It was with tremendous relief that I heard from Oreo the man responsible for the gutting of the that pathetic animal has been charged. I went on line to the RGJ Mostly Dogs blog and read the details they are releasing to the public. From the many bizzare stories I've heard from prisoners, it sounded like Methamphetamine to me. But, I am not here to make suppositions. I am more interested in the back of the story. The dog was a spayed female pitbull mix, most street people don't get their animals altered, so the dog was probably adopted pre-spayed from the releasing agency. Had to come at some point from NHS or SPCA, both No Kill and both in desperate need of homes. The original owner went to jail on another set of cruelty charges, and the dog ended up in WCRAS. My experienced guess would be the dog may have been in protective custody. The SPCA pulled the dog and the ( incarcerated ) owner's boyfriend came to claim it. According to the killer, he had "bonded" with the dog and wanted to care for it.. The dog's favorite pastime was running up and down the railroad tracks.
The RGJ would like to shift the focus on the drug addict who killed the dog, the real focus belongs on the releasing agencies. A few months ago a man was stopped by a passer by, for beating his pitbull with a club. He explained he had adopted the dog two months earlier from NHS and it wasn't obedient. The man had a string of drug convictions, and lived in a motel. Where are the home checks ? Homeless people were being given pets, and still are in some cases. How are all these pitbulls ending up on the balconies of of 5th rate motels ?
The answer is No Kill. It happened in Rancho Cucamonga, it happened in Pennsylvania, and it is happening in Reno, Nevada. The reason it's not happening in more places is because there are shelters with strong adoption policies that protect the animals and the public. The No Kill demand for relaxing adoption requirements and releasing questionable pets is affecting the public in a very dangerous way for the human and animal citizens.
The problem doesn't lie with the crazy people on the streets; it lies with the crazy people who set the adoption standards so low.
Tuesday, December 28, 2010
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The rescue community is pissed and I don't blame them. If one of us did this it would have been on the front page.
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