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Black dogs find it harder to get adopted
Baltimore Sun ^
Posted on 06/16/2009 1:00:12 AM PDT by Chet 99
Maybe Bo Obama can change this.
According to a story in the Charleston Post and Courier finds that black dogs seem to linger longer at animal shelters, even as their brown, tan and, I guess, otherwise spotted peers find homes.
That's definitely "the shelter worker's perception," throughout the country, Jacque Schultz, the senior director of community outreach for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals told the paper. "If you see a row of 20 black dogs, they fade from your memory."
"There's very little in the way of research" on whether black dogs are euthanized at higher rates, she added.
Black cats, sadly, have it just as bad.
(Excerpt) Read more at weblogs.baltimoresun.com ...
TOPICS: Pets/Animals
KEYWORDS: discrimination; dogs; playtheracecard; pravdamedia
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06/16/2009 1:00:13 AM PDT
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Chet 99
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06/16/2009 1:01:12 AM PDT
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Chet 99
To: Chet 99
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posted on
06/16/2009 1:03:32 AM PDT
by
counterpunch
(In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.)
To: Chet 99
only because their eyes don’t stand out
To: Chet 99
It might be true. I prefer lighter than black fur in order to see if there are any fleas or skin problems on a dog.
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06/16/2009 1:09:16 AM PDT
by
skr
(May God confound the enemy)
To: Chet 99
Well, I adopted a black kitty and the other kitty is black and white. I’m pro-black and pro-white! LOL!
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posted on
06/16/2009 1:10:48 AM PDT
by
Tamar1973
(Riding the Korean Wave, one Bae Yong Joon drama at a time!)
To: Chet 99
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posted on
06/16/2009 1:11:04 AM PDT
by
gigster
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To: Chet 99
And if more black dogs get adopted, does that mean more nonblack dogs—that people apparently prefer—get put down in their stead?
To: Chet 99
...interesting. Out here in the wilderness, it seems that dark colored dogs are less likely to be killed by cougars or bears.
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06/16/2009 1:24:55 AM PDT
by
familyop
(combat engineer (combat), National Guard, '89-'96, Duncan Hunter or no-vote, http://falconparty.com/)
To: Tamar1973
Just a short while back there was a similar article abouy black cats being the victims of not getting adopted. I have a black cat and she’s beautiful. And I adopted her. My friend had a black dog until recently when she died. we broke the mold, the two of us.
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posted on
06/16/2009 1:29:19 AM PDT
by
flaglady47
(Obama, a Fascist more than a Socialist, although he's both.)
To: simonsaid
Bo = Black Overclass / Barack 0bama
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posted on
06/16/2009 1:30:06 AM PDT
by
counterpunch
(In this present crisis, government is not the solution to our problem. Government is the problem.)
To: familyop
Cougars and Bears are reverse racists then?
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posted on
06/16/2009 1:34:00 AM PDT
by
Chet 99
all kidding aside, I think one big issue is the black fur... it is far more noticeable around the house than are lighter colored dog furs.
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posted on
06/16/2009 1:39:06 AM PDT
by
Chet 99
To: Chet 99
...could be, or maybe the dogs are a little harder to see. ;-)
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posted on
06/16/2009 1:44:09 AM PDT
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familyop
(combat engineer (combat), National Guard, '89-'96, Duncan Hunter or no-vote, http://falconparty.com/)
To: Chet 99
Ran outta pit bull stories? This story is absolutely stupid. Anyway, I love my "thug" that came outta the Dallas Oak Cliff Shelter. Loyal, cute and loves my daughter.
Most loyal Boxer ever! And can be described as black, lol!
To: Chet 99
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posted on
06/16/2009 2:17:25 AM PDT
by
SIDENET
("Join me or die. Can you do any less?" -Mr. Sparkle)
To: politicalamity
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posted on
06/16/2009 2:25:57 AM PDT
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familyop
(combat engineer (combat), National Guard, '89-'96, Duncan Hunter or no-vote, http://falconparty.com/)
To: SIDENET
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posted on
06/16/2009 2:26:53 AM PDT
by
bmwcyle
(Obama is an illegal alien)
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