The 73 - minute documentary looks at the odds
stacked against shelter dogs, spay and neuter education, puppy mills, dog bite victims and how some owners respond when their dog attacks.
Far too often, human
prejudice against shelter animals often leads what - could - be amazing companion animals to a death sentence.
The problem isn't just that people don't do their research before purchasing an animal; the
stigma against shelters is another problem entirely.
According to Dr. Patricia Hill, former President of SCAV and current Legislative Committee Chair, «Often, veterinarians hearing these concerns filed complaints with the South Carolina Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners; however, this board had no jurisdiction of
complaints against shelters.
Even the city's first attempt at privatization was met with challenges, including allegations of cruelty and
neglect against the shelter operator.
Similarly, if a person brings in an elderly cat who is terminally ill and suffering, and the person can not afford to pay the fee for euthanasia and disposal by a private veterinarian, it seem unfair to count euthanasia of the
cat against the shelter's live releases.
For example, if Animal Control brings a dog that was hit by a car into the shelter, and the dog dies in surgery while the shelter is trying to save it, then it certainly doesn't seem fair to count that
death against the shelter's live releases.
It turns out there are two — his position on pet overpopulation and his
indictment against shelters and national associations (think ASPCA, PETA, and the Humane Society), which in our shared opinion should be devoted to preventing animal cruelty and saving as many lives as possible.
She spent all of her time huddled in a corner of her cage, unwilling to even look at people, and had been known to lash out
against shelter workers in her fear.
It is designed to A) partially ameliorate the structural disadvantages faced by tenants compared with landlords (who tend to own property); and B) weigh
money against shelter.
And if a shelter does not have good disease control protocols, or good security, then at least some of the died / lost category should be
counted against the shelter's live releases.
It's now almost November... they obviously don't have their act together,» said Aaron Biller, president of Neighborhood in the Nineties, the advocacy organization leading the
fight against the shelter.»
July 2002 — At a court hearing for the confinement of 48 cats in a trailer, Kittles filed a civil
complaint against the shelter, accusing the staff of abusing the seized cats: amputating the legs of some of the cats, gouging out their eyes, and selling them for experimentation.
And since animals can die in shelter care for many reasons, some of which are the shelter's fault and some aren't, it doesn't make sense to lump those deaths all together and count
them against the shelter.
For example, if a shelter provides ORE in any other situation than a person who can not afford private euthanasia for a terminally ill and suffering pet, that euthanasia should count
against the shelter's live releases.
Camping is allowed on the Maryland part of the island, and it is probably one of the few places in the world where travelers have the chance to be woken up by one of the wild horses that roam freely, scratching themselves — and often relieving themselves —
against your shelter.