Reply #8: I recently pulled a youngster

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a couple days from being gassed.

Most people don't realize that in many town pounds, surrenders are the first to be killed. Especially in the south, their beloved companions will face a frightening, slow and painful death by gas. And in the midwest, they seem to face something referred to as "heartstick." I don't *want* to know what that is.

Petfinder.com forums have rescue and transport pages. Dogs are routinely pulled from shelters in Ohio and Michigan, and from all the southern states, by local rescues. There are professional rescue transports that run I-95 from Florida to NH for about $100-125, and volunteer rescue transports that move dogs in "legs" usually on weekends.

And there are no-kill shelters and dog breed rescues that will foster your dog until they can re-home him or her. Please, please if you are in trouble, look for those first.