Surrendering
Your Lab
What
does surrendering mean?
If you are looking to get rid, dump, give up, bring
to the pound or give away to a good home, your beloved
Lab, you are surrendering your companion. You no longer
wish to have responsibility for the animal because
of one or many reasons.
Some
reasons that people give up their dogs are as follows:
- We
don't have enough time to give it the attention
it deserves.
- This
dog has a lot of energy and we don't have a fenced
in backyard.
- My
(insert family member here) has developed allergies
and we can no longer keep the dog.
- My
(insert other family pet here) doesn't get along
with the dog and we can no longer keep it.
- My
family is moving to a place that doesn't allow animals.
The
list goes on. Let's face it. Some people have legitimate
circumstances of needing to rehome their companion
animal. But many people view dogs as disposable commodities
and more often than not tend to give up their dogs
because they'd like to have a puppy over an 8 year
old dog. Think about it people, could you give up
one of your children that you've raised for 8 years?
It should be that way with our companion animals too.
Shelter
life is hard on animals. Imagine being plucked out
from the ONLY home you've ever known, taken away from
the only people you've ever loved and being put into
a cold damp place that is full of other dogs that
bark all of the time, you have no soft bed to lay
in anymore and you are terrified out of your mind.
Many dogs go stir crazy in shelters. A lot of dogs
and puppies get sick in shelters with Kennel Cough
or Parvo. Other dogs never make it out alive.
Why
you should never advertise your dog as "Free
to good home":
There
are people out there that scour clissfieds and freecylce
sites for animals that are free to good homes. Why?
They are looking for bait dogs in dog fighting rings,
to sell dogs to research institutions or class
B dealers, as bait for reptiles and other
inhumane things. If you need to rehome your Lab, at
least research local Humane Societies and Rescues.
Read this article
for a better idea of what we are talking about.
There
are currently 9 facilities in the state of Michigan
that sell to Class
B Dealers or direct to Research Institutions:
- City
of Inkster
- Jackson
County Animal Control
- Midland
County Animal Control
- Eaton
County Animal Control
- Mecosta
County Animal Control
- Montcalm
County Animal Control
- Montmorency
County Animal Control
- Gratiot
County Animal Control
- Osceola
County Animal Control
Many
don't even let you, as a citizen, know.
Find out more about Class B dealers here.
What
you need to do if you are interested in Surrendering
Your Lab to CMLRN:
- Fill
out our Surrender
Form
- Fax
it back to us at (989) 774-1536
- Fax
any and all relevant records of vaccinations, neutering,
spaying, rabies and license records available
- Give
us a CLEAR and HONEST picture of the temperment
of the dog, any behavior issues and the reason for
surrender
- Email
pictures of the dog (head shot and side shot) to
info@cmlrn.com.
REQUIRED and necessary.
We
will then evaluate the information and decide if we
are able to take the dog into the program.
We
CAN NOT accommodate all dogs. Especially
dogs that are not dog friendly. All of our foster
homes have other companion animals living there and
their safety comes first. If we can accommodate your
dog a representative will be in contact with you to
arrange tranportation.
We
PREFER to work with animals from
the Isabella County Animal Control and give them PRIORITY
over surrendered animals because they are in danger
of being put to sleep.
Again,
we will work with you and your pet if we have the
space and it makes a good canidate for rehoming.
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