Working as an animal control officer, i have seen many pets dumped at shelters with no place to go. While many pet owners "think" their pets can be rehomed, many are put down before the relinquisher even leaves the building.
Just one shelter in the state of Alabama puts down as many as 400-800 pets per month. That is one shelter among many. I could name quite a few. There are Chilton county humane society, shelter county humane society, two shelters in Mobile county, two in Tuscaloosa, two in just Jefferson county. Blount county, Saint Claire county, etc. Can you imagine that each of those shelters puts down that many pets per month? Those shelters are only a few just in the state of Alabama alone.
If people would spay and neuter their pets, many of those euthanized pets wouldnt even have to be rescued or euthanized. Just one litter of puppies that "find good homes", cause that many puppies in one shelter to be put down.
This is reality, not a sob story.
Please spay and neuter your pets.
If those moving to apartments and non pet friendly homes would put their foot down and not rent those dwellings, then apartments and home owners would be forced to allow your pets. There are many places across the nation that allow pets. It just requires searching and diligence. Your pet knows the feeling of being abandoned just as us humans do.
Abandoning pets does cause great grief for the pet and if they find homes, it causes behavioral problems that those new families have to deal with.
Give your pet a hug tonight. many dont know the blessing of aloving home.
