Get the animals adopted, not euthanized
I read the article about the Hawaii Island Humane Society’s decision to halt sending the dogs to mainland shelters who are willing to find homes for them. I think it’s a far better idea than euthanizing these poor creatures.
Thank goodness Peaceful Valley Donkey Rescue was allowed to take our donkeys to Texas. Why not continue to allow these different organizations to take on the unwanted dogs as well? It’s far more humane to get them adopted rather than killing them. If I had the resources and the ability to adopt more dogs, I would do it but my finances are limited.
I used to do volunteer work at the Humane Society’s Kona shelter but was very disheartened when they had to put down a dog that I had just the day before taken for a walk to get him exercised. I never went back again.
Colleen Miyose-Wallis
Kailua-Kona
Animal adoptions need to go up
Recently, I have been disturbed to read about all the complaints criticizing the Kauai Humane Society for putting down too many animals and not adopting out enough. Are my concerns about the animal statistics? No. I’m annoyed at those statements. How absolutely ridiculous.
Now I heard that someone complained that Hawaii Island Humane Society was putting down too many animals. Just what is wrong with people? If these animals weren’t dumped at the Humane Societies by our own community there wouldn’t be this problem. It seems no good deed goes unpunished.
The Humane Societies cannot just yank people off the street to adopt. Why is this so hard to understand?
Humane Societies everywhere deal with these problems continually and some residents just don’t seem to get the picture. These agencies are there not only for emergencies but also for daily animal problems. They provide a much needed service to their communities. I can assure you that conditions are much better today than in the ‘80s and spay/neuter is really working. I applaud all those who work with Humane Societies as too often it’s a really thankless job. I’ve been in animal welfare for almost 40 years and I’ll be happy to clarify some issues.
Ginger Towle
President
West Hawaii Humane Society