(10-24-2016, 04:09 PM)Catherine Wrote: There should be some kind of checks in place before an animal can be euthanized. Maybe there should be a tag put on the dog when it is taken in identifying the dog and why it is there. Other shelters have made mistakes and put down a dog whose owner was on the way to pick him up because it looked like another dog that was scheduled for euthanasia. Euthanasia is permanent. Is it asking to much to double check before you do it?
I absolutely agree Catherine. When there is a life at stake it should be triple-checked!
What is the matter with people who do this sort of thing? They couldn't be bothered to check? They are over worked? Too busy? Blaming the computer is like blaming a car for crashing into another car.
How would they feel if that had been a child's life at stake?
To that woman whose dog was needlessly put to sleep, that might be the only friend she has for all they know.
I think your idea of a tag identifying why the dog has been brought in....or a colour-coded collar or something, is a good idea.
And.....Good for you LPC for publicising this.
