Mabel the Rescue Dog

2 min read (Articles narrated by Mabel)

With so many heartwarming adoption stories out there, it’s easy for dog lovers to forget that dogs are dying in shelters every day. “Kill shelters” aren’t just restricted to rural areas; healthy dogs are put down in every state, even in big cities. It has recently come to our attention that Memphis, Tennessee, is really struggling to save all the dogs at risk of euthanasia, so I wanted to make a post about it to spread some awareness.

Memphis Animal Services Needs Your Help!

Memphis Animal Services currently has way more dogs than they can take care of, which is why they sadly still euthanize many healthy dogs. As I’ve mentioned in many other posts, shelters don’t do this because they want to. They do it because there’s no other choice. With so many puppy mills and not enough people spaying and neutering, the dog population is out of control. Plus, there aren’t enough people fostering and adopting these at-risk dogs.

So, Molly has recently started helping with a project that spreads awareness about dogs in Memphis that desperately need foster homes. Many of the dogs at the shelter are only days away from euthanasia, so they need a foster home or a forever home to save their lives. Molly is helping create content on a website called We Foster Dogs in hopes to reach more people, but I figured it would be a good idea to share it on here too.

If you’re interested in fostering or adopting one of the dogs at risk of euthanasia, you can apply on Memphis Animal Services’ website. Fostering one of these dogs will save their life.

Can You Help if You Don’t Live in Memphis?

While fostering or adopting from this shelter is the best way to reduce the euthanasia rate, not everyone can do that. If you don’t live near Memphis or don’t have the time to foster right now, it can be tricky to help. However, there are other ways you can make a difference even if you can’t foster directly from this shelter:

~Donate – Even though it won’t free up space in the shelter, it can help them get more resources to support the dogs in their care.

~Spread the Word – Share the dogs at risk of euthanasia on social media to hopefully reach someone who will foster or adopt them.

~Foster or Adopt Locally – Even if you’re not near this shelter, fostering and adopting from other shelters and rescues can save lives. Even if the organization you adopt from doesn’t put down dogs, they might transport dogs out of overcrowded shelters. So, adopting or fostering a dog will free up space for another dog to get out of a full shelter.

Even though less dogs are being put down than previous years, it’s still a huge problem in the United States. So, please consider adopting or fostering if you’re able and spread the word so more humans can help. For more information on Memphis Animal Services and fostering in general, you can visit WeFosterDogs.com.

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