Feral Dogs Are The Result Of Neglect.

I took my dog, Chance, for a ride this afternoon up Clutts Hill to Fairview Ridge and rode around to Union Ridge. Driving slowly, enjoying the weather, and periodically glancing at Chance in the rear-view mirror, as he rode with his head out the window, savoring the swarm of new smells, I noticed 5 dogs running together through a pasture. These dogs, running in a pack are called Feral or wild and can pose a very serious problem to farmers with livestock. Plus, by being in the pack mode, there is very little fear due to numbers. This problem is the result of unwanted breeding of dogs that their owners let run loose and do not spay or neuter them. This is called neglect. Neglect in the sense that the owners do not care enough to take care of these dogs. Letting them run loose and fend for themselves and reproduce over and over. If you see a group of dogs running together, do not try to approach them. Call the Animal Shelter and report it. With the lack of funding for our shelter, they probably won't respond because they just don't have the manpower. I am so glad they are now using Petfinder.com to help place their dogs. The head of the shelter, Anita Asbury, seems to be a really great person. Remember, the shelter can use newspapers, blankets, food, toys, food bowls, anything that would benefit a dog or cat. We can't forget the felines. They are just as important as the dogs. No animal deserves to be abused, as no human deserves to be abused.