RESCUE RAILROAD: ALL ABOARD!!

Rescue organizations throughout the nation are headed for a collision with breeders and municipal shelters as the numbers of healthy, adoptable animals are SKYROCKETING with no end in sight.

The combination of backyard breeders and puppy mills has brought about a situation where shelters are overburdened and quality workers become so hardened to the plight of these hapless, homeless pets that they routinely kill the most beautiful [and vulnerable] animals out of sheer exhaustion.

This is NOT THE ANSWER. Killing to empty overcrowded shelters can never be an ‘accepted norm’ for dealing with crisis specifically caused by overbreeding.

Instead, cooperation is imperative. Breeders need to agree to stop breeding until the number of shelter animals is under control.

They can even assist in the process so their own shelters in their own ‘neck of the woods’ are within reasonable figures. They can even profit from assisting in this process and, if they have questions, they can contact the RESCUE RAILROAD HOTLINE to get information pertinent to addressing their specific needs.

The bottom line, though, is that laws need to reflect and refine the methods and modalities used to keep these numbers to a minimum and — while people should be able to have pets — some need assistance in learning how to do it responsibly.

Consider this: The numbers of abused and abandoned animals continues to rise.

Essentially NOTHING that’s being done is actually impacting this crisis. According to both HSUS the United States Humane Society and the SPCA, there is no reason to believe the situation is going to improve — in fact, it will only continue to escalate, exacerbating an already overwhelming problem for those on the front lines of it.

Imagine working in an environment where sweet, gentle animals of every imaginable type and kind — abandoned pets you’ve come to know via your often daily interactions with them — are routinely euthanized in order to make room in an already overcrowded facility.

Imagine having a position in which you’re required — as a caregiver — to properly analyze them under shelter guidelines — including playing with them, providing treats and facilitating interactions between them and other shelter animals — only to have to lead or watch them be lead to the euthanasia room through NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN.

The good shelter workers face this dilemma daily and need to have the opportunity to stand before their municipal councils and tell of their experiences or have them videotaped so that those in a position to facilitate the curbing of breeding can, finally, do their part to eliminate this catastrophic problem.

Mothers with litters and routinely euthanized at some of these facilities — all dying without benefit of ever having been seen by anyone outside the shelter gates.

Animals with even the slightest illness or injury are ‘put down’ in favor of another, more adoptable pet without anyone being given the opportunity to choose them in spite of their minor problem.

There are positions available for everyone, 9 to 90 and from every conceivable walk of life, as we work to address this ever burgeoning problem.

No matter what your skillset or interest, there’s a place for you on the RESCUE RAILROAD.

Please reach out to us today for further information?

We look forward to hearing from you.

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