Animal Transport

Today I pulled these two adorable chihuahuas from a shelter, and yes one is very much pregnant. We needed to get both out of the shelter as it’s, once again, their last day. Would a shelter put down a pregnant mom? Yep, they will and they have. That’s why even though we all strive for spay and neuter, when a pregnant one comes along, we can’t just stand by and see them all die, most rescues just can’t do that. Yes homes will be found for the pups in about 10 weeks or so, if they all make it; and yes we don’t want them to get this way, but when they are, they will be cared for, as all are.

I went to this shelter expecting to pull seven dogs, but got only two. Not a good average. This shelter has a rule that the dogs must be available to the public for 3-5 days before a rescue can take them. When they say a dog in endangered, do they mean before this waiting period or after? To me, if the dog is available, then his is available. Why keep them 3-5 days longer in a place they don’t want to be. But it’s their rules, although I am sure it affects the number of dogs that rescues can pull. Again, the dogs suffer as a result of peoples’ decisions.