Comments | kdmitche: Shame on the Humane Society of Indianapolis!

kdmitche

Shame on the Humane Society of Indianapolis!

May 20, 2006 12:42

Humane Society Kills Lost PetAnd to think I volunteered there years ago! Of course, my least favorite part of the experience was being shown the "unloading dock" (they told me to never go in there on a certain day of the week) and the locked door we weren't allowed pass through. That door and what it represents will haunt me forever ( Read more... )

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enchantedpagan May 20 2006, 17:10:27 UTC

(((SHUDDER)))

rhiannons_rose May 20 2006, 17:30:02 UTC

{{shakes head}}

OK...on the subject of where to adopt from. A no kill shelter is just that, right? So why not adopt from a place (not Humane of Indy, of course) that doesn't have a no kill policy? In other words, if they little babies are safe at the no kill, then why not adopt from somewhere else?

I am not trying to be ugly, just discuss something that has been on my mind for awhile....we had this discussion before we adopted G.

kdmitche May 20 2006, 17:55:54 UTC

You know what? That's a really good point, one I didn't think of before. If you adopt a pet from a kill shelter, like the humane society, then you're saving its life. I guess it's a slippery slope, though, because when folks adopt from the kill shelters, the shelters make money. They're not only in it for the benefit of animals but to also make a profit. So if they continue to make money, then they can keep their doors open and continue to kill animals that don't get adopted. Maybe if enough folks boycott them, they'll be forced to switch their policies or shut the doors. Who knows? Lots of questions with multiple answers. Luckily we have local organizations like the FACE clinic (low-cost spaying and neutering) and Indy Feral that are helping to curb pet overpopulation ( ... )

rhiannons_rose May 20 2006, 22:02:33 UTC

Next question is, how much money do they really make? When we adopted G, we paid $55, and he was already fixed.

Funny you mention the felin-icide. A shelter north of Denver is planning to put down over 70 dogs for some disease reason also.

cultjam76 May 23 2006, 16:14:10 UTC

I'm afraid of what would happen to all the animals that are at those kill shelters if people stopped adopting from them. It just seems like a problem with no good solution…

pikameta May 21 2006, 05:07:52 UTC

makes you question the "humane" part of their name.

cultjam76 May 23 2006, 16:10:16 UTC

Oh my god. That is so awful. My mom's dog Koko was lost for 9 days about 7 years ago. We had adopted her from the Humane Society and when she was found the person took her back there. Fortunately, even though she didn't have her tags on, she had a microchip in her ear, so they were still able to contact us so we could bring her home.

Maybe they did have the misguided idea that they were doing what was in the dg's best interest, but since it was wearing tags, whether or not to put the dog to sleep definitely shouldn't have been their decision. It's scary to imagine that level of incompetence.

I hope that things like this happening are the exception rather than the rule.