For the dogs of Cartwright Street, there’s only one way out.
If it’s not an illness or injury that kills them, chances are they’ll wind up in a plastic bag tied to a machine that gases them to death.
This is what happens in a city, over-populated with dogs. Animal control works 24 hours per day trying to round up strays. Shelters are over-flowing and the Humane Society is filled to capacity. Local vets have helped as much as they can, but there’s only so much they can do.
There are laws on the books regarding spaying, neutering and breeding, but they are seldom enforced. When they are the fines and punishments are minimal, and so the dog population in Dallas, Texas continues to rage out of control.
Dogs that do get rounded up, have 72 hours before someone claims them. When the 72 hours are up, they are euthanized to make way for the next dead dog walking.
With the shelters full and nowhere to take the dog, a conscious choice is made to drop the unwanted animal somewhere. So they choose a remote place, like Cartwright Street. It leads into an industrial park, and the odds of the dog finding its way back to the main street are slim. If it does manage more than likely it will get hit by a car or picked up by animal control.
Some of the animals dropped there are not altered, they will continue to breed and bring more and more unwanted dogs into the area.
For some of the lucky ones, workers in the area will pitch in to help buy food. But some of the dogs aren’t so lucky. Companies in the area are frustrated with the dogs, and the mess, so they take matters into their own hands. They capture the dogs and tie them into plastic bags and gas them to death.
Not a pretty picture is it?
Dogs like this little guy.
What’s the reason for the dog over population in Dallas? Truthfully, it’s greed. Greedy back yard breeders and puppy millers trying to make a buck.
Let’s just spell it out, there are responsible breeders. You know them and I know them. They will make sure every puppy has a home. They will take the puppy back if for any reason you cannot keep the puppy. They will retire a bitch or sire with health issues, they will help you with unexpected health expenses with your dogs.
They are responsible breeders.
The people responsible for the dog over population in Dallas, are not responsible breeders. They are puppy mills, they are people who care only about one thing, and that is making money, they care nothing about the animal itself. They use a dog up and then toss it aside like it was a candy wrapper.
I’ve been reaching out to people I know that do animal rescue in hopes that one of them will know someone who can help.
Will you help? Will you share this on your social media sites? Will you share it with people you know that do animal rescue?
Will you be the change for these animals?
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Thank you Caren!!
Are those really puppy mill dogs or the result of back yard breeders? They don’t look like it to me. They look to me the result of dogs which have not been altered, but have been allowed to breed, probably through ignorance or neglect. It is too bad that there is such little respect for life in the world. It is too bad that the laws on the books are not enforced even while they write new laws.
It’s hard to say. Those are just a couple of pictures, there are probably about 100 dogs or more in that one area. They are people dumping off unwanted dogs whether it be puppy mill dogs, backyard breeders or just people who don’t care.
Yes, it is sad that there is so little respect for life in this world.
It is unfortunate when an area becomes known as a dumping site because it draws others. 🙁
We’ll share on facebook but sadly have no contacts in your area. It holds good for all countries though.
Absolutely!! Thank you!
We don’t have any contacts in your area but we hope people will spread the word. That is a very sad situation. Here we too have a huge problem with dumped so called Status Dogs. They are put down as many cannot be re-homed as they are dangerous and many put down as nobody wants them. The puppy mill industry needs to be stopped here too. Good luck.
Best wishes Molly
I have a hard time sharing anything from my Kindle; but when Callie and I get back from her appointment with the surgeon later, I will share from the laptop.
Meanwhile, we have a problem here in Greenville, SC, too. There are rescue groups in NJ, NH, and VT coming down here all the time to rescue dogs — and cats — and bringing them back up north to be fostered and/or adopted all the time. YET, the shelter is still full beyond normal capacity. The shelter staff and volunteers — for the most part — do as much as they can to help the animals find homes, but they can only do so much. I had to stop going up there because I couldn’t stand to see those poor animals caged up like that…it broke my heart to not be able to rescue them from their fates.
Great post Jodi! Off to share it on facebook. 🙂
That is just too sad. It is like those morons that dump trash in the woods, one does it and then 100 follow but these are poor living creatures with hearts of gold. Just so sad and not just bad breeders are the problem it is also those awful people that buy a pet (most likely from a bad breeder or pet store) and then decide it is not what they had planned on and they just dump it somewhere rather than face the people at a shelter. Just sickening!
So sad, how can you do that to a dog. Animals as commodities…I will just never get it.
Great post! I don’t know about that area of the country, but here in Missouri there are puppy mills closing thanks to the change of our laws (and enforcement) and hundreds of those dogs are ending up in shelters. If they’re lucky, no-kill shelters.
Sharing for sure.
I’ll share on Facebook and Twitter. This is heartbreaking. Yes, I know a couple of good, responsible breeders. What’s also heartbreaking is the shame and derision cast on good and responsible breeders because of the bad breeders and puppy mills. The emotion involved (and rightly so – this is horrid) effects people who are doing what’s right for themselves, their families and the breeds – good breeders. *sigh* It’s an ugly world. Let’s clean it up …
Such a sad situation. Texas–and Texans–should be ashamed to let such a horrible situation exist for “Man’s Best Friend”. Hopefully change will come soon. Keep blogging and spreading the word!
What a horrible situation. Those poor dogs. I’ll help you spread the word in hopes that someone, anyone can help!
So hard to read this Jodi..I’ve shared it everywhere now…
Thanks for that, Jodi! Shared and Tweeted!
I find it tragic and inexplicable that we humans so often do not recognize the value of every life – no matter whose it is.
I hope I helped a little.
You sure did!!
We can only hope that one at a time, we can help and one at a time, change people’s attitude. I often look at my rescued pack of seven and wonder how could nobody want them?
So very sad 🙁
I am glad you pointed out about responsible breeders 🙂