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If I had a very large rescue operation, such as a puppy mill or dogfighting bust, which I could not afford, and some of the dogs needed medical care, yes. I would euthanize the dogs who were aggressive with other dogs FIRST, not because I think DA dogs should be euthanized period, but because if I can't reasonable care for and quickly find homes for them, I'm going to need to euthanize some of them, and I'm going to choose to euthanize the dogs that are less likely to be adopted and succeed in a pet home.
http://www.starsratrescue.com/otherrats.html
You could list them at this rescue; they allow courtesy listings. I would take a female or two, but I am pretty sure we don't live anywhere near each other.
I would email every rat/rodent rescue you can find, and see if they are willing to help with transport, supplies, anything, even if they are far away. There might be more that allow courtesy listings, but I have to get off soon and Star's was the first one I found.
You could list them at this rescue; they allow courtesy listings. I would take a female or two, but I am pretty sure we don't live anywhere near each other.
I would email every rat/rodent rescue you can find, and see if they are willing to help with transport, supplies, anything, even if they are far away. There might be more that allow courtesy listings, but I have to get off soon and Star's was the first one I found.
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Volunteering at one of the highest-euthansia rate ACCs in the country...seeing a pit bull put down because it's DA, when it's the sweetest thing with people, is HORRIBLE.
But I know, that the time and energy and money spent on rehoming and caring for those dogs, could find homes for three or four less DA dogs. And when it comes down to it, I'd rather see 4/5 dogs get better care and succeed in a home as quickly as possible and be replaced with 4 more dogs in need, if it means putting down #5, than putting time and energy into one DA dog and giving the others mediocre care and taking longer to get adopted.
But I know, that the time and energy and money spent on rehoming and caring for those dogs, could find homes for three or four less DA dogs. And when it comes down to it, I'd rather see 4/5 dogs get better care and succeed in a home as quickly as possible and be replaced with 4 more dogs in need, if it means putting down #5, than putting time and energy into one DA dog and giving the others mediocre care and taking longer to get adopted.
Bre, just first off ((tons of hugs)). The job market is really horrible here right now, I'm sorry you lost yours.
Next, I'll keep an eye out for rat rescue stuff locally.
Have you tried posting about some of the individual rats that are healthy enough to be adopted out on Craigslist? It'll probably take some heavy screening of adopters, but you might be able to move a few of the babies at least to good forever homes that way.
Also, if you need help placing the herps the Pacific Northwest Herpetological Society does reptile and amphibian rescue. Thank you so much for rescuing that beardie by the way. It is most certainly NOT a waste of time and resources helping him. My old man iguana was a rescue case that came in at 5 years old with severe MBD, stage 1 renal failure, severe malnutrition and dehydration, a broken pelvis, a broken femur, deformed jaws, and a broken neck flap bone. He made a complete turn around, full on recovery and went on to live to live many happy, healthy years until 17 years old when the kidney disease progressed beyond stage 1 and he had to be put down. So good on you.
The herp society is experiencing a major website outage right now, so here's their facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/PacNWHerpSociety/?ref=ts&fref=ts
Next, I'll keep an eye out for rat rescue stuff locally.
Have you tried posting about some of the individual rats that are healthy enough to be adopted out on Craigslist? It'll probably take some heavy screening of adopters, but you might be able to move a few of the babies at least to good forever homes that way.
Also, if you need help placing the herps the Pacific Northwest Herpetological Society does reptile and amphibian rescue. Thank you so much for rescuing that beardie by the way. It is most certainly NOT a waste of time and resources helping him. My old man iguana was a rescue case that came in at 5 years old with severe MBD, stage 1 renal failure, severe malnutrition and dehydration, a broken pelvis, a broken femur, deformed jaws, and a broken neck flap bone. He made a complete turn around, full on recovery and went on to live to live many happy, healthy years until 17 years old when the kidney disease progressed beyond stage 1 and he had to be put down. So good on you.
The herp society is experiencing a major website outage right now, so here's their facebook page.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/PacNWHerpSociety/?ref=ts&fref=ts
