Hurricane Harvey Dogs come to Toronto

[Catherine]

Quote:So are these the dogs who had to be moved out of shelters to make room for Harvey rescues?

Yes these are the dogs that were moved out to make room for the rescued pets from hurricane Harvey. They were already strays so it doesn't matter where they are sent. They can find homes anywhere and I understand that other shelters have been taking them.

Dogs going from Texas to Toronto has already been taking place even before the hurricane hit. Toronto Humane Society takes dogs from a number of places and find homes for them. There are no stray dogs in Toronto, just the occasional lost pet. 


There are always people who are sure that dogs are being killed and are suspicious of anything that goes on. Transferring animals is a good way of making sure that all the dogs find homes. An overcrowded shelter will call upon a large shelter with room to take some animals. A volunteer will come in(or a visitor) and see empty cages and dogs missing and will panic that the dogs have been killed. Instead of asking, they will go out and spread stories about dogs being killed. 

A large dog was transferred from a Toronto shelter to a shelter in the country. The dog quickly found a home on a farm. In the city he was overlooked because of his size. It was a good decision that allowed the dog to find a home. There are people who are convinced that the dog was killed or worse and they are hard to convince otherwise. They want to believe that people are secretly trying to euthanize the dogs. It is just not happening.

It is not helping the Hurricane Harvey dogs for people to spread a bunch of rumors. Better they should go and adopt one of the dogs. If people are so concerned about dogs why were there so many in the shelter in the first place.