Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject: Does anyone know the numbers of dogs PTS
After reading Nats post about the poor girl in the pound due to be pts i was wondering if anyone knows what the percentage of dogs that go in the english pounds that don't come out.
I know we can't help them all but sometimes even i feel like i bury my head in the sand.
I have no idea but I bet it is an awful lot and that doesn't account for the ones disposed of in less legal fashions .
When you think of how many pups are registered with the KC every year (all breeds) surely there must be the same number again of unregistered pups born.....Yet where do they all go???? Makes you wonder doesn't it.
Today Dogs Trust annual Stray Dogs Report revealed that an estimated 96,892 stray dogs were taken in by local councils in the UK last year; 6,710 of which were put to sleep for want of a home
As mentioned, this won't include greyhounds directly "disposed of", ie killed, by the racing industry, or indeed dogs taken directly to vets by their owners to be pts I don't think (I don't mean those dogs that are ready to be pts due to ill health etc.)
" Today Dogs Trust annual Stray Dogs Report revealed that an estimated 96,892 stray dogs were taken in by local councils in the UK last year; 6,710 of which were put to sleep for want of a home "
It is a distressing figure above.... the only thing I would say is that to look on the brighter side that means more than 90,000 dogs were reclaimed or found homes..... which is considerably more positive. I'm not saying that is not 6710 dogs too many, but when you compare it to other countries, the States for example where literally hundreds of thousands a year are PTS because they do not have the rescue networks we do here in the UK nor the same rescue orientated mentality of many of the general public, its slightly less shocking..... I do gloomily imagine the figure is on the increase though rather than the decline.
I would be interested to know (impossible I'm sure) how that breaks down between pedigree dogs and crosses and mongrels.
Di
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Educating, cheaper neutering but how can we help the dogs in the pounds now.
Just one example, but one of the rescues that works out of the pound - ie trying to find rescue spaces for the dogs when their seven days are up - is really struggling for transport volunteers at the moment.
So even if they do find a rescue space - and as they have a lot of staffie types in, that can be a struggle - they then don't find it very easy to arrange transport to get the dogs to safety
This particular rescue is Rochdale Dog Rescue, which is based in the north, but they often find rescue places further south, so look for transport volunteers in the south too.
Encouraging people to adopt rescues will also help as many rescues take in dogs from pounds for rehoming, so one dog adopted may well free up a space in rescue for the next poundie running out of time.
One of my own dogs spent a total of two years in rescue overall, I shall always be so grateful that they didn't pts.
Does anyone think the credit crunch and people lack of funds will effect these poor souls, i hate so say it but although some rescues will pay for fuel, some cant afford to so i have had to say i cant help on a short week.
Is 7 days in the pound to short, maybe if the time scale they keep the dogs was lengthened then maybe that would help in the short term.
It is a distressing figure above.... the only thing I would say is that to look on the brighter side that means more than 90,000 dogs were reclaimed or found homes..... which is considerably more positive. I'm not saying that is not 6710 dogs too many, but when you compare it to other countries, the States for example where literally hundreds of thousands a year are PTS because they do not have the rescue networks we do here in the UK nor the same rescue orientated mentality of many of the general public, its slightly less shocking..... I do gloomily imagine the figure is on the increase though rather than the decline.
I would be interested to know (impossible I'm sure) how that breaks down between pedigree dogs and crosses and mongrels.
Di
Yes the US figures are shocking, I think they run into millions but I think the US has a far bigger problem with puppy farming (as if ours isn't big enough) and is also of course a far bigger country. I think there are a LOT of people in the US working as hard in rescue as people over here. Trouble is, just like here, a lot of people don't give a **** If only everyone cared about dogs as we do.
I do find it appalling that seven thousand dogs were pts though in the UK - and on top of that I suspect will be all the dogs disposed of by less pleasant means than the vet, including thousands of greyhounds.
I've no idea how the figures break down between pedigree and crossbreed dogs - what was your thinking behind that question Di?
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