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<blockquote data-quote="donna723" data-source="post: 406232" data-attributes="member: 1883"><p>I think some of this is different depending on the area. We are a rural county with two small towns and have a county run animal shelter that is run by county employees, not the Humane Society. But here, the Humane Society is a group of volunteers who do what they can to help. They raise funds, they donate pet food, and they assist with adoptions. Unfortunately, our county facility IS a kill shelter because they have no choice. They have neither the room or the funds to keep the constant stream of animals that come through their doors. We have people here (idiots) who never spay or neuter their pets and once or twice a year they're dropping another litter of puppies off at the shelter. And our little county, for a while, had one of the highest unemployment rates in the whole country, and apparently a lot of people just abandoned their pets or couldn't afford to keep them. It's horrible! There are several of the Humane Society volunteers who have built kennels at their homes at their own expense to keep many of these dogs, then list them on Petfinder to help get them adopted, rather than being euthanized at the shelter. </p><p> </p><p>I actually got my youngest Boston, my boy Trace, through the Humane Society. He was very lucky in that when he was found badly injured, he was first taken to the vet instead of directly to the shelter. Sheer luck in that the lady who found him was a good friend of one of the vet techs there. His injured right eye had to be removed, his other injuries were treated and he was neutered - the Humane Society paid for his medical treatment. When he was medically stable, a Humane Society volunteer brought him to her home where she and her husband had built a heated/air conditioned kennel that can house up to 14 dogs. The more dogs they can bring to their home, the fewer that will be euthanized, and most of the food and supplies are donated. They took care of him there and then when I found out he was there I ended up adopting him. They were delighted that I adopted him because it not only got Trace a loving home of his own, it made room for them to bring home one more from the shelter, hopefully to also be adopted. Of course, there is no excuse for awful conditions in any shelter but not all Humane Societies are the same. </p><p> </p><p>And there is a HUGE difference in local Humane Societies and the Humane Society of the United States, the national organization. Only a tiny portion of the money donated to the HSUS actually filters down to the local animal shelters. They are mostly a lobbying organization and the majority of their funds go towards advertising!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="donna723, post: 406232, member: 1883"] I think some of this is different depending on the area. We are a rural county with two small towns and have a county run animal shelter that is run by county employees, not the Humane Society. But here, the Humane Society is a group of volunteers who do what they can to help. They raise funds, they donate pet food, and they assist with adoptions. Unfortunately, our county facility IS a kill shelter because they have no choice. They have neither the room or the funds to keep the constant stream of animals that come through their doors. We have people here (idiots) who never spay or neuter their pets and once or twice a year they're dropping another litter of puppies off at the shelter. And our little county, for a while, had one of the highest unemployment rates in the whole country, and apparently a lot of people just abandoned their pets or couldn't afford to keep them. It's horrible! There are several of the Humane Society volunteers who have built kennels at their homes at their own expense to keep many of these dogs, then list them on Petfinder to help get them adopted, rather than being euthanized at the shelter. I actually got my youngest Boston, my boy Trace, through the Humane Society. He was very lucky in that when he was found badly injured, he was first taken to the vet instead of directly to the shelter. Sheer luck in that the lady who found him was a good friend of one of the vet techs there. His injured right eye had to be removed, his other injuries were treated and he was neutered - the Humane Society paid for his medical treatment. When he was medically stable, a Humane Society volunteer brought him to her home where she and her husband had built a heated/air conditioned kennel that can house up to 14 dogs. The more dogs they can bring to their home, the fewer that will be euthanized, and most of the food and supplies are donated. They took care of him there and then when I found out he was there I ended up adopting him. They were delighted that I adopted him because it not only got Trace a loving home of his own, it made room for them to bring home one more from the shelter, hopefully to also be adopted. Of course, there is no excuse for awful conditions in any shelter but not all Humane Societies are the same. And there is a HUGE difference in local Humane Societies and the Humane Society of the United States, the national organization. Only a tiny portion of the money donated to the HSUS actually filters down to the local animal shelters. They are mostly a lobbying organization and the majority of their funds go towards advertising! [/QUOTE]
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