[Kaneman]

Originally Posted by The Chi

This is definitely terrible and I feel terribly for Oreo.

But in this instance I must play devils advocate, if they adopted Oreo out after she failed all her behavioral tests, and someone was hurt or killed, who would you be blaming then?

The ASPCA for allowing a dangerous animal to return to the "public"?

You cant keep an animal caged 24/7 without being cruel, but you cant have a pet that no one ever comes into contact with either. And if she dug out? What then? Ate an old lady on her door step because no one could control her?

Blame the previous owner who made her the way she is? That doesnt help the person she injured or the old lady she killed...

Blame the new owner who got too close to the food bowl and was attacked?

(I in no way endorse senseless euthanasia.)

Which brings me back to my last point that organizations that deal with dogs like the ASPCA don't understand the first thing about canine mentality and psychology.

The fact is that it just isn't that hard to rehab an abused or aggressive canine. The problem is that organizations like the ASPCA strongly denounce the methods that are successfully used for that type of rehab thus making their mission statement irrelevant.

You don't adopt out an animal with a bad past to some old lady. You adopt him out to a strong guy that doesn't have kids and has the patience to fix the dog. It really is not that hard to do.