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Death Row Dogs
http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology...3732532&page=1
Dogsindanger.com is a new Web site, which like other similar sites, posts photos and descriptions of dogs in shelters around the country in need of adoption. What sets the site apart, however, is it includes only dogs that are expected to be euthanized and includes a countdown clock that estimates when the animal will be put to death
"My visceral reaction to the site is not very positive," said Julie Morris, vice president of national outreach for the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
"Obviously, anything that promotes adoption is good. But I don't like the idea of inducing people to adopt out of guilt and on the spur of the moment. No one should adopt hastily. They should take the time to make sure they can properly care for an animal and that they've found an animal that is right for them or their family."
"At our shelter, there is a three-page application that begins our screening process. We want to see that people have had pets before, kept them for a lifetime and spayed and neutered them. At some point there is a conversation required to make sure a pet is a good match for someone."
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I think this site, although I admit they are useing guilt, is great. People get dogs for some of the worst reasons and when it doesn't work out, they throw them out like trash. The ASPCA estimates over 3 million dogs a year, are put down and it needs to stop. Pet stores, full of inbread dogs, that may never make good pets, continue doing good business, instead of people supporting quality breeders or adopting a dog in need. I say guilt the hell out of people. Just wanted to get an opinion from everybody else and see how off based I am.
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