Comments on: Why the Humane Society is the Way to Go (FGCU) Randye Brindle http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/11/04/why-the-humane-society-is-the-way-to-go-fgcu-randye-brindle/ Tue, 22 May 2012 06:35:37 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Sarah Martin http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/11/04/why-the-humane-society-is-the-way-to-go-fgcu-randye-brindle/#comment-19189 Sarah Martin Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:47:15 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/11/04/why-the-humane-society-is-the-way-to-go-fgcu-randye-brindle/#comment-19189 I would suggest adopting from a pet store be the last option. Aside from the humane society there are local high-kill shelters, which means they euthanize the animals that have been there the longest when they do not have room for more. I think a high-kill shelter should be the first place people should go to when searching for a future companion animal. Most humane societies are termed low-kill shelters, which means they will never kill an animal just because there is no room to take more. The only time they would put an animal down is when they have behavioral issues that cannot be fixed. One thing people do need to be aware of is buying from pet stores. Pet stores usually get their animals from puppy mills, which results in inbred puppies that have a very high risk of having serious medical problems. When an animal is bought from a pet store it is very likely that the money is funding a puppy mill that means, in essence, the hypothetical customers are paying people to horribly mistreat and abuse these animals. SPAY AND NEUTER!! Also, volunteering at a local shelter isn’t that bad of an idea either. Petfinder.com is an awesome website to find an animal. Thank you for writing this blog, it really is something people should know about. Oh and about the pure breed thing, there are so many specific breed rescue groups in SWFL and all over the country. http://www.akc.org/breeds/rescue.cfm This website lists a bunch of them. Again, thank you! I would suggest adopting from a pet store be the last option. Aside from the humane society there are local high-kill shelters, which means they euthanize the animals that have been there the longest when they do not have room for more. I think a high-kill shelter should be the first place people should go to when searching for a future companion animal. Most humane societies are termed low-kill shelters, which means they will never kill an animal just because there is no room to take more. The only time they would put an animal down is when they have behavioral issues that cannot be fixed. One thing people do need to be aware of is buying from pet stores. Pet stores usually get their animals from puppy mills, which results in inbred puppies that have a very high risk of having serious medical problems. When an animal is bought from a pet store it is very likely that the money is funding a puppy mill that means, in essence, the hypothetical customers are paying people to horribly mistreat and abuse these animals.
SPAY AND NEUTER!!
Also, volunteering at a local shelter isn’t that bad of an idea either. Petfinder.com is an awesome website to find an animal. Thank you for writing this blog, it really is something people should know about. Oh and about the pure breed thing, there are so many specific breed rescue groups in SWFL and all over the country. http://www.akc.org/breeds/rescue.cfm
This website lists a bunch of them.
Again, thank you!

]]> By: Hannah Rodriguez http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/11/04/why-the-humane-society-is-the-way-to-go-fgcu-randye-brindle/#comment-19148 Hannah Rodriguez Wed, 04 Nov 2009 03:50:06 +0000 http://livingtextblog.andosciasociology.net/2009/11/04/why-the-humane-society-is-the-way-to-go-fgcu-randye-brindle/#comment-19148 I agree with the adopting from the humane society. I have a dog that me and my family adopted from the humane society about 10 years ago and she is the sweetest dog. The humane society does a very good job of training the animals they keep until they are adopted, which also makes it easier to get all the animals adopted. Also, the humane society tries to help the over population of cats and dogs by spaying and neutering your animal when you adopt it. It is very sad the amount of animals that have to be euthanize every year when people can take simple measures to fix the problem of too much breeding. People really should look into the humane society, they have a lot of great animals that would be a great addition to many homes. I agree with the adopting from the humane society. I have a dog that me and my family adopted from the humane society about 10 years ago and she is the sweetest dog. The humane society does a very good job of training the animals they keep until they are adopted, which also makes it easier to get all the animals adopted. Also, the humane society tries to help the over population of cats and dogs by spaying and neutering your animal when you adopt it. It is very sad the amount of animals that have to be euthanize every year when people can take simple measures to fix the problem of too much breeding.
People really should look into the humane society, they have a lot of great animals that would be a great addition to many homes.

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