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All the rescues I know wait until the euth date to pull, hoping the owner shows up.
I also have not seen a shelter release an animal to a rescue before the legal release date allowed by law. I get the impression that many are not on the same page with this discussion.
If you couldn't be bothered to search for your dog for 4 days then I would submit you aren't a very good owner. A shelter/pound that is over crowded can euthanize the dog after their hold period which can be as short as a day.
It's just not that black & white..A dog can be lost for months ,cross county lines or be stolen and then lost.
That dog could be in any of dozens of shelters as much as 6 months later..
Do you have any real world experience with dog rescue? Have you spent your time advertising for a previous owner for a dog pulled from a shelter?
Yes & Yes..
It took 5 minutes to advertise on craigslist and search lost ads in the whole state for the past 6 months.
I cannot understand why this step in rescue would ever be skipped..
I did it because it was the right thing to do..
None of the rescues I know do this, they pull when the dog is open to be adopted..
This goes back to what I said before, the requirement to search for the owner rest with the agency who initially took that animal in. Would you also argue that it’s the responsibility of a person who adopted a dog to search for the owner? If they adopted the animal or a rescue pulled the animal, it’s the exact same thing.
Yes & Yes..
It took 5 minutes to advertise on craigslist and search lost ads in the whole state for the past 6 months.
I cannot understand why this step in rescue would ever be skipped..
I did it because it was the right thing to do..
I talked to a lady today that pulls dogs (of their breed) out of shelters as soon as they become adoptable.
Sometimes this is only 4 days after intake. I found out that they make no effort at all to locate the owners,
such as free craigslist ad, checking for lost ads ..
Many dogs roam and are lost for a long time so owners don't check the shelters daily after months have gone by. It should be part of the rescue status application to show that efforts are made to reunite the dog with its owners.
All the more reason any pet owner should have their pet microchipped.
Someone in my neighborhood found a dog, brought it to the vet, the vet scanned for a microchip and the dog had one. The dog lived about 25 miles away!!!!!! Not sure if the dog ran away and got lost or if someone "took the dog for a ride" but they were able to reunite it with its grateful owners.
This goes back to what I said before, the requirement to search for the owner rest with the agency who initially took that animal in. Would you also argue that it’s the responsibility of a person who adopted a dog to search for the owner? If they adopted the animal or a rescue pulled the animal, it’s the exact same thing.
Okay, I do see your point here..
But the rescue is looking for the best future situation for the dog and the best would be returning to a loving home (if that exists)
It seems so easy to find out if a good owner is searching that I don't understand the resistance to doing it..
I have had the heartache as a child of searching for a beloved dog to no avail, so making a small
effort to rule out that possibility seems the humane thing to do.
Yes & Yes..
It took 5 minutes to advertise on craigslist and search lost ads in the whole state for the past 6 months.
I cannot understand why this step in rescue would ever be skipped..
I did it because it was the right thing to do..
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Originally Posted by steelstress
Yeah, right 5 minutes. You live in Rhode Island?
Craigslist has a statewide search tool that is very easy..
I meant statewide Craigslist lost ads, not other sources, but its better than nothing..
Craigslist has a statewide search tool that is very easy..
I meant statewide Craigslist lost ads, not other sources, but its better than nothing..
Since ads are put up all day... that's more than 5 minutes... for each region for each state. And what one would call a shepherd, another would call a lab. Can't only go by the search terms. Photos... if they put up photos. And just how far should they be expected to look? One state? Two states? In the meantime, while holding a dog in case an owner shows up takes up space that another dog scheduled to die can have. So, looking for a dog's owner just isn't smart. Not in a rescue sense.
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