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The Shelter Mutt Speaks by Daniel Guss
If you're sensitive like my mom then this might make you cry. It's very sad. She just felt she should share this.
The shelter mutt speaks
By Daniel Guss
Recently, I suffered two very painful injuries. And I worry each day about the dogs I would be helping if only I could move without the sharp pain and dull ache that comes and goes each hour. What causes me harsh, physical pain is trumped by the pain of all of the dogs (and cats and other animals) who I can't reach out to help. On this last day, the magic of anthropomorphism lets a typical shelter dog speak for itself:
Does a dog have rights?
Of course I do.
I have a right not to be kicked, punched, chained, tethered, dragged, deprived, nor tortured, abused or neglected in so many horrendous ways.
I have a right to a home where I will be fed, walked, groomed and cared for for the entire duration of the playful, sleepy, peaceful life that I'm sure you agree I deserve.
I have a right to be loved, cuddled, kissed and have songs sung to me in silly, embarrassing ways.
Shelter animals have the right not to be killed and have it masqueraded as a mercy "euthanasia" in jumbled statistics. You humans really twist the truth.
Breeders' dishonestly call themselves "responsible." It's as big a sham as the tobacco industry's "safe" cigarette. Hey, we're going to die if not adopted. There's an Akita here in L.A.'s Lancaster shelter, #3703258. My God, she's only $37. Her breeder, and Bill, know she's here, but is anyone on the way to save her? No, a rescuer posted her on CraigsList hoping someone else cleans up the tragedy the breeder created.
I am at a loss as to why people buy deliberately bred and cross-bred dogs when millions of shelter animals killed each year in the U.S. are every bit as cute, sweet, big, small, old, young, smart or goofy, healthy and able or sick and injured. It's no better in other countries.
People like Dan, his friends and people he just knows via e-mail love all dogs, including the Borzois that Bill uses to pay the Visa bill. From Abruzzenhunds to Zuchons. That is, from A to Z.
The rescuers dedicate their souls to the ones killed in the shelter, lingering in the shelter, tethered to a guard dog house, misunderstood or kicked out when a child is born, as well as feral colonies (of cats) and animals just thrown in the backyard and ignored for 15 sad years.
For millenniums, we dogs have been your friends and protectors. That love hasn't nearly been reciprocated. We are killed, tortured, neglected and thrown out like trash, just months after being thoughtlessly given to a relative of yours as a "gift" when they didn't want a dog in the first place. Divorce screws us up too.
If you just walked me more, and gave me more of a chance, I'd have "done my thing" out on the grass, instead of indoors. Kicking me afterward just made me more scared and confused. Now I rot, waiting for death on this cold, concrete slab, reeking of fear, loneliness and nothingness. You've got opposable thumbs to open the door; and I've just got paws. But I'm the one who's paying the price. I can't even ask for help, let alone to go outside when I need to. Will someone please take me out of this "shelter" and bring me home?
Why did my owners dump me here, at 10 years of age, and walk out the same day with a puppy younger and cuter than me? Why didn't someone stop that and remind them I'd be killed if left here?
Politicians take photos with me, demand a change, but never make it happen. What will happen to this pup when he's as old as I am? She's not fixed; the paperwork says he's a boy even though she's a girl, and no one bothered to get her microchipped. She's as doomed as I am.
My God, you spent how much at a pet store or breeder? I'd have loved you ..... for free. For just some kibble, water and that pizza crust, I'd have done anything for you. And I still will, if you get to the shelter before end of day when I'm to be killed. |
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Duchess COCOA loves Sam
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That is very sad. Mom started crying as well. What got her teared up the most was the last 4 paragraphs. Us dogs have it so good and they suffer. Mom was watching Animal cops one day and someone was racing a horse. The horse got hurt so they would have to kill it. They got a chainsaw and got the front leg CUT OFF! They ate the horse meat after that!! Mom cried on that. That horse must have been in so much pain. They could of easily healed that horse up, or took it to the Humaine society so it could be Humainly Uthinized if couldn't been healed. Some people need to use there Brains. |
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Suno Bear
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that is soo sad!!If I could I would help every one of you guys out there!! |
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Zoe
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Some people just need to hurry up and die and burn in hell. A lot of places are starting to "check" on potential adopters, which can be a good thing but also makes some people not want to bother. Breeding to me is stupid. Having a dog "just for show" is absolutely ridiculous. What happens when that dog doesn't get you a blue ribbon? You throw it out like yesterdays trash? You've destroyed the Earth and the human race enough. Leave the innocent dogs alone. It is crucial to look up and research how you want to train your dog before you get it. Positive reinforcement training is the most effective but human flaws are what stops it. You will lose your cool and yell at the dog when you are not supposed to. The dog having an accident in the house is to be ignored. How dense are you if you think the dog did it 'just to piss you off?' Mom watches how neighbors treat their dogs. If one is neglected and abused she will ask them how much they want for it and take it under her care and hopefully help find it a better home. The world today is just so sad, I'm almost ashamed to say I live in it. |
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Princess
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The Humane Society out here is very involved with the community so they rarely have to euthanize a dog. When dogs there are euthanized it's rarely for lack of space, usually it's for behavior or health problems. It's the cats that have the most trouble here because people refuse to spay or neuter their outdoor cat then they come in with a mother cat and a big box of kittens and say they can't afford them anymore. Well, duh! My mom is always on watch for dogs treated badly. She immediatley calls the animal cops and then makes sure it's adopted(since she volunteers at the shelter it's easier for her to do this). It's horrible how many people treat their pets. The laws should be more strict. There was a bill for manditory spay and neuter of untitled dogs and cats in California but the AKC singlehandedly took it down by threatening to move their "Tournament of Champions" out of Cali. If that's not lobbying, I don't know what it. Hopefully, someday people will be responsible enough to treat their dogs well and then there will be no need for killing healthy animals. |
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Abby
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Yes, the cat epidemic everywhere is insane! spayusa.com will help you find a low cost place in any area. They are quite helpful as the low cost place in my area is half the cost of what a vet will do it for. And the economy is shot |
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Trixie
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I was adopted from a vet's office so I was already spayed. However, the vet's office made me pay $300 up front for future vet visits to ensure I got good health care. |
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Wolfwood
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Hmmm, I've never heard of that. That's kind of cool, though. It's a good way to ensure future visits and to make sure that no pet goes years without seeing the vet. |
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