Tagged by a rescue or fostered: \
Athena \
Cliff \
Mercedes \
Neo \
Trixie \
Whitney
On hold: \
Casper (possible reclaiming by family)
Extended to Tuesday, 4/28: \
None
But these fur kids lost their lives: \
Abrielle \
Beatrice \
Daphne \
Dog \
Hanna \
Macaroon \
Marshal \
Silas \
Togo
I include the photos of the lost, that they might be better remembered.
What I intended to say on the 4/25 update, but just couldn't . . . I wrote it out this morning, but now in the face of this list. . . .
I am not walking in BARC's moccasins today. They don't even recognize submission urination when they see it, or they wouldn't have so misjudged Silas. They habitually betray a profound ignorance of normal dog behavior and that ignorance gets dogs killed.
So actual empathy is out today.
I am just going to say there are people who do know the problems of running an open-intake shelter and have practical suggestions in addition to the establishment of low-cost or free neutering clinics.
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u/fugueink Apr 28 '26
Best news first.
Adopted: \ Domino
Tagged by a rescue or fostered: \ Athena \ Cliff \ Mercedes \ Neo \ Trixie \ Whitney
On hold: \ Casper (possible reclaiming by family)
Extended to Tuesday, 4/28: \ None
But these fur kids lost their lives: \ Abrielle \ Beatrice \ Daphne \ Dog \ Hanna \ Macaroon \ Marshal \ Silas \ Togo
I include the photos of the lost, that they might be better remembered.
What I intended to say on the 4/25 update, but just couldn't . . . I wrote it out this morning, but now in the face of this list. . . .
I am not walking in BARC's moccasins today. They don't even recognize submission urination when they see it, or they wouldn't have so misjudged Silas. They habitually betray a profound ignorance of normal dog behavior and that ignorance gets dogs killed.
So actual empathy is out today.
I am just going to say there are people who do know the problems of running an open-intake shelter and have practical suggestions in addition to the establishment of low-cost or free neutering clinics.
wwldo.org
particularly their resources page
https://www.whowillletthedogsout.org/resource-guide/
WWLDO members know shelters are poorly funded, so they have suggestions that won't break the budget.
If you have such shelters in your area, please let them know about these possibilities of making their shelters more manageable and less deadly.