The Heartbreaking Truth: Why Many Wants To Adopt But Millions Of Dogs Are Still In Shelters

The couple was frustrated. They are willing to give a dog a home – to love and to care but were turned down promptly. They are adopting for a cause that would both benefit them and the dog but were denied.

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We all know that many shelters are full of dogs waiting to be adopted. They needed new homes to start living their lives again. If not taken, these poor souls will most likely be euthanized to give space for other incoming rescue dogs. It is not only dogs that are left homeless, but millions of other animals. Out of those millions, hundreds of thousands are killed yearly.

Because of these numbers, many potential families have a hard time comprehending why the adoption process is so strict. It seems our system is more concerned about the welfare of the animals in the sense that they are much more willing to euthanize these poor dogs instead of willingly giving them up to families that have opened up their homes.

While I can understand that strict requirements are reinforced to make sure each dog is provided with the best quality care, one cannot help but ask why dogs can be easily euthanized just because they are already too old, too sick or unadoptable.

There was once a 70-year-old woman who wanted to get herself a dog as a pet, but her application was denied. The reason? She was labelled as too old to adopt and care for a pet. Other typical reasons are potential candidates for not having a backyard and those with long hours of work.

There was another case when the Chief Executive and President of the ASPCA or American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals decided to adopt a pet, only to be denied not once, but twice. The first reason is that the out of shelter group gave was because they had no one to fo the home inspection for them. The second was when he was told that he worked too much. This was despite Matthew Bershadker’s word that he has a dog walker plus an enclosed yard. He finally took home a Labrador mix but only after travelling to Texas for the interview.

Bershadker said it was an eye-opening experience for him. Even though the intention of the strict application is good, but people are having a hard time doing so, then thundreds of thousands of poor souls will be left to die without experiencing true love and happiness in the arms of loving homes. Bershadker said 1.5 million animals are left to die in shelters while groups put barriers between putting these rescues in forever homes. He also stated if he, one of the people who lead animal charities are having a hard time adopting a dog, then the process is very much restrictive.

The founder of Pounds Hounds ResQ, a non-profit organization based in New York once said her groups have a tough process of adopting dogs, that even Donna Darrell, herself may not also adopt one because of this. HPR has a seven-page application. In the first page, it is stated that “not every person who desires to adopt a dog should do so.” Darell claims their goal is to give the right home for the right dog, that if it is not the right match, then it is like signing up the dog for failure.

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