XPost: rec.pets.dogs.breeds, rec.pets.dogs.behavior   
   From: labrador1@ibycus.com   
      
   > For those of you rabid for breed extermination. The town next to me used   
   > to run a "kill" shelter.  Dogs had a week to be adopted then they were   
   > "euthanized".  They stopped this practice.  I asked one of the animal   
   > control officer why the change in policy.  Here's an interesting fact I   
   > learned.  It takes more resources to humanely kill an animal than it does   
   > to increase efforts for adoption.   
      
   Do you mean to say they are now running a 'no-kill', open door shelter? I'd   
   like to see that. On some scales I can see this being true, but in the   
   broader sense I have my doubts. The problem is, there just aren't always   
   enough of the right homes available, or space to keep the animals while you   
   locate the right home, regardless of resources thrown at it.   
   As a case in point, how many packs of human aggressive chihuahuas do you   
   think you could place? I'm surprised they even found one. Imagine now that   
   another pack comes in... then what do you do? Do you keep them around until   
   the right home shows up? What if a pack of puppies then comes in?   
   In some sense, you always have to prioritize your resources. Sometimes this   
   means euthanasia, although as you point out, the resources involved in   
   euthanizing an animal are not nil.   
      
   > One vicious Chihuahua is kind of a joke   
      
   Dunno, I wouldn't like to be confronted with one, although it might be funny   
   to watch on some kind of sitcom.   
      
   Dale   
      
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