There are many rescue groups and well-intentioned private citizens that work tirelessly everyday to help save the lives of animals living in the city and county shelters. Pleas are posted on Craigslist and yahoo groups; donations are raised; and people rally behind animals to save them from death, just in the nick of time. It can be inspiring to see a dog that is up against the odds make it out of the shelter,but sometimes there are unintended consequences. A rescue might take a dog, but then what happens to that dog? I would like to believe that 100% of the time the dog is taken care of and finds a nice forever home where it lives out the remainder of it’s days. That’s the Disney version. In reality, sometimes dogs, especially pit bulls, have a heard time finding a permanent home. It can take months and even years. What happens to them during this time? Well, if a dog ends up with Lori and a place like Downtown Dog Rescue, they are super lucky and get to run around, play, go on field trips and be dogs! If they end up in a place like Amanda did, they are barely fed, barely taken care of, and forced to live in unsanitary conditions. Worse than a shelter…and all in the name of “rescue”.
Amanda was brought to Lori because the rescue she ended up at become overwhelmed with too many dogs. Clearly, Amanda was not taken care of. She has scars all over her face because she had to fight for her food. Her left eye is “dead” and should probably be removed. She has another scab on the top of her head from who knows what. But despite all of it, Amanda is a sweet, gentle girl. She is new to DDR so we are finding out more about her, but if you spend just a little bit of time with her, you will see what a sweet gentle soul she has. Amanda is a young dog and could use a home where she can get healthy and gain confidence.
If you would like to adopt or foster her, please contact lori@modernica.net.
