Waggin Train Rescue And The Donner Party..

Meet the epic tragedy of free publishing, coupled with an absence of decency...When you enter the strange world of No Kill  you will find the modern day version of the Donner Party.  The difference is, the Donner Party turned to cannibalism from necessity, and No Kill does it as a matter of course.Recently a rather well respected New York rescue had to put down a dog; that happens in rescue.  It's one of the sadder parts, and doesn't show as well on websites as the " eternal happy tails" .  Losing a rescue dream is one on the downsides to pulling animals, but it comes with the turf, real heroes get that.  You do not win every battle, you cannot save every dog.  No Kill appears to think you can lose every battle and still win the war.  That is the ultimate fantasy of No Kill.
 Now another good rescue is pulling away, as so many have since the madness began.   Every animal that is pulled from a shelter comes without a guarantee, the shelter environment .affects each animal differently.  Some are subdued, some sharp / shy, and usually both of those are a temporary face for that animal. Once home,  the true nature of the dog comes out, and often not for the better if there is a resident critter .  Haven't we all heard " They were perfect for 3 weeks.... or 2 weeks "  Animal's have better survival skills than we humans, they generally know to  feel the place out..  There may be some hip bumping that goes unchallenged, perhaps one will look away, but there is always the sizing up of the competition for resources. That would be food, human, or favorite spot to relieve themselves.  They make their own rules, fill their own roles. Somewhere on here I have a post about our Hawk, he was never " quite right" our other dogs knew that. We respected his peculiarities, his story is on here somewhere and worth a read, It may be " A Stone For His Pillow, or close in placement to that.. 
The point I am going for here is, whether you like it or not animals are property; they are not furry children..Nor should they be, they will never be able to defend themselves, or survive on their own. ( not up for argument )..If one more person says " you wouldn't kill a bad kid" I will know for sure your beverage was spiked.  Dogs do not think in terms of " good vs. bad" they go by instinct, and sometimes that instinct is misdirected or malformed, they need to be protected; and so does society. 
The act of euthanasia is a deeply private decision, an act that cannot be undone.  That decision needs to be made by the most informed, & affected;  that would be the owner or person living with the animal. Notice I haven't spent any time here on hypothetical problems, or solutions.....
The issue is, who decides the fate of the dog ?  I say the owner, or failing that, the person who has the most spiritual interest invested  in it.  Some of the comments on these blogs really do put a living being down to stuffed toy level.  Read the story of King Solomon and the baby..... Will the real animal lover please step up?
Pictured is Oreo's  sibling who passed this month at 15 years old, she was our friend ; she was lovely and we're blessed she came into our lives.