Adoption is only way out for shelter dogs
Dispatch from the Santa Fe Humane Society shelter, September 15, 2010
If you work or volunteer in a shelter, you know: reasons to celebrate ebb and flow. In recent months, it's been hard to stay positive--celebrations are few. While adoptions are steady, the animals keep coming and coming and coming.
The economy , taking longer than hoped to recover, is partly to blame. Families who can't make ends meet are forced to surrender their pets. But humans are also to blame. A dog is not an accessory, a convenience, or a toy. Medical care for your pet is not optional. And spay/neuter is imperative to saving the next generation from suffering.
For those who insist they can only find the right dog with a breeder, please take a look at the faces below: Puppies and purebreds . Most healthy , a few injured. All: gorgeous, affable, innocent.
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Adopt. Please.
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