| When you think of dog pounds, you think of a lot | | | | they can take in and how to care for them. |
| of unwanted dogs, strays, unruly animals, that will | | | | Dog pounds have to care for their animals, make |
| be there for a week or two until the policy of the | | | | sure the dogs are fed and cleaned. The |
| pound establishes that it's time to kill the animal. | | | | temporary homes the dogs live in have to be |
| Local media, movies, and even cartoons all show | | | | kept spotless. The dogs have to be given space |
| a similar vision of the dark and gloomy Dog | | | | to run free, so they are not cooped up in a small |
| Pound, usually staffed with goons whose mission | | | | area without a chance to play and stretch. If a |
| is to find all the animals and get rid of them. The | | | | dog is sick, there has to be proper veterinarian |
| problem with that is that's not really the case. | | | | care on hand to care for the dog as well. And |
| There is a lot of time, energy, and care behind a | | | | when a dog does die, the proper means of caring |
| dog pound, and just because it's run by the local | | | | for the body, from separating the dead body |
| town doesn't make it any different than if it were | | | | from the population, to testing and preparing the |
| managed by volunteers. | | | | body afterwards, must be followed. |
| Many dog pounds shelter unwanted animals. You | | | | Most dogs found in dog pounds are simply looking |
| can find dogs that are there because the owner | | | | for loving owners. The stigma that they are all evil |
| simply did not realize the kind of care and love | | | | is simply not true. Many of them work with local |
| their pet needed, or perhaps the elderly owner | | | | shelters, to ensure the dogs have a place to call |
| was simply unable to care for the animal | | | | home. Dog pounds spay and neuter dogs and |
| anymore. Not every dog in the dog pound is | | | | they help those looking to adopt a new member |
| there because it's a vicious animal or a scraggly | | | | to their family, from making sure the dog is right |
| stray wandering the streets looking for a child to | | | | for the family, to ensuring the new family is right |
| eat. With that in mind, dog pounds have many | | | | for the dog. |
| regulations set that define what kind of animals | | | | |