Quote Originally Posted by Shadowspider
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They will put an animal down the first day they receive it if it so much as looks at them crosseyed or barks, showing teeth.
In all fairness, most public places are dealing with a high kill rate already, and there are so many really terrific animals who are guaranteed to die that holding back any with even a small chance of agression potential is a waste of resources, and a liability if that animal continues to be agressive in its adoptive home. Some private groups are more able to work with behavioral issues, but the majority, especially large breeds, will absolutely not adopt out an animal with a history of agression towards humans. It sucks...I've euthed some lovely animals with great potential because the risk was too high. But blame the idiots who failed to take responsibility for the animal in the first place...no animal ever comes into the world wanting to wind up at a kill shelter, but human negligence means many of them will.