This magazine is a continuing source of rock solid information directly from the front lines of sheltering. It offers solulutions that work in the sheltering community today. Until we get a spay/nueter and serious public information program in place ; life is going to be hard on the critters.
There is some much BS going on today with false promises that can't be kept and of course, all that just pulls us away from the needed help. Stop with the cheerleading and start with maintaining a sustainable shelter level, even if it means euthanasia. There are caring people in the shelter industry, they need support, not constant criticism. Pony up and help the situation get better,
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That's a challenge for sure. HSUS is a great organization that has done so much good yet some people condemn them and fail to see what good they do.
HSUS hasn't become what it is because it does nothing. It has good management who can set priorities. Back in the early 90's HSUS issued a strong statement against the "no kill" movement but had to back off because of the followers of this misaligned program. Just like many people I know who have received threats and such from these same followers. But HSUS believes as I do, that the quality of life is the most important, not the quantity of life spent at the end of a chain. Thank goodness the end is near for this horrid movement and HSUS and the other biggies are now less afraid to speak out. They are being cunning about how they put it, but it reads the same. P.
why did the big boys back off in the beginning? They should have kept their foot on this dudes back. Make him go stay in a shelter 24x7 for a few months. He is a wanna be, nothing he has done has succeeded. I have gone to the no kill blog a few times trying to get a feel for him. a spark of decency, there is none. He rants, makes the problems worse and then moves away.
Everything on that link is what needs to be shouted from the roof tops. HSUS is the biggest because they have worked the hardest. caring for the animals in the long reach is about medical and legal. wishes don't work. Skill, dedication & tenacity those are the things that will save the critters.
To answer your question of them backing off, because they are smart. They know that to make waves doesn't lend itself to making them credible or to helping the animals. Unlike myself who loves a good fight, HSUS chose to put the animals first and win the battle quietly, which they are doing. First rule of being an activist, never let the world see you arguing with your mates on the issue. HSUS follows this and goes about their good work. Believe me, they are not crazy about what is happening, but they have been around long enough to know that it is another flash in the pan and will kill itself off. It's the old "give 'em enough rope and they will hang themselves" attitude.
Some of you know I have been helping with the campaign to replace the commisoner who has been pushing this consultant. I think voting for a person who loves animals to much to store them for a few years is a good step. The peopel her in Reno have lost control of the shelter, because NHS is part of the shelter whether they want to be or not. Can you post the article in it's entireity for those who don't get links ??
To Colan,
I am sorry but they are PDF articles and to post them in their entire format would never download for dial up. Do try to get a copy of the magazine at the library or perhaps your vet. Nobody wants to talk about overcrowding because everybody knows the antidote. At some point tough calls must be made. In our society we promise a speedy trial for criminals, the lowest of the low. Yet we won't offer this to an animal entrusted into our shelter system. If the dog is brought in because it is dysfunctional, what part of being kept in a cage for month's will improve it'sdisposition?
We finally got time to go to the site together. My wife was moved by what she read and is now a supporter of Oreo. You don't see many Mastiffs or Newfies or English Bulldogs in shelters. I think that by the time someone has plunked down a couple of grand they are commited to the investment. Even if the dog is difficult there is finacial as well as mental incentive to work on the problem. The careless way these shelter animals are moved out is drawing the wrong kind of adopters. My new mantra is Alter, Alter, Alter. I want to go see what Colan is talking about, I'm a Democrat, do we have a dog related problem with the Dem's on a board ?
Mastiff Dad, you need to look at some other places, such as LA and Southern CA. The mastiffs have gotten a bad deal there. They are used to breed with the pits for the larger dog. I'm a big mastiff fan myself and it pains me to no end to see what I have seen. In fact, one shelter put out over $300,000 to put in security because certain breeds would be stolen everytime they hit the shelter. One of those breeds was the mastiff and another was bulldogs. I do agree that certain breeds solicit more loyalty from the owners than others, mastiff being one, basset hounds another.
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