Your Days are Numbered.....

So today started out great and then we went to the Animal Shelter here in Clarksville Tn and it got a lot worse. As you know we volunteer with the Humane Society as much as we can and today we decided to go to the animal control and make a blog and kinda showcase some of the dogs that were there. We talked with the director who is a very nice lady who is doing all she can to keep these poor dogs alive as long as possible but the shelter is so overcrowded that the dogs days are short.... How Short? Well a stray dog only has 3 days to be able to find a home and an owner surrender only has one. So the sweet black dog pictured above only has one day from today to find a home or risk execution.
It is really hard for the staff there whose hands are tied by this city run organization. The director would really like to have this shelter below capacity so that no animal would have to be put down.
Well there are a few problems that are keeping this from happening. Number one is irresponsible pet ownership. People who are stupid and do not get there dog spayed or neutered. You may argue that it is expensive but there are local programs here and across the country that are low-cost or no-cost. Plain and simple if you can't afford it then don't get a dog.
This city is so over run with strays it is crazy. In Puyallup Washington where we are from the animal control had 3 dogs people were more responsible and pets were safe.
The second thing that is hurting the animal control here is that there is not a no-kill shelter option. The Humane Society is privately funded and relies solely on fosters to keep dogs out of the shelter. This greatly limits the number of dogs that they are able to save. They are currently working on building there own low-cost spay and neuter clinic as well as a physical shelter.
It is hard for me to see dogs that I know would not be alive come next week especially since they were all amazing and lovable. I think most men have a soft spot for our furry friends. Dogs love you on conditionally and don't nag when you screw up. They are mans best friend so we should be their best friend to. I strongly urge you to get to your local animal control and adopt.