[Stacia Porter]

I just called my local no kill shelter about donating some old blankets and towels. I also have an extra prong that my aunt just gave me. Their website asks for donations of training equipment including choke collars, but they told me they can't accept the prong b/c it's "inhumane." WHAT? You can use a collar proven to break the bones of the larnyx, a collar which can become imbedded in the animal's skin, a collar which is known to injure animals, but you won't use a prong? I'm not a huge fan of corrective collars in general, but if I have ot use one I'm sure as heck not gonna use the choke! I've used my prong only a few times...but still. I just didn't appreciate the implication that I'm a cruel dog owner...

I'm just shaking my head at these people. They actually require their large breed adoptions to leave the shelter on a choke! URGHH!

 

[Stacia Porter]

Re: Unbelievable: shelter asks for chokes but won't take pro

It takes many many years to change policy at a large organization.....the people actually on the ground can't male decisions like this themselves, unfortunately. Good for you that you are donating blankets and towels!

Those things you list seem to be almost always in the top slot on their wish lists, followed by food, medical supplies, and office supplies. At least, that's the case here.

Connie, they also need medical, food, and office supplies here. I handmake the blankies out of scraps of yarn left over from other projects. I give money to our shelters, as well, and do what I can to steer people who ask me about buying a dog/cat to the local shelters and rescues. When Sam's club has dog food on sale I pick it up to donate, too.
It wasn't so much that they declined the offer as HOW tehy declined it: very sharp and saying the collars are inhumane. You would think if they have taken that stand they would also not use the chokes...just sort of angered me a bit.

 

[Stacia Porter]

Re: collars

Stacia,

Scroll all the way down to metal chokes, then to prongs, right under that, and see if that's what you want to print out for your shelter.

I believe they need chokes, with the unknown dogs they take in (often because of aggression), but they could stand a little education about prongs. JMO!

http://www.boxerworld.com/training/collars/

Connie, thank so much! That is an awesome article!!!! Speaking of training, I have to go remove a sheppy puppy from his sit-stay at our dining room table (my girls are having lunch) grrrrrrrrrr! It's sad when they start using training against us :?