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Post by bubsy on Mar 24, 2011 20:33:27 GMT -5
I think I'm going to hide all the people/groups that continuously post dogs that are about to die in shelters. I never bothered reading through the discussions that go on on these posts, but I just did, and I think my head might explode. Person after person *freaking* out that there has to be someone, anyone to take *this* dog from the shelter. Of course I don't want to see nice dogs being PTS, but do we really want just *anyone* to adopt?? Don't we want permanent, stable homes for these dogs, not decisions that are made in a flash because the situation is urgent? On the thread that I just read, male APBT in NYC shelter, going to be PTS soon. Couple from out of state drive up with their *intact male* APBT to see if they get along, and adopt. They did not get along, so now dog is back in danger...more people freaking out. And people giving out terrible advice that the couple should have adopted, and slowly introduced...correct any aggression, and they would eventually get along. Seriously?
Ay yi yi, sorry just had to vent. Off to go hide these folks from my news feed.
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Post by emilys on Mar 24, 2011 23:13:51 GMT -5
yeah, plus what can you do if you're not local anyway?
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Post by melonie on Mar 25, 2011 0:01:10 GMT -5
I had to do that. It started to really upset me seeing so many dogs... then yeah, the comments.
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Post by bubsy on Mar 25, 2011 1:30:47 GMT -5
It is upsetting :-( And yes, most of them are not in my area...wouldn't be able to do anything if i wanted to.
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Post by RealPitBull on Mar 25, 2011 8:07:08 GMT -5
I deleted some people who did nothing but crosspost crazy-dramatic urgent-dog posts. It's annoying and like you said, gets dogs bounced around from bad situation to bad sitaution. It's not productive or helpful in the long run. Who knows what happens to half these dogs that get pulled in emergency situations, anyway - it's like, once the dog gets pulled, it's no one's concern anymore.  |
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Post by suziriot on Mar 25, 2011 14:47:33 GMT -5
^ Yep.
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Post by bubsy on Mar 25, 2011 15:16:08 GMT -5
ITA, Mary...once the dog gets pulled, it's on to the next one...like all that matters is the dog gets out now. Of course I had to go back to that thread LOL...and the same guy that suggested they go back and adopt the dog said that any two dogs will learn to get along eventually. Really?? What are people smoking??
Ok, now I don't feel so badly about hiding/deleting these folks. It's just too much.
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Post by RealPitBull on Mar 29, 2011 9:55:42 GMT -5
Any two dogs will learn to get along? UGH. Obviously coming from a place of EXTREME lack of experience. Sounds like a friend of mine involved in rescue - he is convinced any dog will learn to co-exist with the other dogs and cats he and his wife share a home with. (They've just been lucky so far.)
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Post by michele5611 on Mar 29, 2011 13:29:02 GMT -5
Facebook to me is so often like reading the comments sections on all these ridiculous articles posted about pit bulls on the internet. Part of the reason I am rarely on it these days!
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