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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 406225" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>I'm going to weigh in on the other side. I have extensive shelter experience working with dogs and cats both. The sad fact is that many animals are unadoptable due to health or temperament issues.</p><p></p><p>Years ago, a shelter I was volunteering at took in 45 German Shepherd dogs that were seized in a puppy mill raid.</p><p></p><p>I was the one doing the temperament testing and basically playing 'angel of death'. I was the one who decided which animals were suitable to go into foster care, and which ones could be rehabilitated and rehomed. Sadly, some of these dogs were so badly "broken" that euthanasia was the only option. They were either chronically ill or had such bad temperament issues that they were plain dangerous to handle.</p><p></p><p>I also volunteered for many years at a true charity run no-kill cat shelter. They were overrun with free ranging cats, the bulk of them unadoptable for various reasons. Illness ran rampant in that shelter.</p><p></p><p>Euthanasia would've been a mercy for some of them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 406225, member: 1963"] I'm going to weigh in on the other side. I have extensive shelter experience working with dogs and cats both. The sad fact is that many animals are unadoptable due to health or temperament issues. Years ago, a shelter I was volunteering at took in 45 German Shepherd dogs that were seized in a puppy mill raid. I was the one doing the temperament testing and basically playing 'angel of death'. I was the one who decided which animals were suitable to go into foster care, and which ones could be rehabilitated and rehomed. Sadly, some of these dogs were so badly "broken" that euthanasia was the only option. They were either chronically ill or had such bad temperament issues that they were plain dangerous to handle. I also volunteered for many years at a true charity run no-kill cat shelter. They were overrun with free ranging cats, the bulk of them unadoptable for various reasons. Illness ran rampant in that shelter. Euthanasia would've been a mercy for some of them. [/QUOTE]
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