This makes me angry, yet at the same time it doesn't surprise me. Why, because I've done my homework on the whole Animal Welfare/Animal Rights thing.
Janny mentioned it was the Humane Society. I'm not going to take the time to research which one it was. This was a local shelter who housed Target. This shelter with Humane Society in it's name is not affiliated with Humane Society of the United States. Humane Society of the United States is not affiliated with any local shelter containing the name Humane Society or is it the parent of any Humane Society. This act was done by the local shelter. And the closest Humane Society to me may be an exceptional shelter. The truth is probably closer to this hypothetical scenario: Upon Target's arrival it was determined because Target's age probably wouldn't be adopted quickly and was slated to be euthanized. I've read until I'm sick of reading about family pets who are picked up and are put down just because they escaped the house or yard. And I'm sick of the justification. All I can tell you if you donate money to a national organization, stop. Most are Animal Rights groups and actively promote euthanizing pets. And one of them does so at their national headquarters to the tune of 97% of pets who are left with them. National organizations use your money to lobby and do not help in a significant amounts to even hit a small percentage of hands on pet care. Give to your local shelter or rescue group as they do the hands on work. Do your research before forking over your dollars. Your even better off then giving money to get a shelter's wish list and purchasing the items to give to the shelter and get a receipt for your taxes.
I urge you to read
Nathan J Winograd's blog who works for a "No Kill Nation." He shows where it works.
What just makes me ill is this was a pet who was rescued in a foreign country by an American Hero. Target was beyond just being special, he was helping this family with all of the things that come along with a Hero coming home. On top of that why does a young boy have to learn at such an early age there are people out there who do not care about you. Anger doesn't even describe my feelings, FURIOUS does!
