Pet Rescue
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The term Pet Rescue refers to the process of saving pets that have become homeless. Pet Rescue groups were born out of a need to save dogs and find them homes. Years ago, shelters were the place most strays and unwanted dogs ended up. When the shelters got full and a dog was there too long, the dog was put to sleep to make room for other more adoptable dogs coming in. It was, and still is, a very sad situation when a healthy pet is put to sleep as a direct result of humans. The staff working in shelters are still forced to make incredibly gut wrenching decisions everyday. Mostly caused by pet over population and the failure of too many to recognize that pets should be spayed or neutered. Bob Barker, the host of The Price is Right ended every broadcast of the show with a plea to spay or neuter your pets, starting in the 1970's. But even today, there are those that just don't bother.
Today, there are many No Kill shelters where pets are not put to sleep, but the problem of over crowding persists. There are now rescue groups for nearly every pet. In the case of dog rescues, every breed has a group that that rescues them. There are also cat, rabbit, parrot, ferret and other groups that rescue other pets.
There are two major difference between shelters and rescues. Shelters are usually run and funded by the city where they are located. Rescue groups are funded mainly by donations and all the people are volunteers. While some shelters do put animals into foster homes, many are housed onsite in kennels. Rescue Groups place all their rescues into foster homes as they do not have shelter facilities. Animals in foster care do fare better as they are in a real home, just like the home that is out there for them somewhere.
