Molly has been reunited with her family!!
We are so so blessed o have Molly back at home with us! We've missed her so much and it was so great to see her and Roxie playing once again.
Molly is just as playful and lovable as ever!
Per the request of the adoptive family, here is the letter I received along with getting Molly back:
Bad press was not our goal. Getting Molly back was our goal.
We've had almost 11,000 views on the blog in less than two weeks. I feel so blessed that we've had that many supporters in getting her back home. From the beginning, my dad and I have talked about a way to turn this into a plus for not only ourselves but for the Humane Society. They were essential in getting Molly back and the fact of the matter is there are many dogs that do need a home. In the spirit of Molly, don't turn your backs on the Humane Society, but instead help them become the Humane Society we all want and need. Continue to give dogs a home, and know that this type of situation isn't common. Continue your support of the Humane Society, as well.
Y'all, we have Molly home.
Help other animals get a new home, as well.
No offense to the "adopters" (really, don't you adopt a child? and BUY a dog?), but their upchuck of animal rights (very different from animal welfare) propoganda is sad. There is much evidence that pedatric spays and neuters are not good for dogs and cats. I personally won't spay or neuter a dog until she or he is at least 18 months. That doesn't make me irresponsible. Additionally, in many parts of this country, dogs and cats are imported from other areas or even foreign countries. How is that "overpopulation?" While I chose to microchip my pets, I know plenty of very responsible people who are not comfortable with it. Licensing is simply a tax. And collars...well, I have seen dogs hung to death by collars, so my dogs do not wear them in the house. The "adoptive" family's reasons for thinking the Rivers family was not responsible are simply regurgitated marketing. Shame on these non-thinkers for trying (very hard) to make the Rivers family feel guilty.
ReplyDeleteUnknown .. I find everything you've said downright stupid. I agree with the "adopters" whole heartedly. And frankly, you adopt a pet just as you would a child! When you adopt a child you pay thousands of dollars to lawyers and agencies for that child! Dogs get put down on a daily basis because they run loose and no one claims them. Dogs get hit by cars because, again, they're running loose. And dogs get pregnant every day because they aren't being spayed or neutered! Your defense of why you're irresponsible in your dog ownership is absurd! I've owned many pets -- all of whom were dumped in our neighborhood or strays no one came to claim. We've had dogs that were abused by previous owners and eventually ran away from their owners. Microchipping and spaying and neutering, as well as licensing, and dog collars with tags are great ways to get a dog back to it's owner quickly and safely. Had Landan done any of these things she may have had her dog home sooner.
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ReplyDelete@awood, or if the "adopters" had beeen decent people, they would have returned this dog right away. I don't believe for a second that if the Rivers family had not gone to all the efforts they had, that the family would have returned the dog sooner. They had that chance when first asked. And the pathetic reason given that they are going to be sad when their son leaves in the spring with his dog; well, how would they feel if someone took his dog and wouldn't return him, saying that if he cared about the dog, it would not have been lost? Simply ridiculous.
ReplyDeleteGlad Molly is finally home.
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