01/11/2022
We thought things couldn’t get any more horrible at Maricopa County Animal Care and Control, but they did. MCACC added 21 adoptable dogs to be killed 5 days from now.
MCACC East is in the middle of a distemper outbreak. As of today, no one in the public can adopt one of these dogs; they are only available to rescues with a New Hope contract, which not every rescue has.
These dogs have been at the shelter for months, and in one day of lockdown, they decide to make a list of 21 dogs to kill on November 5th. They might not even have distemper, the clinic staff just couldn't draw blood for the distemper test. We have no faith that the testing was done in a compassionate and humane manner because no volunteers were allowed to help or observe.
This is not okay. We have to take a stand for these dogs. Volunteers have spent months caring for and building relationships with these dogs, only for county to kill them. Volunteers are allowed to pass out treats but not spend time with the dogs.
First they lock down a whole shelter and won’t even let volunteers come in. They won’t let people even blind adopt- which is a common practice when a shelter is in lockdown.
There are dozens of healthy, adoptable dogs that can easily be adopted or rescued, but MCACC would rather keep them quarantined and then kill them instead of giving them a chance to go to a home.
They have taken all East dogs off the adoptable sites so volunteers and the public have no idea what is going on with the dogs.
Only when they are due to be euthanized in a couple days will volunteers and the public know the status of each dog. We aren't even certain about this because they will likely euthanize any dog who tests positive or appears sick.
We often ask you to email management, but this is the time we really need to speak up and let them know this is not okay.
This is cruel, sickening, neglectful, and inhumane. These dogs deserve BETTER. 💔💔💔
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