Rescue Blu

When we first saw Blu on Dogs in Danger, it was Saturday, July 11th. We were all at a dog training seminar in Lisle. We started asking around to see if we could find a rescue that would take Blu into their foster program. We didn’t have a lot of time because his euthanasia date was Tuesday, July 14th. All the rescues we talk to have a limited number of foster homes. The shelter that Blu came from does not socialize or vet their dogs. This makes them a really big risk for a rescue to take into their homes. What if he was aggressive? What if his health problems are beyond their financial resources? Rescues try to take in dogs that they know they can rehome,  so they can save as many dogs as possible. This makes sense, but for dogs like Blu that come from shelters that don’t offer this these kinds of services, they really don’t stand a chance. They become a dog in a cell with a number and a “kill date”.  No people spend time with them nor does anyone come to check out their physical condition. This is the information that needs to be given to rescues so they can move from animal controls to a foster homes and eventually to forever homes. We believe that with a little training and vetting that many more dogs can be identified as adoptable. In a country that has so much, it seems that organizing volunteers to walk dogs, to hold fundraisers for vet care, and to spend time with animals is not too much to ask. Is it?