INTERNATIONAL ANIMAL RESCUE

Wow it's been busy here at Ruffhouse! We have welcomed several new dogs into our family! Now that some dust has settled we have time for another blog!

Well, we got into another discussion regarding animal rescue. This time though it was about whether or not rescues should be bringing dogs in from other countries. As with the last blog topic, this one brought about much debate as well. Some of us seem to think that there are so many homeless animals in danger of losing their lives 'in the wild' or through euthanization, in our own backyards! Should we really be bringing more in from out of the country; taking the fostering and adoptive places away from our native animals???? On the flip side, alot of the countries that these animals are taken from don't share the same view of animals as we do here in Canada. As well they do not have the same resources available to them to help their animals.. Is helping animals in other countries any different than our government sending aid to other countries in times of disaster? We are sure some people would say it is totally different! In that instance it is tax dollars being sent. When animals are helped it is through the aid and donations of the animal lovers. We want to hear other peoples opinions regarding this topic so please feel free to comment!!