Comments on: HSUS and the bust dogs: This is what organizational change looks like

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:11:20 +0000

There is no way of telling if these dogs are “rehabilitated” since they CAN go postal even years of “being sweet”.

Comment by Louie Sing — July 19, 2009 @ 10:08 am

So, I’m thinking, could you. But I bet you’re not advocating for the death penalty as a preventive measure in your case.

As for what you “heard,” cough up the citations or don’t let the door hit you in the tushy on your way out. And educate yourself: No matter what you “heard” or “seen,” a pit bull is just a dog, not a super-powered killing machine.

By: Louie Sing

Louie Sing — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 17:08:02 +0000

These dogs were exposed to violence and they ALL should be destroyed. I already heard a few news reports of so-called “rehabilitated dogs,” pit bulls, that have attacked children. There is no way of telling if these dogs are “rehabilitated” since they CAN go postal even years of “being sweet”. I seen what these dogs can do, and when they go bad-they truly snap and are no different than land sharks. They have literally scalped alive children. In most cases these dogs when they bite, do not stop at a single nip. They keep at it. That is why they are the dogs of choice for dog fighting. For the protection of children and the elderly and considering how serious and epidemic dog fighting is, it’s a very serious mistake to “rehabilitate” these dogs. I know if I or one of my kids got attacked by one of these “rehabilitated dogs,” I will go after the animal organizations that released them to the public and sue for millions of dollars. That is a promise. And you better believe it I will do just that.

By: The OTHER Pat

The OTHER Pat — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 16:29:29 +0000

Morgana, click on the first link that comes up on this search:

http://www.google.com/search?h.....n results

(I’d post the direct URL, but this page doesn’t seem to like it)

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:28:14 +0000

Frankly, it doesn’t matter WHY they changed. What matters is that they did, and if they will continue on the new trajectory.

By: Morgana

Morgana — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 15:22:48 +0000

They don’t change because they think they might have been in error. They change because it hurts their donations. They did a 360 last year on feral cat policy but have totally refused to acknowledge anything Alley Cat Allies has done instead they are trying to pretend they invented TNR and are the Flag Bearers for this movement.
They are fakes and false friends.

By: JenniferJ

JenniferJ — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:36:37 +0000

To add to the fostering message,

even if you are not set up for larger dogs or even dogs, fostering ANY dog or cat helps.

It frees up space, it helps move pets out of the system. It frees up resources and time and energy that can be put into animals remaining in the shelter.

And the brown or black nondescript dog in a shelter run looks a whole lot more appealing to adopters when he or she has a name and is showcases in a foster home, instead of a run. Also, the dogs in foster care present an image of a pet, rather than a stray dog full of unknowns.

Same goes for cats.

Our breed rescue could not function without fosters. It’s not very difficult, seriously! Take the plunge. :)

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:34:46 +0000

You would certainly be wrong about the political changes.

On mandatory spay-neuter, for example, the HSUS was a sponsor of last year’s bill in CA, AB 1634. They are not a sponsor of this year’s version, SB 250. They have remained pointed neutral. That’s change. We’ve been told they’re re-evaluating their position on forced spay-neuter legislation, and will remain neutral until they have that done.

Time will tell.

By: Jana Carraway

Jana Carraway — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:18:05 +0000

Where are the photos of the volunteers who do this same job day in and day out? I do not trust HSUS and see any changes on their part as politically and money driven only. This changes my view of HSUS not at all.

By: Donna

Donna — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:05:49 +0000

>Compared to the worse-off half of the dogs in this case, fight-bust >pibbles would be a piece of cake. They’ve been touched by human >hands, for example.

Yes, and no. We’ll see everything in this case. Many of the dogs that have* been handled will have also been fought. There will be brood bitches that’ve never heard a kind word or felt a friendly pat in their life, And their puppies who love other dogs but flatten to people. But there are always - always - the incredibly resilient individuals that defy their past, and these will (hopefully) be the dogs that receive the meager foster resources that do exist.

I love your optimism though. Piece of cake — Make mine a big one!

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:50:36 +0000

RHz … you should know your local “humane society” has no connection to the Humane Society of the United States. You are welcome to think what you will about the policies and practices of the national organization (HSUS), but those have nothing to do with the decisions made by your local shelter. They’re entirely separate entities.