01/14/2025
STOP TAKING IN PETS FOR YOUR “FRIENDS “ HINT : THEY ARE NOT COMING BACK FOR THEM ‼️
It is not our responsibility to take them for you .
We took in 4 more dogs today ! With 2 still waiting to be trapped (we are working on them for over 3 weeks )
‼️Gonna be a long one. ‼️
It's not the shelter's responsibility to clean up the world's irresponsibility and commitment issues.
We are a throw away society without a care about it. The number of surrender requests we get that show up a day or two later as a stray would blow you away. If someone is told no, they open the door and don't look back. This is a society problem. This is the caliber of people we're breeding.
"Well what am I supposed to do with it?"
Maybe consider keeping the animal you committed to, it's not a toy to throw away when you're over it. Consider putting the smallest amount of effort in to train them, to spend time with them, to teach them. If you took in an animal, you made a commitment to that animal. Just as you were able to google the shelter to dump that responsibility you no longer care to have, you can utilize the internet to find a trainer, research training techniques, research the BREED you decided to get when your herding dog is nipping your children or your corso is trying to bite strangers.
What do you do with your aggressive dog when you refuse to put effort in to train and socialize it and 9 times out of 10, your lack of effort is what caused these dogs to turn the wrong direction? You've "tried everything" and you're "done" with them and you're not trying anything else. Do the responsible thing and humanely euthanize so they are with the family they love when they go, instead of turned loose as a threat to the public or dumped at an overcrowded shelter that will kill them while they sit on a concrete floor all alone, scared and confused.
The shelters didn't cause this. It's not our responsibility to fix it for you. This wasn't what shelters were put here for. This problem is so out of control, shelters that didn't euthanize for space are euthanizing, dogs will be running the street like a third world country in no time, cats already are.
Good, friendly, healthy, loving pets are being killed at astronomical rates because you refuse to spay and neuter. Refuse to ta'ke responsibility. Refuse to keep the commitments you made that these animals never asked for. You made that choice. They didn't. They counted on you. You failed them.
Our staff is dropping like flies. Shelter workers are BURNT OUT. We're the ones losing sleep over the animals we know are going to be thrown out like trash because we said no because there's not a single empty space left. Not you. We're the ones panicking over the 5 hoarding house calls a week that we don't know what to do with because there's no space left. Not you. You sleep soundly knowing you left a domestic, defenseless pet to fend for itself. You failed to spay and neuter and let your problem get out of control. So you just leave, someone else will deal with it. You. Not us. It shouldn't be us crying at night over your animals. It should be you. But it's not you. I'd be lying if I said I didn't think about leaving the shelter world a hundred times a day. There is nothing that I care about more, but you push me to this limit. I've seen good people, that really care, that are here for the right reasons leave. Because of you. Because of your irresponsibility. And when we're gone because we can't take it anymore, what's left?
Do better. Be better people. Teach your children to be good people. Spay and neuter your pets. Keep your commitments. I'm so unimpressed with humans.
From Griffin Pond Animal Shelter:
‼️ URGENT: WE ARE OUT OF KENNELS ‼️
‼️ WE CANNOT TAKE IN MORE ANIMALS ‼️
We are at maximum capacity. Our shelter is full — there is no more room in kennels, offices, break rooms, or even closets. Every available space is being used to house the animals already in our care.
We cannot accept any more animals.
In recent months, we’ve received several calls to surrender aggressive dogs — dogs that have bitten people or other animals. We cannot provide the proper training or behavioral care these dogs need, and keeping them in our shelter will only escalate their issues. It also puts our staff and the public at serious risk.
We are not a training facility. While our staff is skilled and knowledgeable, we simply do not have the time, space, or resources to provide the specialized training needed for dogs with behavioral issues.
When these dogs arrive at our facility, often already stressed by their environment, we face the serious risk of long-term shelter stays — or worse, indefinite stays — which is not in the best interest of the dog or anyone involved.
PLEASE make better choices for your animals with behavioral issues. If you cannot afford a trainer or are unwilling to work with your dog, do not burden the shelter system, our staff, or the public. We are not equipped to take on this responsibility.
Rehoming a dog without disclosing a bite history is not only irresponsible, it's also illegal. New laws regarding dangerous dogs went into effect in Pennsylvania in February — please educate yourself. regarding these laws.
Shelters and Rescues cannot do it all.
Many people wrongly assume that shelters are equipped to train and rehabilitate dogs. Sadly, we do not have the resources to provide this level of care, no matter how much we wish we could. Our primary focus is providing shelter, medical care, and adoption services to safe and adoptable animals.
Please stop acquiring dogs from unvetted sources.
We’ve seen an uptick in requests for help from people who have gotten dogs through Facebook or Craigslist, only to find that these animals have serious behavioral issues, or the original owners disappear once the dog is placed.
Be cautious when meeting strangers in parking lots to exchange animals, this very rarely ends well.
Additionally, we are receiving calls about dogs purchased from so-called "reputable breeders" who fail to meet expectations or are not as advertised. Again, we cannot intake these animals.
🚨 DON’T TAKE IN ANIMAL UNLESS YOU’RE FULLY COMMITTED TO THEM /EXPECT THAT YOU WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THEM, FOR LIFE.
We've seen a troubling rise in people taking in animals temporarily for friends or family members, only for the animals to be abandoned once the person moves or stops answering calls. If you're considering "fostering" for someone else, be aware that you may be stuck with the animal indefinitely.
The most common issue we see is people relocating to the Scranton area with pets without confirming their new home allows animals. These families then believe they can simply call animal control to take the pet, but there is nowhere for these animals to go.
Please make thoughtful decisions for yourself and your pets. Shelters and rescues are overwhelmed and cannot help as they have in the past. The animal crisis is real and nationwide.
Have a backup plan (or two, or three). Research options for rehoming your pet in other areas or states, but do not assume shelters can take in more animals — we are full.
🚨🚨THIS IS A NATIONAL CRISIS.🚨🚨
If just one person makes a better decision because of this message, it will have been worth it.
Thank you for taking the time to read this. Please, share this message and help make better choices for animals in need.
