CALLING ALL HUMANS

To anyone who doesn't think adoption, spaying/neutering, fostering, volunteering, donating, etc. is important, have a look at this album.

Yes, it's sad- devastating even- to see that all these innocent animals were euthanized. What's possibly even sadder is that this is only in ONE small county (Gaston), and that it is only since the beginning of 2012. It's March 23. That's 188 animals in only 82 days. At the current rate, that means nearly 900 animals will be PTS in this shelter alone this year. If that is the average for every county in NC (which it won't be-some higher, some lower), 90,000 animals will be put to sleep in North Carolina in 2012. A lot of these animals were unfortunately only given a short amount of time in the shelter before being PTS because of the the sheer volume of animals being picked up and surrendered everyday; there just isn't enough space.

This is not these animals' fault; this is 100% in the hands of humans. And I'm not talking about the workers and volunteers working tirelessly and exhausting every effort (in Gaston County and across the nation); those people are angels. It is unfortunate that those are the people- who love and advocate for these animals- who end up having to pick up the pieces and euthanize them when they should've had a chance. That we are allowing this to happen as a civilized nation is atrocious and we should all be ashamed. Wake up people. This can be prevented.

Reputable breeders DO NOT sell their animals at pet stores. Dogs from pet stores are the product of puppy mills. Period. These dogs are kept in small crates, bred repeatedly, and are usually not even familiar with human interaction or the feeling of grass under their little paws. Puppy mills not only create a cruel and disgusting life for dogs, but there is so much inbreeding to create as many litters (profit) as possible that a majority of the puppies are doomed from an early age to have many health issues throughout their lives, compounded with a short life span.

ADOPT. SPAY/NEUTER. DONATE. VOLUNTEER.

Do your part to help humanity. This extends to local, national, foreign, animal, human, education, veteran, active soldier, elderly, disease, Red Cross, natural disaster relief, and everything between.

If everyone did something, just one thing per person- it would seem a lot more like humanity and a lot less like all humans are selfish, negligent, and uncaring.