Question by Lila: is there a difference between a rescue shelter and a pound. are there legal regulations?
I know of a “pound” in Jacksonville NC. I tried more than once to adopt a dog from there. every dog i checked was infested with fleas and ticks. I haven’t lived there in 2 years but while i was there i rescued a dog (he looked like a 2 yr old yellow lab mix) he was one of the sweetest dogs i ever met. I turned him in because he was infested with bugs (obviously a stray for a while) and he had either a broken or ininjured hip. I told the pound that i wanted him to go to a good home and if he wasn’t adopted in 2 weeks (which is what they gave the animals before they put them down) to let me know because i would adopt him. i called them every day. they always told me he wasn’t adopted but still up for adoption….they never gave him bug treatment or a vet. finally i called them and they told me they had put him to sleep that day. i was devastated. is it lelea galor them to have the dogs in that facility like that.    Read more...