Silverwolf German Shepherds

08/05/2026

Why does PETA take in healthy, adoptable animals only to kill them? Why do they run a system focused on death instead of saving lives?

Consider their own numbers. In 2025, PETA reported killing 938 cats at its Norfolk, VA facility and found homes for only 14 of them. That adoption rate is less than 1%. The situation was similar for dogs: 719 were killed, with only 21 adopted. Rabbits and other small animals did even worse: 18 out of 20 brought in were killed. About half of the "farmed" animals in their care were killed, along with 76% of wild animals. These figures come from PETA's own intake and disposition reports, which must be filed annually with the Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services.

For years, former employees, whistleblowers, and public records have shown a clear pattern. Most animals taken in by PETA are killed, not adopted. This includes healthy animals, treatable ones, and even pets taken directly from homes.

PETA has not provided a clear or consistent explanation for these actions, but testimony from former staff reveals a fundamental belief system driving these numbers:

They believe people cannot care for animals responsibly.

They see life in a human home as a form of slavery for dogs and cats, rather than as care.

They consider killing pets, such as healthy, friendly animals, to be an act of "mercy," with PETA's founder calling it "the greatest gift of all."

They oppose allowing free-living community cats to remain free and reject TNR and other proven humane options.

In short, PETA's stated view is that animals are better off dead than in homes, communities, or under human care. This perspective contradicts the No Kill philosophy, modern shelter practices, and the values of compassionate advocates everywhere.

This pattern is not new. PETA has reported the deaths of over 50,000 dogs and cats, and this continues year after year, despite the public belief that donations to PETA support rescue, protection, and lifesaving efforts. Some former staff members have mentioned being instructed to keep animals off intake logs or to euthanize off-site. PETA's 2025 report raised further questions, noting hundreds of cats and dogs as "reclaimed by owner" at levels inconsistent with previous years, even though very few strays were documented as taken in to begin with.

At USA PAW, we completely reject this model of "rescue."

We believe animals deserve life, not death.
We believe the public is not the enemy; the public is the solution.
We believe dogs and cats belong in homes, with families, and in caring communities.
We support TNR, adoption, foster care, and every evidence-based No Kill program shown to save lives across the United States.

If you value compassion, ethics, transparency, and the right of every healthy or treatable animal to live, support your local No Kill rescues and shelters.

*Sources: PETA's 2025 intake/disposition report filed with the Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (VDACS); whypetaeuthanizes.org, "2025" and "Why?" (Nathan Winograd).*

07/28/2026

07/18/2026

https://www.facebook.com/share/18tEnyhsGd/?mibextid=wwXIfr

My fifteen-year-old daughter, Emma, took our one-year-old German shepherd, Ranger, for a walk around the new neighborhood last week. She said that when a guy walking a doodle mix passed them, Ranger locked in immediately—ears up, body stiff, pacing in circles and pressing himself against her legs. She tried pulling him away, scraped her hand on his prong collar, and came home furious, saying she was never walking him again.
A few days later, we found out the man had a conviction for crimes against children.
Now Emma thinks Ranger is the smartest dog on earth. Funny how quickly opinions change when the dog notices something the humans completely missed.

06/26/2026

Can we stop pretending “Adopt, Don’t Shop” is some morally superior statement?

Because honestly… it may sound cute on a bumper sticker, but it ignores the bigger problem.

The issue isn’t ethical breeders preserving good genetics, sound temperaments, working ability, health-tested lines, and generations of intentional pairing.

The issue is irresponsible humans.

Most dogs sitting in shelters didn’t put themselves there.

Someone bought or adopted a dog they had no business owning.
Someone didn’t train it.
Someone didn’t contain it.
Someone didn’t commit.
Someone treated a living creature like a temporary hobby instead of a lifelong responsibility.

That is not the fault of responsible breeders.

Good breeders are not the enemy. Good breeders are the reason good lines survive. They are the ones protecting health, temperament, structure, purpose, and predictability. They are the ones asking questions, keeping contracts, taking dogs back, and caring deeply about where their puppies go.

We cannot let the best genetics disappear because society wants to shame every person who chooses a well-bred dog.

Adopt if your heart leads you there.
Buy from an ethical breeder if that is right for your family.

But how about we start saying the quiet part louder:

🗣🗣🗣 Own responsibly.

Because the real problem was never “shopping.”

It was people failing the dogs they promised to love.

📸 Breeding Pair of AKC, UKC OFA Certified German Shepherds. 😎


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06/25/2026

https://extension.illinois.edu/blogs/good-growing/2024-06-14-reassessing-opossum-tick-relationship-it-good-idea-attract-opossums?fbclid=IwZnRzaASqJflleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZAo2NjI4NTY4Mzc5AAEecvtU4IKhV6FlkorPncDB3oGMH20jbH6X_hFkulMPdHcsAfcTnDEJT4-2qbY_aem_2-eJogWuj_0SBI_6uSgfKQ

It seems like every social media exchange where the topic of ticks or opossums comes up, I see a meme or photo glorifying the opossum and saying they will keep

06/03/2026

One of the biggest wildlife social media myths of the last decade was the claim that opossums eat thousands of ticks every year.

The story spread because everybody wanted the opossum to be the hero. An early study involving captive opossums led to estimates that they were consuming huge numbers of ticks while grooming. Before long, the claim was being repeated everywhere as fact.

Then researchers examined the stomach contents of wild opossums. They found zero ticks. Not a few. Zero. The results suggested ticks are not a meaningful part of an opossum’s diet and, if they are eaten at all, it is likely only by accident.

The lesson is that good sounding wildlife stories often spread faster than the science. People wanted to believe the claim, so it took on a life of its own. When better evidence came along, most people never heard about it.

Aaron B. Futrell, Author|Owner, Delong Lures

05/12/2026

LOCK HIM UP: What Mark Hamill Posted about President Trump Was Absolutely Unacceptable! Threatening the life of the president is a serious offense, and needs to actually be prosecuted, in this case and others!

For reference, Hamill posted a picture of a tombstone with the president's name written on it, and the president's co**se underneath it, and captioned it, “If Only- He should live long enough to witness his inevitable devastating loss in the midterms, be held accountable for his unprecedented corruption, impeached, convicted & humiliated for his countless crimes. Long enough to realize he’ll be disgraced in the history books, forevermore.”

Firing back online, the Trump White House said, "Mark Hamill is one sick individual. These Radical Left lunatics just can’t help themselves. This kind of rhetoric is exactly what has inspired three assassination attempts in two years against our President."