Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 We got this on another list I belong to-people are emailing and calling not only Animal Planet but also the Humane Society who apparently is endorsing such an astrosity. Permission to cross-post was given. Thanks for reading dee moscoso Call to action (sorry if you already know about this): Animal Planet is 'casting' for a new 'reality' show called " Who Gets the Dog? " . Basically they pull a dog out of a shelter, shuffle it around for 3 days with 3 different families (24 hours each), and then somehow the dog is supposed to " pick " which family it wants to live with. The only safeguard it offers the dog is that " You must not have been CONVICTED (my caps) of (a) any crime that includes cruelty to animals, or (b) any felony under any jurisdiction in the United States or any other Country. And " You must be ready, willing and able to adopt and care for the dog involved in the production of the series. " Here is the website: http://www.lmnotv.com/whogetsthedog/ If you think that this is not the best thing to put a dog through for the sake of 'entertainment', please send a comment to them to let them know what a stupid idea this is and how inhumane it is to put a dog (particularly a shelter dog with who knows what having happened to end him up in a shelter in the first place) through this kind of stress and confusion. Can you imagine the health and behavior problems something like this could cause the " lucky dog " , as they say on their website. I wonder if they would do this to a four year old foster child. And we all know that it's not likely to be dog savvy people who would do this. What happens to the dog after the show and the novelty has worn off with the family " required " to adopt the dog? And not being " convicted " of an animal crime is little reassurance since most animal abusers are never caught, much less convicted. Here is the form where you can let your feelings be known about this to Animal Planet at: http://extweb.discovery.com/viewerrelations Please spread the word. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 5, 2004 Report Share Posted August 5, 2004 I sent them a message about 3 hours ago & already got a response. They say that they DO have a screening process for these potential adopters that consists of an application similar to what you would have to fill out when adopting a dog from a shelter & a home visit. They also say that their team of " experts " who will decide who gets the dog includes a professional dog trainer & a veternarian. IF what they say is true, maybe this isn't such a bad idea. We all know there are so many dogs in shelters who need homes, maybe it will bring this to the attention of the public & some people who would otherwise " buy " dogs from breeders, pet stores, etc. will decide to adopt instead. JMO. ~Amanda~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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