Black dogs find it harder to get adopted

Baltimore Sun ^

[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.

[fieldmarshaldj]

"I want a black pit bull."

[SIDENET]

YIKES!

I think that's a Sasquatch.

(GOONEY GOOGOO.)

[Jimmy Valentine]

This is what passes for news of interest in theBaltimore Sun,a dying city paper.

They haven't had a writer since Mencken died.

[50sDad]

GET OVER IT! Sometimes a dog is just a dog!

[Venturer]

What’s scary is: that isnt photo-shopped.

[TheOldLady]

I have three basement cats (black) and one purgatory cat (white and black). No ceiling cats, though.

Just in case anyone's wondering, I don't keep my cats in the basement. It's an icanhascheezeburger.com reference.

[Oratam]

Obviously affirmative action must be taken.

[TheOldLady]

"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.

Unless you decorate with dark colors -- or just keep your house clean.

[Vaduz]

Looks more like a junk yard dog.

[a fool in paradise]

Maybe Bo Obama can change this.

And YES that is how the article begins.

[a fool in paradise]

Bureaucrats Overspending.

[a fool in paradise]

Neither is this: