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InfactthehumanesocietyfiledwiththecityofGaithersburg,Marylandin2007, forpermissiontobuildanother300,000sqftofofficespace.Plusover250residentialhomes.
Whosayswe'reina"down"economy?HSUSseemstobedoingjustfine. (http://www.humanewatch.org/index.php/site/post/welcome_to_the_hsus_machine/)
TheonlythingtrulygreenabouttheHumanesocietyoftheU.Sisperhapsitsdesiretoseeus giveandeatgreen.
HumaneSocietyoftheUnitedStates EvaluatedbythecommonwealthofVirginiadepartmentofagricultureandconsumersservices Year Received Killed 2,301 2,124 34 Transferred 31 %Killed%Adopted 97.3 95.8 0.34 0.32
20092,366 20082,216
35 46 69
20052,1651,946
(http://www.petakillsanimals.com/petasdirtysecret.cfm)
Studyshows86percentofpetssurrenderedtosheltersareownersurrender. (http://paintedcatahoulas.webs.com)
"theHSUSisnothinglikePETA!theywantustokeepanimals"actuallyboysandgirlsoverthe yearsthatlinehasbecomeincreasinglyblurredthroughtheuseoftheirpropagandaandlies.
simplefactsitsnotdeformationifitcanbeproven,theHSUShastriedtogetridoforganizations thattalkaboutthembutCANNOTduetothefactit'sthetruth.
ifyoulookupasimpleInternetsearchoftheirpropagandaitshardtodenythesimilarityintheir, yesMARKETINGstrategy.
theworldhasbeguntofailtodefinewhatisorisntpuppymill,backyardbreeder,hobbybreeder, workbreeder,showbreederect
requireB12whichisfrom,MEATevenvegetariansatleastneedthat. http://thecavalrygroup.blogspot.com/2013/07/neverletfauxcrisisgotowaste.html
ignoranceislettingthemwinhttp://thecavalrygroup.blogspot.com/2013_07_14_archive.html
afamilyinthedallasfortworthmetroplexhadherSwissmountaindog"Heidi"stolenfromher yardthefamilyleftandwereforcedtoleaveheroutintheyard.afakerescuercamebyandstole thedogclaimingtheyhadleftthedogtofreeze.keepinmindwhattheswissmountaindogis bredforanthefactthattherewaspossiblysomeonecomingbytoputherbackuportheowners mayhaveonlyleftforalittlebitoftime.theclaimsofthe20'sandthe"leftoutfor8hours"amount oftimeseemtobegrosslyexaggeratedtoplaceadoghehasnobuisnessplacing.theman claimedhewasarescue.dorescueshavetherighttogoinandstealyourdogsforanything theyperceivewithoutpriorknowledgetobe"abused"isitnowlegaltostealpeopleschildrenand petsifyoufeeltheyarebeingabused?thefamilyisofferinga2thousanddollarrewardforthe returnoftheirdogwhoDIDhaveaplaceforwarmthwhiletheyweregone. forthatmatterheSTALKEDapersonshouseforsupposedly"8hours"andneverbotheredto callthepoliceandtellthemthathefeltthedogwasabused? ohandgetthisifthedogwasabusedwhynottakeittothevethmm?andneverbotheredtocall thepoliceandtellthemthathefeltthedogwasabused?icallBShesawanexpensivedogand usedittomakehimselflookbetterlikemanynutjobsthatdotheSAMEthingandclaimtobe rescues. "theredditaccountCLAIMShecalledbutgotnoresponseLMFAOnoiSERIOUSLYdoubtit otherwisetheywouldhaveatleasthavearecordofthecallandhavealreadyfoundhim.notto mentionifyouarestalkingahousefor8hoursyourgoingtotryandcallmorethanonce.helied aboutcallingthepoliceortheywouldalreadyKNOWwhoheis.theyaretryingtogetthedog backcurrentlythepoliceseeitastheft.alsothedogDIDhaveaplaceawayfromtheelements heusedlockcutterstobreakin"Ohyoufeedraw,Ineedtosaveyourdog.Youwanttoraiseit naturally,dogneedssaving.Ohyouuseadifferentcollartome...I'llcomesaveyourdog.You actuallyuseyourdogforwork...minearehousepetssoalldogsshouldbe...soI'llsaveyourdog.
Ijustseetheslipperyslopeandunrealisticlogicbeingusedto"rescue"animals."
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"Therearesomanystrays"
Thoughtfulandcaringdogbreederswereputonthedefensive,petstoreswerevilified,andall commercialkennelswerelumpedtogetheras"puppymills"nomatterhowtheyprovidedfortheir animals. Anewstudythatexaminedthereasonsdogsabouttwomillioneachyeararesurrenderedto animalsheltershasshednewlightontheproblem.Themainreasonsdogsaresurrenderedis thatownersfailtoobediencetrainorhaveunrealisticexpectationsoftheirpetthedogsat highestriskofsurrenderarethoseacquiredatlowornocost,especiallythosethatdonotvisita veterinarianregularly. GaryPatronekVMD,PhD,oneoftheprincipleinvestigatorsonthestudy,presentedtheresults attheNAIAPurebredRescueSymposiumlastMarch.
morelikelytoprovidealongtermhomefortheanimal. Veterinarycareandobedienceclassesmayreinforcethebondingofpetandowner,the researcherswrote"...byallowingtheownertoexperienceandappreciatethepositiveaspects ofpetownershipsuchascompanionship,affection,entertainment,andsecuritywithout overreactingtoorbeingdistractedbydisruptiveorunwantedbehaviour." Theirconclusionschallengetheassertionsofactiviststhatbreedersdirectlyandindirectly producean"overpopulation"ofpetsandprovidetestimonyforearlyinterventionthrough education,asolutionthatbreeders,breedclubs,kennelclubs,andtheAmericanKennelClub havepromotedforyears. Thenumbers TheresearchwasdoneattheHumaneSocietyofStJoseph,Mishawaka,Indiana.Theteam compiledseparateinformationfordogsandcatstheyinterviewed380peoplewhosurrendered theirdogsforadoptionand905ownerswhokepttheiranimals.Thecontrolgroupwaschosen fromarandomsampleofdogowningStJosephCountyresidents. Fiftyfourpercentofthedogssurrenderedweresixmonthstothreeyearsoldand15 percentwerelessthansixmonthsold.(Thestudyincludedonlyacquireddogs,not surrenderedlitters.) Fiftyonepercentofdogssurrenderedhadbeenpurchasedforlessthan$100froma breederorprivateowner.Nearlyninepercentfromtheseprivatesourcescostmorethan $1002.5percentcamefrompetstoresand3.9percentfromlittersproducedinthe home. Nearly20percentofthesurrendereddogscamefromashelter,andaboutthesame numberwereacquiredasstrays. Nearly41percentofthesurrendereddogswereobtainedfreefromthepreviousowner. Behaviourproblemsoccurringdailythatcontributedtosurrenderwere: Barking,41percent Chewing,24percent Hyperactivity,45percent Housetrainingaccidents,21percent Aggressiontootherpets,lessthaneightpercent Aggressiontopeople,lessthanninepercent.
Conclusions *Purebredpetsareatlowerriskofsurrendertosheltersthanmixedbreeds,anddogs
purchasedformorethan$100havethelowestriskfactorsofall. *Dogslessthantwoyearsoldareathighestriskforabandonment,especiallyiftheyaremixed breed,unneutered,liveinafamilywithchildren,orrequiremorecareorattentionthanthe ownersexpectedwhentheyobtainedtheanimal. *Dogsacquiredbetweentheagesofoneandtwoyearsareathigherriskforabandonmentthan puppies,perhapsbecausetheycametotheirnewownerswithestablishedbehaviorproblems. *Dogsthatareadoptedfromashelterareatrelativelyhighriskofreturn,leadingtotheideathat behaviourcounsellingprogrammesatsheltersshouldbeevaluatedtodeterminetheir effectiveness. *Dogsthatspendmostoftheirtimeseparatedfromthefamily,eitherincratesorintheyard,are atgreaterrisk.Thisdiscoveryshouldwarnobedienceinstructors,shelterstaffs,and veterinarianswhorecommendtheuseofacratethattheymustprovideclearinformationonits properuse. *Dogsthatvisittheveterinarianmorethanonceayearandthosethatattendobedienceclasses thebestplacestogeteducationalinformationonbehaviouraremorelikelytoremainintheir originalhomes.Curiously,thediscoverythatincreasedveterinaryvisitscaninfluenceadog's longevityinthehomecomesatatimewhenthetrendistowardsfewervisits,notmore.
Studyshows86percentofpetssurrenderedtosheltersareownersurrender.
inshort,theyboughtadogandcouldnthandleit/trainitorcouldnolongerafforditallthingsa GOODbreederhasinthecontracttotakethedogbackunderthosecircumstances.
Other(12percent)
4millionbackyardbredyearly(recordedthathaveactuallybeenrecordedthrougharegistry)
12millionproducedbyhobbyandresponsiblebreedersyearly.
(pitbullisagenerictermformixbreedorpurebreddogsofacertainlook,severalbreedsand mixesfallintothiscategorywhenmisidentified)