Post by Clipper on May 31, 2019 7:11:43 GMT -5
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I have read reports stating that there were over 200 dogs living in filth, surrounded by rats and bags of moldy, urine soaked dog food. Some reports describe dogs caged without water dishes on floors covered in feces and urine.
This interview with Keeler is interesting to listen to. The owner of the rescue refutes the numbers and severity of the situation, saying that there are less than half the number of dogs alleged in many of the reports, and that the allegations that there is not enough staff to care for them properly is a false claim.
As an animal lover and the owner of a rescued pup, it makes me ill to read about the conditions that these poor animals were found living in. It all may have started out with good intentions and grew beyond the ability to properly care for and house the animals, but it is obvious at the present time that the situation is dire, and that the animals need to be rescued from the rescue.
The OD article is much kinder and describes the situation with a less accusatory and more compassionate and sympathetic opinion of the shelter owner than some of the reports from other media sources.
www.uticaod.com/news/20190531/parent-group-visits-utica-dog-rescue-depicted-in-viral-video
I just can't fathom how anyone can own an animal and treat it cruelly or neglect it. I occasionally donate a bag or two of dog food to our local shelter and when I take it there I sometimes walk through the shelter looking at the dogs. It breaks my heart to see so many animals wagging tails and pleading for someone to let them out of the cage and take them home. Others are cowering in the back of the cage, scared half to death, and wondering why they are in such a situation. Dogs spending months in a small kennel area. Dogs who are often euthanized simply because the shelter runs out of room. I donate food, but I don't have the heart to volunteer there. I would want to take each and every one of them home, and would be broken hearted to see how many are actually euthanized. To feed and pet one of them one day, and find the next time I went that the poor thing had been put to sleep would be devastating and depressing.
I have read reports stating that there were over 200 dogs living in filth, surrounded by rats and bags of moldy, urine soaked dog food. Some reports describe dogs caged without water dishes on floors covered in feces and urine.
This interview with Keeler is interesting to listen to. The owner of the rescue refutes the numbers and severity of the situation, saying that there are less than half the number of dogs alleged in many of the reports, and that the allegations that there is not enough staff to care for them properly is a false claim.
As an animal lover and the owner of a rescued pup, it makes me ill to read about the conditions that these poor animals were found living in. It all may have started out with good intentions and grew beyond the ability to properly care for and house the animals, but it is obvious at the present time that the situation is dire, and that the animals need to be rescued from the rescue.
The OD article is much kinder and describes the situation with a less accusatory and more compassionate and sympathetic opinion of the shelter owner than some of the reports from other media sources.
www.uticaod.com/news/20190531/parent-group-visits-utica-dog-rescue-depicted-in-viral-video
I just can't fathom how anyone can own an animal and treat it cruelly or neglect it. I occasionally donate a bag or two of dog food to our local shelter and when I take it there I sometimes walk through the shelter looking at the dogs. It breaks my heart to see so many animals wagging tails and pleading for someone to let them out of the cage and take them home. Others are cowering in the back of the cage, scared half to death, and wondering why they are in such a situation. Dogs spending months in a small kennel area. Dogs who are often euthanized simply because the shelter runs out of room. I donate food, but I don't have the heart to volunteer there. I would want to take each and every one of them home, and would be broken hearted to see how many are actually euthanized. To feed and pet one of them one day, and find the next time I went that the poor thing had been put to sleep would be devastating and depressing.