Dog Pound

Dog Pounds - Myth and Reality

Article about Dog Pound by Sherry L Harris 

When you think of dog pounds, you think of a lot of unwanted dogs, strays, unruly animals, that will be there for a week or two until the policy of the pound establishes that it's time to kill the animal. Local media, movies, and even cartoons all show a similar vision of the dark and gloomy Dog Pound, usually staffed with goons whose mission is to find all the animals and get rid of them. The problem with that is that's not really the case. There is a lot of time, energy, and care behind a dog pound, and just because it's run by the local town doesn't make it any different than if it were managed by volunteers.

Many dog pounds shelter unwanted animals. You can find dogs that are there because the owner simply did not realize the kind of care and love their pet needed, or perhaps the elderly owner was simply unable to care for the animal anymore. Not every dog in the dog pound is there because it's a vicious animal or a scraggly stray wandering the streets looking for a child to eat. With that in mind, dog pounds have many regulations set that define what kind of animals they can take in and how to care for them.

Dog pounds have to care for their animals, make sure the dogs are fed and cleaned. The temporary homes the dogs live in have to be kept spotless. The dogs have to be given space to run free, so they are not cooped up in a small area without a chance to play and stretch. If a dog is sick, there has to be proper veterinarian care on hand to care for the dog as well. And when a dog does die, the proper means of caring for the body, from separating the dead body from the population, to testing and preparing the body afterwards, must be followed.

Most dogs found in dog pounds are simply looking for loving owners. The stigma that they are all evil is simply not true. Many of them work with local shelters, to ensure the dogs have a place to call home. Dog pounds spay and neuter dogs and they help those looking to adopt a new member to their family, from making sure the dog is right for the family, to ensuring the new family is right for the dog.

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