How Much Is That Doggy In The Window? Free to Good Home…
Why is that Doggy Homeless?
by Chef Tanya Petrovna
Native Foods Founder & Tribe Member
The statistics are alarming as to how many domestic dogs are put down yearly due to being homeless,, it’s millions. That doggy in the window is most likely a pet store window and doggie most likely came from a puppy mill. Google search puppy mill, or if you saw Oprah’s show on puppy mills you’ll understand. The Free to Good Home add is never a good idea they say because most that get given away end up on the street or in a shelter, homeless at some point.
That’s why I started the Friends of Animal’s Club in Junior High. That was a few years ago J but I still do rescue work on the side or by proxy. Here is another example of what happens to pure bred “cute” puppies.
This little girl was given as a gift, without talking to the recipients first. They didn’t know the responsibility of the training involved, the chewing, the time and tried to find a home for her. They couldn’t wait any longer and took her to a shelter where her odds of living were waning over time.
A village of people from Palm Springs to Westwood Village (thanks Holladay!) stepped in and we were successful at getting her to a foster home where she will have more time to find a good home and get the socialization necessary to make the transition to her new home much easier for dog and adoptive human!
Daisy, as she is now called due to daisies on her collar, is in Palm Springs with a great foster dad who will help with adopter with training this baby sweet pittie girl. Contact Tamara @ animalwrites@sfo.com for more info if you are interested!
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