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Can the PSPCA be saved? No-kill leader posting horrifying save rates.
http://www.philly.com/dailynews/loca...be_saved_.html
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That's a lot better than here. Last Saturday I visited the SPCA and they had homed 24 animals this year, and euthanized 39. They said most were euthanized because of injury or aggression, but then they went on to say that all dogs showing "too much interest" in cats would be euthanized. I thought that was rather unfair.
There was a large, young Bully breed (Pit Bull/Am Bulldog maybe?) that had a cone on her head and was listed as not being available. She was GORGEOUS! I wanted to take her home. Thinking she had just been spayed and would be available soon I asked about her. They said she was showing "too much interest" in the cats, and would probably be euthanized if she didn't show improvement in the next few days. I asked why she had the cone. They said they took her to the college vets to practise spaying. I was LIVID!!! Why would they put a dog through the pain and stress of surgery who will likely just be euthanized even beforre the sutures heal when there are THOUSANDS of pets in the area that HAVE HOMES or are adoptable that could actually BENEFIT from spaying???? Oh I was SOOO mad. I wrote a letter to the shelter, and their response was rather flacid. Who controls the SPCA shelters? Is there someone I can write who will give a darn?
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Hey, my post is gone! I wasn't even being that critical compared to some of the other things that are said here The other stuff I took right from the PSPCA. I don't have a problem with the PSPCA.. I have a problem with the fact that their director has sat around bashing anyone and everyone who didn't agree with her (it's all available online) and now can't even handle her own job.. and all this is not good for the animals of course.
Sure, it's still not as bad as some places, but the numbers were going up before new management took over and it's a shame. Myka- where I live we generally spay/neuter an animal even if it may not be adoptable. It's just common practice to s/n anything in the *hopes* we can rehab it and get it a home.
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