why do so many pounds NOT work with breed rescues?
Prompted by a question asking if breeder would rescue their pups rather than clogging pounds with them.But the frustration comes from both sides. their are many many tales of pounds refusing to release a dog under any terms to its breeder, to a formal breed rescue, or an individual fancier attempting a private rescue. this has been so bad that they have put the dogs down in fear that the breed rescue would get them by sending an individual to adopt !!!!???? what gives? you'd think they'd all be on the side of the angels
Every "pound" I know is more than happy to release the dog to any of the groups you named, especially if they pay the fee.
I have not heard a SINGLE story where a kill shelter would rather kill the dog rather than adopt out. To me, this either sounds like urban legend or a mistake. Shelters don't get their jollies off of killing adoptable or placeable dogs.
Our local shelters don't automatically give dogs to rescue if the dogs are highly adoptable. They would much rather collect the money that the dog brings in to help the other dogs that aren't so readily placeable. All the breed rescue groups I work with have deals with local shelters where they work with each other as much as possible, in the best interest of the dog.
In some cases, according to the rules of the shelter, the dog MUST be processed by the shelter and stay for a mandatory period before it can be released. Barring mistakes or severe illness, the dog is not at risk of being killed during that time. Once that time has passed and no one has adopted the dog, breed rescue is then allowed to get the dog.
I can't speak for all shelters, but with none of the rescue groups that I work with have I heard through the grapevine that in other areas shelters would prefer to kill the animal rather than place it with rescue. And while some private rescues have mandates that don't allow their monies to be spent on shelter fees to spring a dog, most rescues find a way to come up with the money one way or another if the shelter cannot release the dog to them without payment.
It depends on the staff at the pounds. In my personal experience... For breeders: * Many shelter workers don't see a difference between backyard breeders and reputable breeders and thus don't want to give the dog back. * They think the person will go back to breeding the dog (this is only applicable in specific circumstances. Rare but I've seen it). * They think the person is going to turn around and sell the dog again (to another owner that may dump the dog again).
For breed rescues: * They want the **** cases- They may or may not be able to rehabilitate the dog but that's a lot of money to spend when there are other perfectly adoptable dogs that could take that slot. * They want a dog that just came in- shelters can adopt out breed X too! * They sent the dog to an owner that brought the dog to the shelter. * Not all rescues are good!
For private rescues: * Proof you're a rescue? * You don't qualify for reason X * A lot of shelters just don't think private rescuers can do it.
And these are just circumstances I've seen personally. More often than not shelters want to help out the breeders and rescues, but sometimes they just feel it's not in the best interest of the dog (now if they're right in that circumstance or not is up to debate).
One reason that was common in the pound I worked in when a breed rescue would come look at the dogs was most of the dogs were aggressive and not suitable to be placed in a new home. Some were extremely dog aggressive, had terrible separation anxiety or were bad fear biters and many other reasons.
I just want to point out that MOST breed specific rescues will not place dogs with aggression issues. So I'm not sure where one person got their information that rescues were only out to find the crap dogs and try to adopt them out.
I have also heard of some pounds being difficult with rescues. Some pounds even have a scam going - "hey donate to this rescue and they will pull the dog of your choosing out from death's row right away, otherwise this dog will die tomorrow". So they literally sit there and wait and if someone sends money they pull the dog off death row - if not, they euthanize. Apparently the rescue is directly related to the pound. But these are not "breed specific" rescues.
I have no idea why a pound would deny giving a dog to a breed specific rescue. Selfishness?