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Post by AnimalAvenger on Jul 18, 2009 20:09:41 GMT -5
What's your opinion about euthanizing shelter animals not because they will not recover from sickness, but because they've been at the shelter for "too long?" How long is "too long," and do we have the right to take another's life just because we do not know what to do with them? What if the shelter is over-crowded, or the animal has been there over a year and is "going cage crazy?" What if some of these shelters can send these animals to other shelters and rescues to save their lives but fail not to? What about euthanizing an animal just because it is aggressive over its food? What if the animal is young and severely sick but can recover?
Discuss.
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Post by dynastygal on Jul 19, 2009 7:19:00 GMT -5
Absolutely wrong.
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Post by Linn on Jul 19, 2009 23:05:43 GMT -5
I don't think that it's okay. If the animal ended up at the pound, it obviously has had a hard time. Whether it is traumatized, just a little frightened, angry, whetever, it isn't a happy animal. In fact, I bet it doesn't want to be there as much as the shelter workers don't want it to be there. So this animal deserves a full life of happiness and comfort. Yes, these animals need fed, watered, looked after, but just because dog food isn't raining from the sky doesn't mean that these animals aren't worth saving. My own dog came from the pound, and she's wonderful!
The government needs to start doing something useful and make sure that pounds and shelters can handle the animals they have. Politicians are being paid millions, football players are being paid millions, so why can't we afford to pay animal shelters and pounds? Bullshit.
If the shelter is overcrowded, or an animal has been there forever, start sending them to foster homes. Or send them to another shelter. There is no excuse to just kill them.
If an animal is food agressive, then it can be sent to a home with adults who understand 100% what kind of animal they're getting, and that they need to make absolutely sure that the animal won't get ahold of anything it shouldn't. Or try to do special training, I know it's out there. Or even to a rescue center. There's greyhound rescues and stuff like that.
If an animal is severaly sick, but can recover, then give it the chance.
And always ask yourself: Do we kill people with cancer? Do we go around shooting homeless people, or inmates in overcrowded jails? Do football players need that much money? How about movie stars? If we treated human beings the same way we treat shelter animals, would that be okay or would someone be going to jail?
Those are my thoughts on the matter anyway...
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Post by Bhuvana on Jul 23, 2009 8:47:24 GMT -5
You took all the words right out of my mouth, Emily. That was fantasticly put!
All my animals have come from shelters and pounds, and every one has had a horribly rough past. But you know what? My animals are healthier and better behaved then those my friends have gotten from breeders! As Emily stated, give them a chance.
Your last paragraph, Emily, really made me happy. If they were to start 'population control' on humans, I'd be the first to sign up for the job. Why? Because I am sick and tired of us persecuting all the other species that are rightfully living alongside us! A pound is like a jail, yet why don't we treat it the same? Pounds become overcrowded, so some innocent beings have to be slaughtered. A jail becomes overcrowded, and suddenly we pity the people in there and send a bunch of money to get the prison to grow. WTH? People in jail did something to get there! They are the culprit! Animals in pounds are the victum, even if they are there for something like dogfighting. NEVER will it be the animals fault. Us humans deserve all the blame. Animals are naturally loving creatures, and we humans corrupt them with our many faults.
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Post by Linn on Jul 23, 2009 22:15:06 GMT -5
I agree with all that. The animals don't ask to be put in the pound, thay don't understand what's going to happen when they escape from their yard or get outside and run off. But people understand what'll happen if they kill somebody, or rob a bank. So why make the person who knows thay did something wrong more comfortable instead of helping the innocent? And I'd be the second to sign up for human population control. Just get me a gun, lend me to the animal precinct, and let me loose.  |
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Post by Bhuvana on Jul 24, 2009 9:22:28 GMT -5
Right on! ;D
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Post by kcares on Jul 24, 2009 10:20:01 GMT -5
I'm fully against it, I once went to a shelter and saw the room of animals to be 'put to sleep' that day and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. Animals shouldn't have to die because, like always, humans made bad decisions. It's really just not fair.
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Post by Bhuvana on Jul 24, 2009 14:12:32 GMT -5
Agreed 100%
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Post by xtremeveggirl on Jul 24, 2009 15:38:37 GMT -5
I'm totally against it. That's why all my companion animals come from no kill shelters or they are strays.
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Post by AnimalAvenger on Jul 24, 2009 19:37:52 GMT -5
By adopting the animals ready to be killed, though, you can save a life.
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Post by Linn on Jul 24, 2009 23:35:41 GMT -5
I'm fully against it, I once went to a shelter and saw the room of animals to be 'put to sleep' that day and it was one of the worst experiences of my life. Animals shouldn't have to die because, like always, humans made bad decisions. It's really just not fair. I agree. When we went to the pound, it was the most depressing place I'd even been to. And it was sad, because I knew what would end up happening to most of those hopeful little faces. And I never want to go back. But that's why we should. It's depressing for us, but we're not the ones on death row. Our species fucked up, and they landed there. But you can halp make it right for at least one animal by taking it home and loving it. That's why there's no excuse not to adopt from pounds and shelters. The cute little pure bred puppies at the breeder's house will always have a home, I doubt the breeder would dump them in the pound when they get too big. But the pound puppies need a home, and they'e having a much worse start to life. Why buy from the pet store or a breeder, when you can save a life instead? |
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Post by Black Dove on Aug 8, 2009 21:10:23 GMT -5
This is the worst thing you could probably do to an animal. Once its rescued, and it gets medical care, should get adopted not put to sleep! It wastes all that money for like neutering and shots and everything, and all that plus the animals life goes down the drain. Its really a bad thing, terrible thing, to do; one of the worst things a supposed "animal caretaker" could do.
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Post by GYARADOS. on Sept 28, 2009 10:47:28 GMT -5
I'm totally against it. That's why all my companion animals come from no kill shelters or they are strays. i always had trouble with that. should i save a life from euthanasia (in the process supporting the shelter that euthanizes) or adopt a pet that WON'T be killed and support a a shelter that doesn't? there's no wrong choice, i guess. i personally would save the life. |
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Post by Snowpaw on Dec 31, 2009 13:18:41 GMT -5
I'm completely against it. The animal shelter that I volunteer at is a no kill shelter and they have had animals there for over 6 months. They stay until they go home. Who are we to say that a animal should die. Every animal will get adopted eventually. There is a caring owner for every animal  |
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