Animal shelters and rescues used to be a filter for public safety. Shelter dogs were observed and evaluated for health and temperament. Those dogs that showed aggression or had serious health issues would be humanely euthanized in the interest of public safety. In the last 10 years, the campaign to “save them all” via the “No Kill” movement has pressured shelters to place all dogs, even those which have proven to be dangerous.
Today, it is normal protocol for shelters to hide bite histories and move dangerous dogs to other shelters or unregulated rescues, sometimes out of state, in an effort to protect the dangerous dog, not the public, not other pets. Shelters and Rescue groups also try to sell their “product” by promoting false information, propaganda, and mislead adopters about the animals. They purposely mislabel the breed or mix and give misinformation about breed traits. This kind of policy puts everyone at risk- adopters, other animals and the community as a whole.
This article by a veterinarian highlights the problems with today’s shelters/rescues.
Listed below are just a few of the Michigan shelters and rescues which have thrown public safety under the bus by promoting dogs that have proven to be dangerous:
OAKLAND COUNTY ANIMAL CONTROL
Oakland County Animal Shelter is a taxpayer funded animal control facility. Oakland County residents just paid $15 MILLION for a brand new animal control facility that is full of pit bulls at all times. They should really call it a pit bull sanctuary. At least they mention the bite history in several of the dogs’ bios. However, on a recent visit to the shelter, a staff member stated that pit bulls used to be called “nanny dogs” and they often adopt them to families with children. RC4PS.org gives OCAC an F for FAILING to keep the public safe.
Here are some dogs that were available for adoption that are anything, but safe. In fact, there are available dogs that have attacked children, adults and some that killed other domestic animals.
DETROIT ANIMAL CONTROL
Detroit Animal Control, funded by Detroit taxpayers, has partnered with the pit bull lobby and has an agenda to save as many pit bulls as possible, even proven dangerous dogs.
Charles Brown was the Director of DACC. In January 2019 after a pit bull was returned to its owner by DACC even though it executed a level 5 attack on Detroit resident Stephanie Walker, Brown justified the decision at a Detroit City Council Meeting stating that “it could not be proven that the pit bull was the dog that attacked” and that the “attack may have happened in the alley behind the resident’s property”. He also said that the victim “never contacted DACC the week the dog was being held at animal control”. Ms. Walker endured a 6 hour surgery to save her life and was hospitalized for the week. Clearly, there was no interview of the victim, nor of witnesses to the attack and little to no investigation regarding the horrific incident.
Mark Kumpf is the current director of DACC having come from Ohio with a long list of dog attack fatalities on his watch. He was fired from his position in Dayton and was named in a lawsuit over the mauling death of Klonda Ritchie. He already has dog attacks and a fatality under his directorship in Detroit.
DACC adopts out adult Pit Bulls and mixes to families with small children and other pets without knowledge of the dog’s background or history. This is reckless disregard for public safety.
EXTREME ATTACKS: List of Pit Bulls Adopted from Shelters that Attacked
