A National Tragedy

Each year over 4 million dogs are euthanized in shelters across the country. For a nation of dog lovers, this is a very sad statement. It is not that shelter workers want to do this but with so many dogs, there is little else to do. There are many rescue organizations helping and I will highlight two of them here.

• DogsInDanger - DogsInDanger is an Internet-based national shelter outreach program dedicated to helping shelters save the millions of dogs that they are forced to euthanize. Dogs are listed with a photo and a profile similar to what you’ve seen, and perhaps had posted, on other pet adoption sites. The big difference with DogsInDanger is that this site is only for urgent shelter dogs. The date each dog is scheduled to be euthanized is displayed along with the dogs’ pictures and names. They also list the reason (medical, breed, age, behavior, or space) why euthanasia is scheduled. See their website at http://DogsInDanger.com.

• For the Love of Dogs™ - For the Love of Dogs was created with one purpose in mind – to assist rescue groups with the vet bills of dogs rescued from puppy mills, shelters, and the street. For the Love of Dogs sells items such as hats, tote bags, and shirts to raise money and 100% of the profit from every item sold goes directly toward the veterinary bills of rescued dogs. Please visit their website at http://www.fortherescues.com.

I am sure there are many other worthy organizations that do this work and if you know of some please use the comment form to post them.

Larry

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