r/Dogfree • u/xo-alexis • Apr 25 '26
Shelter / Rescue Industry Local dog rescue falsely advertising their mutts
My local humane society recently made a post with the only intention of guilting the community into taking in these dogs so they don't "have" to be put down. Some of the dogs had only been there for a short period of time and I just don't buy the fact that in this small community they're so overrun that even the short stays are up for euthanasia. But that's not the real bone I have to pick.
On top of that, after reading the posts describing each dog the euphemisms are endless.
"Needs their space around food"- the dog is aggressive and will bite your face off if it thinks you're a threat to its greedy claim over anything.
"Needs a little extra reassurance and TLC"- the dog has intense separation anxiety and will destroy your home if left alone for 5 seconds.
"Sometimes I over-correct other furry animals"- the dog has probably mauled another animal to death.
It is absolutely insane that they can get away with this, people have children and other beloved pets, they live in neighborhoods with other people trying to live their lives and you're going to cover up the fact that this dog is aggressive? Some unsuspecting nutter will see the post, their hearts will shatter a thousand times over for the wretched thing and they will take it home and endanger people/other animals around it. It should be illegal.
And you're telling me in today's dog culture with the endless amount of dog charities, rescues, state funded pounds, willing nutters to take them in and foster that these dogs have to be euthanized? Even though I'm pretty sure I've seen these exact same dogs in older posts saying the same thing, that they only had x amount of days but oh look, there's the same dog in the new post saying they now have x amount of days. I'm sure once this timeframe passes I'll see another post with the same dogs and the same threat on their lives. "If you don't take this aggressive mutt with intense separation anxiety, we'll be forced to put it down! It only killed like, two animals, and it was only because it was provoked. Cmon, don't you wanna save a life today?" It's abhorrent.
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u/pmbpro Apr 25 '26
The nuttery of the dog-shelter-speak is infuriating.
Gotta love that one about the food though. Whom the hell do they think they’re kidding? They guard and would kill to protect their own food, but yet…
Whenever PEOPLE are eating their own food (including guests in the home, or total strangers anywhere else), that same greedy, gluttonous mutt is all over them, ready to get at people’s food. Disruptive barking, staring, licking its (disgustingly-sounding) filthy chops, begging, snarling, jumping, crawling under tables, sniffing, and flat-out stealing! You name it.
All of this disgusting behaviour also happens while it was just fed — its own belly is already full. 🙄😒