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[RC] [RC] Animal Control - Deanna GermanI just wanted to say that the Animal Control officers are usually not the bad guys.? It's the idiots who won't take responsibility for their animals and allow indiscriminate breeding or dump their animals so they end up someone else's problem. Tracy, you speak the truth!!!! My recent endeavors to foster dogs from shelters and pounds have enlightened me as to how poorly the spay/neuter message has gotten out. It hasn't!!! There seems to be a love affair with testicles! The best shelters spay and neuter before the dogs leave the facility, but most just don't have the resources, relying on the owner to promise to have it done. (Yeah, right...) My most recent foster was an adorable Golden mix -- he looks like a black Golden. He was two days away from being put down. Why? Because he was intact and thrown into a community pen (again, lack of resources) at a rural shelter where he proceeded to stir up trouble by trying to hump everything in sight. I turned this dog into a well-mannered housepet in a manner of 5 weeks. He was that easy to train and that willing to please. He was neutered before he was re-homed. Dog foster care is overwhelmed right now by the large number of dogs that have been abandoned because they become such a bother during this busy season. Wow, imagine this holiday to-do list: 1. Bake cookies 2. Wrap gifts 3. Get rid of the dog Warms the heart, doesn't it? Spread the word to spay and neuter! If you breed, very young dogs can be spayed or neutered now, so it could be done before they go to their new home. If you don't want to do that, charge more then give a rebate when the new owner provides proof of spaying/neutering. If you don't think that people will want your pups under those conditions, then you shouldn't be breeding dogs! Off my soapbox now. Deanna =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Ridecamp is a service of Endurance Net, http://www.endurance.net. Information, Policy, Disclaimer: http://www.endurance.net/Ridecamp Subscribe/Unsubscribe http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/logon.asp Ride Long and Ride Safe!! =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
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