| From the AAS message board "Speaking for Animals" Animal Advocates Message Board Posted by Robert MacBean on April 29, 2002 at 22:09:57:
I just recived word that a lovely Female Pitbull has been put down at the Vancouver
SPCA!
The excuse they gave to someone that knew the dog was:
"She had been in the shelter too long and was severely depressed and as usual they
did not see the signs and admittedly, her needs were not met. They felt she was beyond
rehabilitation so they put her down".
She was fine, and just needed a home.
They're at it again!
Robert and Kilby MacBean
The Mongrel Hordes Canine Enterprises
(Good Raw Food For Your Good Pet)
Dalmatian and Pitbull Advocacy
Gentle Dog Handling and Positive Training.
Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
Posted by Gail on April 30, 2002 at 08:08:30:
In Reply to: Van SPCA Kills Keisha because she
was "depressed" ! posted by Robert MacBean on April 29, 2002 at 22:09:57:
Keisha was a wonderful girl who did have a chance at being adopted, (months ago) but
staff at the Maple Ridge SPCA turned them away...after they had arrived here from the
island! They were turned away because the MR staff wanted to give the "owner"
more time to come up with the fees (which he never did) that were due. Needless to say,
the "system" has once again failed to put an animal first and this has now
resutled in Keisha's needless death. How many more animals will lose their lives within
the SPCA due to staff apathy???
Read about the SPCA's panicky "moratorium on killing" and
how killing for mental ill-health is permitted,
click here
From the AAS message board:
Keisha is another one to never forget and for whom we will never give up exposing the
indifference and ruthlessness of the SPCA employees who are fighting to keep their
dog-disposal jobs (pound contracts). If the BC SPCA truly wishes to reform (and we have
good reason not to be convinced of that yet) then these employees are one of the biggest
hurdles that must be dealt with. Go to the link below to read more on the fight to keep
the jobs of disposing of unwanted dogs which these employees call "services".
Read Keisha's thread below...
http://www.animaladvocates.com/spca-union.htm
In Response To: IN MEMORY OF KEISHA
(ANIMAL ADVOCATES SOCIETY OF BC)
Hello everyone, my name is Carly. I often visit this board to
read the posts, especially anything about pitbulls as my husband and I are avid pit fans
and proud owners of two of them. I would jump at the chance to help in any way I could for
these dogs. I often visit the SPCA pages to see what they have for adoption, and it was in
December that I came across Keisha at the Maple Ridge SPCA. I called the shelter and
emailed Darcy (Maple Ridge SPCA volunteer)about Keisha, and we decided that we were going
to adopt her. The next day we travelled from Nanaimo to Maple Ridge to take Keisha home.
When we got there we were told that Keisha was no longer for adoption as her owner had
come forward to claim her. Her owner being someone who obviously had not cared for the dog
in the first place as she had been found wandering on the side of the road. So instead we
adopted another pit, a little red nose that we named Honey. The next week I called the
shelter back to see if Keisha had gone back to her owners. If she hadn't we were going to
go back to bring her home as well. The only answer that I got was that she wasn't for
adoption. I called several more times and got the same answer each time. Finally we were
told that her owner had picked her up. Today I read an e-mail from Darcy telling me that
Keisha had been transferred and put down recently. I am so angry! Why were we not offered
the chance to adopt her?!! We are experienced, responsible pit bull owners (we had already
adopted Honey from this shelter so they know this!) and they knew that i still was
interested in adopting her. But instead of letting this pit go to a loving forever home,
she was added to the growing number of unwanted pits that are put down. When is something
going to be done?? When i read about Keisha I was so angry, now I am confused as to how
this could have happened. I guess i just wanted to let this off of my chest. If anyone
know more about what happened to Keisha or if there is any way that I can help please let
me know. Our home is always open to foster dogs, and I would love to help.
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