{"id":10022,"date":"2009-08-14T11:53:03","date_gmt":"2009-08-14T11:53:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cattle.ru\/?p=10022"},"modified":"2009-08-14T11:53:03","modified_gmt":"2009-08-14T11:53:03","slug":"every-day-thousands-of-dogs-are-put-to-sleep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cattle.ru\/?p=10022","title":{"rendered":"Every day thousands of dogs are \u2018put to sleep\u2019, which is a kind way to saying that they are euthanized"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every day thousands of dogs are \u2018put to sleep\u2019, which is a kind way to saying that they are euthanized.\u00a0 Many of these are simply unwanted animals that have been abandoned by their owners.\u00a0 They are not sick.\u00a0 They are not unadoptable or aggressive.\u00a0 They have simply been pushed into the \u2018unwanted\u2019 garbage bin.<\/p>\n

Here is the story of \u2018Red\u2019, a lovely Chow dog that was hanging onto its life by a thread.\u00a0 Red was an unwanted dog that some careless owner had abandoned.\u00a0 Red ended up as a stray and was finally picked up by the SPCA in North Carolina.\u00a0 He was somewhat thin, but really a wonderful dog that would thrive in a loving home.\u00a0 Since shelters only have so much room and resources, dogs brought to them can only be with them for so long.\u00a0 After the required time period is up and the dog is not adopted, then the animal is euthanized.\u00a0 Red was in that situation.\u00a0 His time was literally \u2018up\u2019.\u00a0 He only had hours to live.<\/p>\n

Red was lucky though.\u00a0 Volunteers and animal lovers came together to try to find Red a second chance for life.\u00a0 What volunteers did when they found out Red\u2019s situation was to post Red\u2019s picture and information on blogs and websites.\u00a0 Finally a dog rescue in Texas responded to one of the notices.\u00a0 Red was dragged from the death table with moments to spare.\u00a0 He was saved from being gassed (which they do in North Carolina\u2014instead of the more humane needle euthanasia method).<\/p>\n

The above is a true story and Red was given his second chance for life. Through the Texas dog rescue and the efforts of many volunteers, Red now has a chance for a great home and a long life with a loving family.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Here is another story of poor unwanted Chiquita, a little long-haired Chihuahua.\u00a0 Chiquita was only about a year old when her owners no longer wanted her.\u00a0 She was also on death-row.\u00a0 Again, volunteers came to her rescue as they posted her picture (Chiquita completely and lovingly cute in a little pink dress) on the web.\u00a0 Their efforts saved Chiquita from death as well, and she has now been placed with a family that will appreciate what her little soul is worth.<\/p>\n

Red and Chiquita were both lucky, but many other dogs are not.\u00a0 It takes a lot of effort, time, commitment and caring on the part of many volunteers to save these poor unwanted dogs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What can you do to help?\u00a0<\/p>\n