pound seizure

[faithless21]

I'm not too familiar with this issue but I was doing some research on the effects of keeping a dog chained/tied up and came across an article about pound seizure. Apparently the state I live in is one of 5 states that require pound seizure of government-run facilities. Which basically means that animals who arrive in a pound or shelter and who are not claimed by former or new guardians within five days, are required by law to be turned over on demand to government-run facilities for experimentation. I had no idea that this was going on in my state and am absolutly shocked. It's amazing to me that our government would allow this to happen. I know some people will argue that dogs and cats are just animals BUT they are at the same time innocent and defenceless and rely soley on humans for their care, safety and well-being.
Maybe I'm just rambling now but I would like to know how others feel about this issue.
Thanks in advance for your time!

[Carrie]

I think it stinks!!!!


By the way....hello and welcome. I haven't been over to the introduction board...hard to keep up. But I hope you like it here and I'm glad you've come to join the group!

[faithless21]

thank you!

[Pugdawg1]

That's sickening.

[Lil'Paws]

Ditto..

[moonbaby4885]

What are the other states?

[faithless21]

The five states are Iowa, Minnesota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah. I visited a couple of other sites that said it was only 3 of those states Utah, Minnesota and Oklahoma. Fourteen visionary states, Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Pennsylvania, Maryland, West Virginia, South Carolina, and Hawaii have banned pound seizure/pound release. Several states have no law either way

[moonbaby4885]

Thanx

[pittiegurl]

Our pound {OKC pund} puts them to sleep after 7 days...They don't turn them over to testing facilities..I wonder which other pound does that in Oklahoma???

[faithless21]

pittiegirl are you from oklahoma? i am and i was thinking about doing some research into this. because i thought the same thing about the animal shelters here in OKC. i also thought they had to be put down after a week or so. maybe it's just certain ones.

[pittiegurl]

See,I thought the same thing Faith....Yes,I live in Okie Ville {Oklahoma}

[Agate]

I live is South Dakota and I know of 5 Shelters that do not turn them over and the local one keeps them for at least 21 days if they are over crowded if not they keep them indefinately.