Did Andy Dunning breach a contract w/RAS by taking these pics & giving them to the news? He worked there so long ago, why did he wait till now?

Is it actually legal for these "Rescues/Shelters" to dispose of animals in our landfill here in Monroe County? I know Lollypop offers "END OF LIFE SERVICES". Is someone alleging that they are throwing animals in the trash and not cremating them?

As a lifetime City resident, I think this is a very tragic problem in our community....but don't forget, we live in a society where it is legal to conveniently abort our own HUMAN children and in some states "euthanize" our own senior citizens. We encourage our children to be sexually active, but we tell them to not produce babies, then we use abortion as a means to control it. With this mentality it's no surprise that we treat our animals like this. People just willy-nilly breed these animals, then discard them with total disregard. The first step to bringing about justice to the lives of these animals is for us to restore a true value on our own HUMAN lives. Only then can we begin to understand the value of the lives of lesser creatures like dogs. All of the education programs in world mean nothing if we don't value life to begin with.

Please refer to the following FB link for PAWS (Providing Animal Welfare Services). https://www.facebook.com/pages/PAWS-Providing-Animal-Welfare-Services/351707158197160 After numerous years of working in the inner city for my job and not getting any help from Animal Control & Humane Society with the countless dire situations I saw first-hand, I decided to take it upon myself to make a change. Please 'like' and 'share' the page while taking a look at the pictures and work we are beginning.

Overbreeding benefits dog fighters and they channel money into pitbull groups that fight spaying and neutering regulations to stop this breed/kill cycle. PETA is all for a ban on the breed to end the inhumane cycle. Adopting more dogs out of the shelters doesn't begin to address the problems. Breeding restrictions and neutering are the only thing that will help besides an outright ban on taking in new pitbulls as pets. Cities that have banned the breed or initiated fix it or ticket programs have found that costs of constant euthanizations goes down and another unexpected benefit: gang related violence goes down.

Locally, it would be nice to see the city make attempts at preventing “backyard breeding” specifically through education programs in the schools. I highly doubt that those that are breeding these dogs irresponsibly are licensing them at all, so increasing licensing fees for dogs that are not fixed may not work. However, the city could think of instituting large fines for people that are found to have an unlicensed dog that is not fixed. Ultimately, one can only hope that someday soon the stigma that the Pit Bull breed has will be lifted through society’s acceptance of them. This process is slow but thankfully it has begun. For example, the “Puppy Bowl” on AnimalPlanet this year included three Pit Bull puppies. There have also recently been a few national commercials featuring a Pit Bull as the family pet. Unfortunately, at this time there are far more people in this country that desire these dogs for all the wrong reasons than there are the resources and responsible pet owners willing to give these dogs the chance that they so deserve. Until this imbalance ends the problem will continue. Until people stop feeding the stigma through fear and prejudice this problem will continue. The current fate of this breed was not earned, rather it was created by humans bringing to light to just how ignorant our own breed can be.

As a foster for two rescue groups in Rochester, it saddens my heart to see the wonderful dogs that people dispose of every day. The problem is not just with breeds like pit bulls but rather with the ignorant breeders who bring puppies into this world just for the profit it might bring them. I have fostered Chihuahuas, Poodles, Bishons, Papillion’s, Yorkies and so may other small breed dogs. They have come from shelters that are either very overcrowded or are high kill shelters that dispose of dogs or cats quickly if nobody adopts them. It appalls me that breeders are still granted permits as is the case in Gorham, N.Y. Especially since this breeder has a history of violations. Every state in our union needs to adopt standards which allow for the propagation of various breeds of cats and dogs without allowing “backyard breeders” to pop out puppies and kittens for profit. Canadian law makes the cost of licensing a dog that is not fixed very expensive versus the cost of licensing set at a very reasonable rate for neutered or spayed dogs. It amazes me how so many of our “discarded” dogs and cats can love us unconditionally even though they have been shown nothing but abuse at the hands of many humans who have handled them.

this goes along with the puppy mill proposed in Gorham its all for greed and not for the love of the animals. I for the life of me cannot figure what is wrong with people-they have no conscience nor compassion when they breed dogs for money. What a horrible thing that the people that put them to sleep have to deal with.They must be very upset all the time-I could not do it.

It's my understanding that BSL in NYS is illegal. How is the shelter getting around this law? Regulation based on breed even in a shelter is not allowed in NYS

I'm a retired City resident and currently house two throwaway pit bulls, both of them rescued right off the sidewalk, both sweet dogs. I'm aware they are just the tip of the iceberg. I'm also aware that people will kill other people for just looking at them the wrong way, so this cruelty to dogs isn't much of a stretch. Some days it feels so futile; like we're trying to keep the tide from coming in.