I missed some of my emails this morning...among them was an urgent request to rescue a 9 year old GSD in the South Los Angeles facility. He was listed along with a very sad looking miniature poodle, and a blonde terrier who was obviously horrified with her situation. I called the hellhole and asked what the disposition was of the German Shepherd. "That animal is not here anymore" was the reply. When I pushed further to ask if he had been RESCUED or if they had even bothered to CALL rescue, she said "I have no idea. Thank you" and hung up. I am just sick over this. I feel like somehow I let him down. I never even got to post him as available. Please, everyone...take a few minutes when you are at your computer and check out the Petfinder site...so many dogs are listed there that are NEVER SEEN...Many of these "shelters" do not bother to call rescue; the Hartford Ct. shelter only gives dogs 7 days to find forever homes, then they are euthanized. SEVEN DAYS!!!!!!....in the southern facilities, owner surrenders are given THREE DAYS...I guess thats because they dont have to wait to see if they belong to anyone. Sadly, Dawn Restuccia Dorothy, and no this aint Kansas --------------------------------- All-new Yahoo! Mail - Fire up a more powerful email and get things done faster. ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================