I’ve heard that bringing an animal to a shelter means it will likely be euthanized. Is that true?
No, in fact most of the animals that come into our care are either placed in a loving new forever home or, on occasion, even placed back with their original owners. It is important to realize, however, that there are times when an animal is brought to HSCC and its medical or behavioral problems are beyond our capacity or resources to treat or rehabilitate. In those cases, and in cases when an animal’s quality of life is substandard, we believe that the compassionate and responsible course of action is humane euthanasia. We take our responsibility to each animal very seriously and no euthanasia decision is reached without thoughtful deliberate conversation prior to having invested the appropriate resources to treat or rehabilitate. For more information about how we operate, please visit our page about HSCC’s operating philosophy. For information specific to surrendering a pet, click here .
