Should Rescues Import Dogs When Local Shelters Are Full?
Should rescues and shelters be importing dogs from other states when local shelters are full and dogs here are being euthanized for space? It feels like there should be an obvious answer. Help the dogs already here first.
But the obvious answer misses something important. And the dogs caught in the middle of this debate, including the long-stay pit mixes and the easier-to-place dogs being euthanized in southern shelters, are paying for the fact that nobody is asking the right question.
In this episode, Penny takes a mediator's view of one of the most contentious debates in animal welfare. She…
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