What happens to dogs that are abandoned on the street?
Ultimately, they end up on the street or in a shelter along with hundreds of other abandoned animals in the same sad condition as them. Another sad reality in many countries is that abandoned dogs die in the cruelest possible ways. Electrocution, gas, incineration and poisoning are used to “get rid” of them.
Why do people decide to abandon their dogs?
Some people simply don’t want to take their dogs to a kennel or leave them with a family member. Instead, they decide to abandon them. Not spaying a female dog is a big problem. When the puppies come people may not know what to do with them. Instead of giving them up for adoption, some decide to abandon the puppies along with their mother.
How do people get rid of abandoned dogs?
Another sad reality in many countries is that abandoned dogs die in the cruelest possible ways. Electrocution, gas, incineration and poisoning are used to “get rid” of them. There are many reasons that people abandon their pets.
Why do people leave their puppies on the street?
Instead of giving them up for adoption, some decide to abandon the puppies along with their mother. The street is a hard place for young animals. Many people use dogs as a money-making venture, whether in races, fights, or breeding. This makes the animal a source of substantial income.
Why are there so many abandoned puppies in the world?
Though touched by the series of photos, those who would have opened their homes and their hearts to the dogs were hamstrung because they did not know how to reach the couple temporarily caring for the litter, let alone what city (or even what country) the dogs were in.
Where did Maria Alvarez find the abandoned puppies?
The entreaty to help find homes for the abandoned puppies was penned by Maria Alvarez of Pasadena, California, on 28 April 2003 but wasn’t intended for a large audience — she circulated it to only a handful of family members and friends. By the next day, all the puppies had found homes.
Are there any puppies left from the dumpster?
This is the story of a group of puppies whose plight and rescue were real, but who will now continue to exist in the minds of many as just having been pulled from a dumpster “this past weekend” and still in desperate need of good homes.
Is there a public adoption program for Alza dogs?
Unfortunately, inaccurate and misleading information has been circulating on the Internet about ALZA’s plans for dogs housed at its campus. There is no public adoption program. The animals will be properly cared for and relocated to a different facility when ALZA closes at the end of the year.
