Loving Pit Bull Had Safe Shelter, EUTHANIZED For No Reason – PLEASE READ FULL DESCRIPTION
This dog was a 1 year old Red Nose Pit Bull I found at Memphis Animal Shelter on Tchulahoma Road while I was in town visiting my family. I fell in love with his personality and decided to get him rescued before he was euthanized. On December 2nd, I shot this video. I then went home, raised sponsorship money for his vetting and found a loving home for him in East Memphis. On December 3rd, I went back with the adopter to the shelter, filled out the paperwork, and then we were told we had to wait to get a background check and home visit before she was approved to take him. That was fine, since she had nothing to hide. We waited and waited, and the adopter called every other day to see if he was ready or if the background check had cleared. They had not yet started the process. They put us off and avoided our phone calls for 7 days. On December 11th, I went into the shelter to check on him and see if they had started the process, and I discovered he was dead. He had been euthanized the day before and no one had bothered to call. First I was told he was euthanized because he was sick, possibly showing signs of distemper. Then I received a phone call from one of the supervisors saying that the REAL reason he was euthanized was because he was “aggressive”. I am posting this video to show you just how aggressive this dog was. Long story short, this dog had a loving home waiting for him, and Memphis Animal Shelter took the dog’s life instead and lied about the reason why. Perhaps …
