Should SPCA be making a call to the owner before putting an animal to sleep?
Animal shelters and rescue groups are swamped when it comes to pets right now. Unfortunately, many rescue groups are unable to take on more animals right now. All those who said mean and nasty things to you are the same people who do not rescue animals or help be foster homes for rescue groups. They are part of the problem by not helping or donating money to rescue groups. I disagree with you that the SPCA should call a previous owner. They work their behinds off as it is and would take take even more resources (that would eat up money that helps care for the animals). They made you understand that you were giving up your dog and that this could happen. There’s nothing more they can do. Most people who put their animals into a shelter would be angry if they called them. Most don’t to know or think about what will happen to the dog. The cutest and best temperament dogs are those that will live the longest, but even they aren’t going to be allowed to live forever in there. Dogs that aren
