I volunteer in rescue....and all across the country shelters are slammed with dogs and cats. We have never seen it this bad EVER! This national financial crisis has made a bad situation worse for these great companions!People are dumping their animals at shelters like crazy and so many animals are dying(keep in mind that at most kill shelters an owner turn in can be put down immediately). DOgs barely have 24 hours in most cases to get out alive and that is just not enough time to arrange a pull, vetting and transport with funding these days. Rescues have seen their donations down to all time lows and it will only get worse through the holidays. ....and come January, February, March and April you will see buyers remorse and shelters will be overwhelmed with Christmas puppies so the older dogs will have even less of a shot at survival!
If you can...please donate either time, a ride,money, toys, beds, food or a foster home for a dog or cat. Sometimes all a rescue needs to save a dogs life is just a night in someones home while transport is arranged. And adopting a dog from a shelter is very inexpensive!
Saving one dog will not change the world... But, surely, for that one dog the world will change forever!
Re: DOgs barely have 24 hours in most cases to get out alive
Man, I hate reading stories like this.
Both my fiance and myself want a dog badly, but we both work and bike on weekends and are afraid that we won’t have the time to devote to the animal. We really want one but I understand the time and effort of having a pet.....it is almost like having a child. You need to spend time with them and walk them everyday.
People don’t understand just how many unexpected ramifications the downturn will have. Abandoned pets, domestic violence, divorce, crime, murder and, ultimately, what ended the GD - war.
>>Saving one dog will not change the world... But, surely, for that one dog the world will change forever!<<
Yes, but they are really not that bright. They cannot fully appreciate it.
There is a reason they are called “dumb animals”. Some are smarter than others, I grant you, but if you want to see REAL intelligence and self-awareness, train a human child. You can teach them to do almost ANYTHING!
Right now I am petless. Can’t change that til spring. My dog had to move in with my son and family. All my cats and dogs down through the years have been throwaways. I have a friend that has three rescue dogs right now. She and hubby have had other rescue dogs. One sadly had to be returned, but in this case is not adoptable but will not be put down.
She collects supplies to take to her rescue shelter- old towels, birthday money spent on supplies needed-
She also donates supplies to her local vet.
The rescue places I know about are privately funded and use volunteer workers.
Pick an hour or two a week/month and volunteer- lots of need. Some people just spend time playing with the animals.