Check out their donation drive video featuring Silent Night.
Seems like they feature Silent Night because they have no trouble silencing these defenseless animals using your donations to supply the death drug.
The ASPCA believes that unwanted pets deserve a dignified, painless death rather than suffer from such cruelties as malnutrition, disease or trauma, outcomes commonly associated with an unwanted and/or uncared-for existence. Similarly, long-term housing of individual dogs and cats in cages without access to exercise or social activities is not an acceptable alternative. Euthanasia must be understood for what it is: a last-step, end-of-the-road option to spare animals further hardship and suffering.
Keep in mind there are many no-kill animal rescue shelters, and in my opinion, they actually deserve your needed donations to keep these animals alive rather than being “rescued” only to be euthanized.
I would note that ASPCA is an entirely different organization from the SPCA and the many local SPCA affiliates and shelters around the country have absolutely zero relationship with the ASPCA.
And yes, I agree with OP on this issue. ASPCA has gotten as bad as PETA in recent years.
Got to agree with the OP give to your local shelters.
We have adopted two older pitties from local animal shelter who sadly both contracted cancer after a few years but they lived their best lives with us.
I am now beginning to think I am ready to adopt to another. I was devastated when my girl Beulah passed. But we did it at home where she was surrounded by the things and people she loved. Not ashamed to admit I cried like a baby.
Though after being over $10k out of pocket from medical expenses I might this time adopt a slightly younger dog.
Man that’s hard, you’re better than me. All the Bullies are awesome; I especially love English bulldogs but refuse to have one because of the heartbreak that I know is in store after 8 years or so. I did the same thing when I had to put down the dog I inherited from my dad.
When my dog passes, we have traveled many, many, many miles together bird hunting and the pain is immense. What I’ve learned to do, to cope, is to dwell on the years and years of great times together and it helps me bear the pain at the end. I consider the years of joy vs the one month of pain after he/she passes.
