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**Roker** · 09-21-2012, 10:34 PM

We don't have shelters where I live. If there had been, I probably would've applied volunteering to it immediately. And our pounds are non-existent. With this said, there are so many street dogs roaming on the streets and it breaks my heart not being able to take care of them.

I only have one dog for myself. The others are from my mom. She gets it from different people who are unable to take care of their dogs. It's just annoying for me to not have a say on this matter, especially because I've been spending $$$ on having them vaccinated and bringing them to the vets.

Some shelters are more strict than others. It comes to a point that some conduct house visits before they have their pets adopted, which I think is a great thing.

Unfortunately, some novice pet owners know for themselves that they aren't capable of rehabilitating traumatized dogs so they'll opt for breeders or worst, puppy mills. Still what I like about shelters are, most dogs come neutered/spayed and have complete vaccination shots before they're being released. The downside of it is not being able to get the history of the dog.

09-21-2012, 10:34 PM	#7
Roker Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 497 Senior Member	We don't have shelters where I live. If there had been, I probably would've applied volunteering to it immediately. And our pounds are non-existent. With this said, there are so many street dogs roaming on the streets and it breaks my heart not being able to take care of them. I only have one dog for myself. The others are from my mom. She gets it from different people who are unable to take care of their dogs. It's just annoying for me to not have a say on this matter, especially because I've been spending $$$ on having them vaccinated and bringing them to the vets. Some shelters are more strict than others. It comes to a point that some conduct house visits before they have their pets adopted, which I think is a great thing. Unfortunately, some novice pet owners know for themselves that they aren't capable of rehabilitating traumatized dogs so they'll opt for breeders or worst, puppy mills. Still what I like about shelters are, most dogs come neutered/spayed and have complete vaccination shots before they're being released. The downside of it is not being able to get the history of the dog.
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