I have not donated to any shelters, at least willingly. We had one HS when I lived in Spokane, and they would look for the dogs that would re-sell easily, and those were the dogs that they picked up. They would drive right on down the street if it was just a plain dog or a scruffy looking one, but when they saw a pretty one, then they caught that one and hauled it off.
We had a beautiful blue merle Aussie/Samoyed, and he was my daughter's best friend, and went with her every where. When she got off of the school bus, Casey would run out to meet her, happily jump the fence, and then they would walk back to the house together.
The HS saw Casey doing that , so they sat and waited (he stayed in the yard except to go with Robin), and when he went out to meet her, they grabbed him, left my little girl standing there crying heartbrokenly, and hauled Casey off to cage and re-sell him.
We had to borrow the money to be able to rescue him before he was sold, and then pay it back on payday.
After that, I just have not wanted to help and kind of an agency that is supposed to help animals.
