERY prone to cancerous tumors. My Raja got diagnosed with bladder cancer and will die of it. He was ONLY 2 years old and neutered. What if I hadn't neutered him? He'd be dead by now, probably. All I'm saying is,"Stop rationalizing." No, your dog's personality will NOT change if he/she is neutered/spayed. Get real. Get your dog fixed. Be responsible. Do the right thing.
I'll get off my soap box now...
....was so irresponsible as to allow you to "rescue" a male dog WITHOUT having you sign a spay/neuter contract? Having an intact dog IS irresponsible, no matter how you look at it. Any time a stray dog gets into your yard, or any time your pet gets out, there is the chance of an unwanted litter. Don't tell me that this is the exception to the rule. I only work as a vet tech on Saturdays, and I get the calls for,"What do I do if my dog got out?" or "What if my female accidentally got inseminated?" almost DAILY.
In addition to the chance for unwanted pups, there is the health risk. WHY do so many Boxer owners live in denial of the fact that Boxers get cancer. They are VERY prone to cancerous tumors. My Raja got diagnosed with bladder cancer and will die of it. He was ONLY 2 years old and neutered. What if I hadn't neutered him? He'd be dead by now, probably. All I'm saying is,"Stop rationalizing." No, your dog's personality will NOT change if he/she is neutered/spayed. Get real. Get your dog fixed. Be responsible. Do the right thing.
I'll get off my soap box now...
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Re: Re: Re: Ok You said a vet who doesn't use ACE....
Valium is a very effective substiute.
Valium is a very effective substiute.
myrocky
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I disagree with this statement. It is slightly possible but the odds of this happening are very slim. If the breeder is "responsible" then they have the owners sign a contract saying that they have to return the dog to the breeder if the owner can not keep the animal. Now I know you said that this doesn't mean squat, however if the breeder is truly "responsible" they will keep in touch with the people whom they place a dog with even if that is years down the road. I bet the "responsible" breeders on here can tell you exactly where their puppies are and the last time they talked to the owner. It is "irresponsible" breeders who do not follow up and it is thier puppies who end up in shelters
Zsara
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Dissapointed :(
I emailed the agency that was mentioned to me to get reasonable cost on neutering and this was my response:
"SNAP does not keep records on every veterinary hospital in Maryland. I would suggest calling the hospitals in your area for that information. Due to the increased cost of these procedures, a SNAP certificate would probably not offer you a "low cost" surgery fee."
Any other suggestions?
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I emailed the agency that was mentioned to me to get reasonable cost on neutering and this was my response:
"SNAP does not keep records on every veterinary hospital in Maryland. I would suggest calling the hospitals in your area for that information. Due to the increased cost of these procedures, a SNAP certificate would probably not offer you a "low cost" surgery fee."
Any other suggestions?
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I can give exact euthanasia statistics from one of my shelters ( I work with three) for FY 2002 that just ended on 6/31, this is for a small metropolitan area with a population of approximately 140,000 people.
Dogs put into shelter custody(not including returned strays): 13,366
Dogs adopted: 4,621
Adopted dogs requiring desexing: 3,764
Dogs euthanized: 8,414
Dogs dying naturally in shelter care: 331
Shelter Capacity: 270 canine, 120 Feline, 6 Equine, 10 other.
Before anybody makes the shelters out to be the bad guys, let me restate what Peggy has already said: The shelters are only doing what they have to do, if it weren't for irresponsible owners and breeders then the problem wouldn't exist. The shelters are not happy about doing it any more than we are happy to hear about it.
Dogs put into shelter custody(not including returned strays): 13,366
Dogs adopted: 4,621
Adopted dogs requiring desexing: 3,764
Dogs euthanized: 8,414
Dogs dying naturally in shelter care: 331
Shelter Capacity: 270 canine, 120 Feline, 6 Equine, 10 other.
Before anybody makes the shelters out to be the bad guys, let me restate what Peggy has already said: The shelters are only doing what they have to do, if it weren't for irresponsible owners and breeders then the problem wouldn't exist. The shelters are not happy about doing it any more than we are happy to hear about it.
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