tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25037502.post7355334654585429061..comments2024-03-16T04:40:25.964-07:00Comments on LA Animal Watch: An incomplete storyEd Muzikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13214241089861837159noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25037502.post-39351836035565448992011-10-19T21:09:10.698-07:002011-10-19T21:09:10.698-07:00Charlie, how can you call people heartless because...Charlie, how can you call people heartless because they know there is a way to end this killing and want to see it put into place, while you defend those who do the killing and don't even attempt these proven programs? No, it is not the breeders who are the cause of the killing, it is the killers. There is not an "overpopulation problem." If there were, how could these breeders you cite be making thousands selling animals?Tina Clarknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25037502.post-39986958944376086382011-10-13T09:50:57.835-07:002011-10-13T09:50:57.835-07:00I don't know how some of the people that comme...I don't know how some of the people that comment on this plea can be so heartless. Shame on you.<br /><br />Even if this letter is exaggerated, there still exists a problem and that problem is that breeders make thousands selling animals whilst too many end up being culled. If public/breeders habits can not be changed, then heavily tax the breeders, and use that money to pay for their mistakes.Charlienoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25037502.post-56738521514817665142011-10-07T13:04:36.949-07:002011-10-07T13:04:36.949-07:00I know, this shelter director is a piece of work. ...I know, this shelter director is a piece of work. Poor me, I have to kill all these cats. There is nothing I can do. You damn people buy your pets from breeders or irresponsibly let them get pregnant and then turn them over to a shelter where I break my ass to get them adopted for a whole 25 minutes every day.Ed Muzikahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13214241089861837159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25037502.post-8911362466593241292011-10-07T10:28:06.977-07:002011-10-07T10:28:06.977-07:00The cats in this photograph (one of the most horri...The cats in this photograph (one of the most horrible images I have ever seen) remind me of so many cats that I have had or friends have had. The character that wrote this opinion piece blaming the public for his murderous actions is a modern day Heinrich Himmler. <br /><br />Today (October 7th)is Himmler's birthday. Books and films about Hitler abound whilst guys like Himmler remain more anonymous. Himmler committed exterminations and blamed everything on other people. <br /><br />How do we allow murderers to occupy positions of authority in places called Animal "Shelters"? How do creatures like him kill for money? How do we allow it to continue now that we know and have seen images like this photograph? Are we really couch potatoes? Can we change? Me think not. Sob....Marcnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25037502.post-9175902831844282022011-09-29T17:57:49.831-07:002011-09-29T17:57:49.831-07:00Oh, great, more “blame the public” drivel. I am SO...Oh, great, more “blame the public” drivel. I am SO DAMNED TIRED of reading this kind of emotional blackmail and shifting the blame from either non-caring or clueless directors of kill pounds. <br /><br /> “There's about a 90% chance that dog will never walk out of the shelter.” So...a 10 per cent live release rate??? Even for a kill pound, this is outrageous.<br /><br />“If it sniffles, it dies.” and “Chances are it will get kennel cough or an upper respiratory infection and will be destroyed because shelters just don't have the funds to pay for even a $100 treatment.” The fact that animals are being killed for easily treatable conditions like kennel cough is a needless tragedy. You cannot afford money for some antibiotics to make these animals better, but you can afford the fatal plus to kill them? If the pound doesn’t have the money for medication, what are you doing ro raise that money? Because I’ll bet you if you told that horrible non-caring public you needed money to save lives, and asked for donations, they would come through. But then, that would upset your world view, and we can’t have that.<br /><br />“It will have to relieve itself where it eats and sleeps” and have the “waste sprayed out of its pen with a high-powered hose.” No, this doesn’t have to happen. You are in control of this. (And please stop calling these living beings “it.”)<br /><br /> “If your dog is big, black or any of the "Bully" breeds (pit bull, rottie, mastiff, etc) it was pretty much dead when you walked it through the front door.” Breed discrimination rears its ugly head once again. Ever thought about doing some creative promotion of some of these dogs?” No, I thought not. You’re too busy whining about the evil public.<br /><br />And the description of putting the animal to death (and please, can we all stop using the word “euthanasia” for this killing?) betrays a level of incompetence that is appalling. The fact that these animals don’t need to die aside, what kind of vet or vet tech would allow an animal to suffer like this during this procedure? It isn’t the fault of the public that this “shelter” hires hacks instead of competent techs.<br /><br />“I hate my job, I hate that it exists & I hate that it will always be there unless you people make some changes.” No, Mr. or Ms. Shelter Manager, it is YOU who needs to make the changes. Have you ever heard of the No-Kill Equation? If not, check it out, take it to heart, and put it into practice. If so, why are you still killing 90 per cent of your animals when you know there’s a better way???<br /><br />“Between 4 and 5 MILLION animals die every year in shelters.” True. And approximately 17 million people a year are looking to bring a new animal into their homes, and are undecided where to obtain that animal. So let’s drop this counterproductive “irresponsible public” and “pet overpopulation” bunk and start doing what it takes to find these homes that we now know are out there.<br /><br />He/she says his/her point is “don’t breed or buy while shelter pets die.” Catchy. And it rhymes. Great. But it is the wrong point. It is a total red herring. The only thing that is going to stop pets dying in pounds is for non-caring directors to be replaced with caring ones, and for caring ones to get a clue about a set of protocols that has been proven to end the killing of healthy and treatable animals wherever it is conscientiously followed.Tina Clarknoreply@blogger.com