
09/06/2025
You ant habitually take in far more animals then be cared for properly, when you do it’s hoarding and the State must step in. If you’re a volunteer of an org that do this contact IDALs in Iowa, sometimes it’s better for the animals than leaving them in neglect and misappropriated funds at some.
Every time rescue is asked to take an owner surrender- we have to somehow make room on our little raft for that dog. When an owner says stuff like “I don’t have time to give them the best life” or “I have to move” or “they have too much anxiety” it really falls flat because that means if we bring them on the raft, another dog out there in the freezing water gets to die.
Every day in rescue we adjudicate life and death by gate keeping who can get on the boat.
Rescues and shelters are the tiny rescue boats.
The ship is our community at large.
The iceberg is comprised of careless owners, backyard breeders, and those who won’t spay/neuter.
Shelters and rescues are exhausted. Please help. Adopt, foster, donate, spay/neuter, advocate.