diana lewis

Unfortunately I can't say which year or which episode i am watching, but I have big issues with a behavioural assessment of a dog which looks like a husky mix. It has an injured leg, wrapped in green bandaging. In the same episode you had 2 rescued kittens, one ginger, one black, a schitzou which had been shot, a large tan and white dog suffering from heatstroke, maybe more but i can't remember. A: not appropriate to assess any animal whilst it is still in recovery, it is likely to be more aggressive simply because its powers are diminished due to injury. It has not yet regained it's confidence in people or the situation in which it fins itself. B: in the right adoptive hands, having been given the details of how and why the animal came to be in the hands of the shelter, a knowledgeable and caring animal lover can deal quite comfortably with behavioural issues. C: i completely understand that you, like our own RSPCA, are a charity depending on public donations but surely you can somehow make/find the time to find suitable foster/adoption situations (i.e. people) for less readily adoptable creatures, be it cat, dog, horse, rabbit or any other "domestic" pet. Certainly, when I watch the Houston version of Animal Cops I would make exactly the same comments, specifically regarding horses. I have seen many obvious cases beyond hope, and many that, referring to my comments above, could have been given another chance at life if time had been taken to find the right loving and knowledgeable hands. I can't say what the RSPCA would do in these situations because there is no equivalent television programme in the UK They certainly face the same funding issues. They are not on television however, so I can only direct my wrath and despair at you, dear animal lovers of America I am sorry that this sounds so totally critical. I know that you do great work to help animals in need, I believe that you genuinely care about the well being of the creatures that come into your hands. I just wanted to let off steam because I think too many of them are put to sleep unnecessarily. With respect and appreciation for what you do. Diana Lewis