driving for a cause
in an attempt to feel like i am making a change in the world, even in a small way, the neo-conservative roommate and i have begun volunteering for a local german shepherd rescue. on our first run we transported a pregnant dalmation going to a separate rescue and a three month old german shepherd puppy. of course we both fell in love with him and are now attempting to adopt him.
while this puppy will find a "forever" home, hundreds of thousands of animals are sent off to pounds and shelters every year. over 450,000 breed dogs are either surrendered or removed from owners. unfortunately, only about one in four of all the dogs that end up in shelters make it out alive. the odds for a cat are about one in ten.
most of the dogs and puppies that end up there are from puppy mills. the breeding dogs either outlive their usefulness or the puppies become too old to sell off at a profit. in the downstate new york area in the past three months over 50 german shepherds were seized from two such puppy mills, most of the animals either starved, neglected or both.
if you are considering getting a dog or a cat, please visit your local pound or humane society shelter. oftentimes if they do not have what you are looking for, they can put you on a waiting list or direct you to another shelter or rescue group.
and please, please, please consider a pound puppy before buying from a breeder. unless you plan on showing an animal professionally, there is absolutely no good reason to have an animal with "papers".
this concludes my rant for the day. carry on.
posted by InternetJunkie @ 11:18 AM
5 Comments:
I do what I can. :-)
Hey! Welcome to Blogostan!
Oh, and I so agree with you about pound animals. I've had two friends spend hundreds of dollars on purebreed dogs and cats... while thousands of little ones are put under every day. It's sad.
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