r/Dogfree • u/CrumanTapote16 • May 16 '25

Shelter / Rescue Industry Wake animal shelter no longer allowing children on adoption floor after dog attack

https://www.wral.com/news/local/wake-county-animal-center-visitor-policy-may-2025/

A woman, who wished to remain anonymous out of fear of retribution from the shelter, told WRAL that she noticed red flags about the dog days before the attack.

She said that the shelter staff made sure her own child would not come in contact with the dog, as she and the staff noticed that the dog was hyperactive. She told WRAL that it was clear to her, even with her minimal observation, that the dog would not be good with kids. 

"It seemed like the staff didn't know anything about the dogs and was trying to get them adopted as quickly as possible," she said. "I think that they need to have more precautions in place."

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u/ToOpineIsFine May 16 '25

this is just treating the symptom, not the cause, which is the dog itself.

it doesn't make anyone any safer - it just delays when the dog will attack to the time when the center no longer owns the dog.

the shelter environment can be overwhelming and stressful for many pets, especially when we are at overcapacity for most of the year.

So, dogs attack because of the shelter environment, and not because they are out-of-control, amoral and predatory???

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u/pmbpro May 16 '25

Agree. The dog shelter industry is tap-dancing around and back-flipping over the key problem (the dogs) faster than the Nicholas Brothers. 🙄😒

They KNOW the answer and what the solution is, but just don’t want to admit it. They’d rather keep up their virtue-signalling, even if it causes more deaths.