Comments on: Family’s Dog Mistakenly Euthanized

By: Angel

Angel — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:04:33 +0000

Ok,
How about this. On October 17th I went to the local Shelter in San Angelo and adopted a beautiful black and white female kitten. Signed the papers, paid for her, everything. The shelter told me that they would make an appointment to get her fixed on Monday, (10-19-09) and call me with the date and wher to pick her up. Monday passes no call. Today 10-20-09 at 4:30 pm, I call the shelter to find out when her appointment is. They tell me that they forgot to make the appointment but if I will hold on the line they will make it now. I wait they make the appointment for 10-26-09. I hang up. 5 minutes later they call back and tell me they are sorry but they are not allowed to adopt out black or black and white cats in October. Then they tell me the cat I adopted and already paid for has been euthanized. When I ask for a refund, they tell me that they do not do refunds and it says so on the paperwork. They tell me that I can come in and pick another cat in exchange for the one that they killed. When I tell them no that I want a refund, they say “Why? Do you only like black and white cats?” I say no, you killed the one I wanted. When I ask for the dirctors name they give me her first name and say that they can’t pronounce the last name. They tell me she is too busy to come to the phone. Then they tell me I am being rude when I ask if they can spell the directors last name for me since they cannot pronounce it.

Can you believe these people. They won’t adopt black cats out in October because of Halloween (they didn’t tell me this when I adopted her and didn’t have it posted) because they are afraid that people will kill them, and then they go and kill them themselves!

By: Raye

Raye — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:44:48 +0000

That is just not right if someone comes in to claim a dog wether or not it is theirs or not they should not eutnanize them. All animals have a life i just say to anyone who kills an animal “how would you like it if some one killed you for not having a home or for just trying to get some food” i know some vets they dont care about your pet if you come to euthanize a pet they will break its neck right there in front of you or they will take it in the back and basically torture it then kill it slowly im sorry but i just have to say that if you have a pet tag it or something please so it does not get euthanized. Thank you

By: tsougarakis

tsougarakis — Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:40:42 +0000

for “puppy” the family called the animalshelter, and was told no pitts were picked up that day ,was told the same the owners did go to shelter ,left all information on puppy. with a picture…. on tuesday an family member and friend went by to look for puppy, the person who owned puppy had to go out of town to work didnt come back till friday morning. so when the family member seen puppy in the first window , and claimed him ,this person is also the breeder of ‘puppy with papers ,[registered]. told employees ,he was there and puppy was ours , wanted to take him home. the employees said that it was awfully quick for them to pick out the first pitt in the first kennel, considering ‘he’ was spanish, with tattooes, they wanted more proof. so the shelter was closing . both men told the employees they will be here in the morning , jokingly one of the men said know dont kill my dog , and they laughted assuringly that this would not happen.. so in the morning ,waiting for the shelter to open, with photos and pictures in hand.. was told he had been uthanized , the lady who should have placed an tag/info on dog being picked up , was never done. was told she was having a rough week.. we looked for puppy, called daily and filled a missing animal at shelter and all over ..Puppy was special to his owner and family very much loved dearly.

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By: Sky Eyes Woman

Sky Eyes Woman — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 21:15:46 +0000

Marie said:
“I have a sneaking suspicion that this would not have happened had this dog not have been a Pit Bull.”

I agree. There are a LOT of horrible hateful people out there who would love to see every Pit Bull dead. I don’t doubt it at all, that poor dog wound up in the hands of Pit haters.

I hope that family sues the shelter and gets some justice for the pain they suffered for this.

By: 2CatMom

2CatMom — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 20:03:13 +0000

If you haven’t looked at Lynne’s link - please do. There are some truly bad, bad folks working at this shelter. This appears quite deliberate on the shelter’s part.

By: nora

nora — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:53:33 +0000

catmom5, you are a good lady! I truly enjoy sharing mutual concern over our furkids with all of you.

By: Jenny Bark

Jenny Bark — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:12:38 +0000

My girfriend’s daughter is a paid worker at a kill shelter & they euthanize in the day when they have more workers. They do this in a different section & people don’t even know it is being done. I guess all shelters are different.

By: Marie

Marie — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 18:56:23 +0000

This is HORRIBLE!! I have a sneaking suspicion that this would not have happened had this dog not have been a Pit Bull. This is a classic case of shelters discriminating against the breed. My heart goes out to the family. This absolutely should not have happened. The fact that the dog did not have on a collar has no bearing at all. You take off your dog’s collar when they get a bath & it is possible to forget to put it back on right away. This does not constitute a bad owner.

By: Stefani

Stefani — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:41:06 +0000

Re:

“as someone mentioned in an earlier post- you have to go to the shelters in your area physically if your animal is missing-”

Actually, the article said they did go to the shelter. They just were sent home by the staff to get proof. In the interim, the dog was euthed. Clearly, the shelter failed to mark the dog as waiting for pickup. This is really awful and SAD.

Stefani

By: Lynn

Lynn — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 17:33:37 +0000

I was the one who mentioned that you really have to haul your butt into the shelters [and not just the one that services your city either] EVERY DAY.

You MUST assume the worst: that the tags were lost, that the microchip is unscanable, that the city lost your records of ownership, that the animal was picked up by some kind-hearted soul but turned into a shelter in THEIR neighborhood in the next state. And something important: don’t assume the animal will be turned in as a stray [which are given more time before being killed]. The person turning in the animal could for whatever reason [and it happens] turn the animal in as an owner relinquishment, which significantly cuts down on the time the animal is held.

And above all: do not delay. Not for one moment. Take days off from work and lie if you have to about why you’ll be out.

So today, not tomorrow, get out the camera and photograph your pet and the vaccination records and the ownership records. Make copies and put them in an envelope in a safe place at home. Because dogs DO get loose.

By: catmom5

catmom5 — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 16:52:15 +0000

Sorry if I gave the impression that I was singling out any area ~ but there has been quite a bit of press recently about disturbing animal events in Texas. I realize there are wonderful folks and not so wonderful folks all over.

By: NH

NH — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:39:50 +0000

Uhm….I hope they fired that employees a$$.

By: Lynne

Lynne — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 15:05:06 +0000

Before jumping on the judgement bandwagon, my dog Dusty has managed to ditch his collar while in the fenced back yard. Had he also gotten out, he would have been sans collar and tags. Shit happens. In my mind the onus lies squarely on the animal “shelter”. Judging from what I found on the net, this isn’t the first time they’ve been quick to kill a pet:
http://dallas.craigslist.org/pet/410557875.html

By: Gary

Gary — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 14:48:02 +0000

By looking at the news for some time now, it seems absolute stupidity is running rampant across the country in most things. There is something being lost in human beings.