Opinion: People — not dogs — have created our stray problem
Hundreds of dog and cats are available for adoption or foster at Memphis Animal Services. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
Sabine Langer
Sabine Langer is a Memphis business owner, social entrepreneur, and longtime dog rescuer and foster who is actively involved in animal welfare and community advocacy. She is a member of the Memphis Animal Shelter’s Advisory Board.
“There is no shelter system, rescue network or group of volunteers large enough to absorb endless human irresponsibility. Memphis cannot rescue its way out of this.”
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More than 40% of dogs entering Memphis Animal Services are put down. Adoption events try to reduce that number.
“(Rescue groups) like these are typically overwhelmed with a lot of dogs,” said Jane Jayakumar, who brought her Streetdog foster Gabriel to the event. “Events like these help promote that we’re a presence in Memphis.”
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