The shelters are overflowing because of the holiday "dumping" season. Several dogs are at risk of euthanasia in the North Central Los Angeles Pound.

(PRWEB) June 30, 2005 -- Los Angeles Animal Services North Central scheduled five dogs to be euthanized on Wednesday 6/29/05, between 9 am and 5 pm and on Thursday 6/30/05 fifteen more dogs are scheduled to be euthanized.

Amongst the dogs are purebreds, like Dalmatians, German Shepherds and Golden Retrievers. Many are young dogs, some only a couple of months old. VIEW

One yellow lab, rescuers described as “a stunningly gorgeous Yellow Labrador Retriever—who he appears to be pure ... just a youngster, in the prime of his life, ... cute, and seems to be sweet, gentle, calm yet energetic, good natured, good with other dogs, docile, well behaved and such a gentleman, a perfect pet, in perfect shape, and so very adoptable.”

Many are dumped at the pounds for what seem trivial reasons. A Dalmatian owner turned her dog in because she said the dog got too big. Another said he landlord had changed his mind about allowing a pet that he had already had for many years. Another family simply found that having a dog was too much trouble, and that they didn’t have enough time for it anymore. Many hope that the shelter will place their dogs somewhere else, but Los Angeles Animal Services are advising owners, that they cannot guarantee that they will be able to find another home for an abandoned pet.

This disposable mindset has rescue organizations scrambling to get the dogs adopted from the shelters. They are given twenty-four hours notice, then, if they have the funds to rescue a dog, and a foster home, or the space to hold him in a kennel, they call the pound to ask for an "adopt alert" which will hold the dogs till they get there. Because of the heavy inflow of animals to the pounds, the shelters are filled to capacity. Cages that normally hold one, are holding up to five animals.

MuttShack Animal Rescue and Animal Adoption have made a “LifeLine” slideshow available, which can be forwarded by e-mail as a grassroots campaign to anyone who may wish to rescue a dog. It is only a slim chance for pound dogs that have to find available homes in the highly competitive pets for sale market. MuttShack recommends that in order to adopt a dog, rescuers call the pound and place the dog under an "adopt alert" and to speak to a Supervisor about more time for pick-up if they cannot make it right away.

Anyone willing to adopt can call the shelter directly, at 213/485-5767, 213/485-8855 OR 213/485-9241. Phones are answered 24/7. (To view all photos go to http://www.photochains.com/view/MuttShack_LifeLine_LA_No_Central)

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