By Mallory Brown
Y’all.
We need to have a little Southern come-to-Jesus meeting about SPAYING AND NEUTERING YOUR ANIMALS.
Because some of these dogs are out here reproducing like they’re trying to populate the entire state of Georgia.
Example #1: Goldie
This poor mama was found UNDER A SHED, pregnant, scared, and just trying to survive. She ended up in Animal Control, where she gave birth to NINE. WHOLE. PUPPIES days later.
That’s not a litter. That’s a starting lineup with a full bench of chaos.
Do y’all think Goldie woke up one morning and said, “You know what would really improve my life? Nine children, no child support, no permanent address, and a positive heartworm test.”
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Now this sweet girl is raising nine babies inside an already overcrowded municipal shelter.
The part that isn’t funny
And here’s the part that isn’t funny.
Goldie is a pit bull mix. She’s heartworm positive. And she’s a nursing mama.
Do you have ANY idea how difficult it is to find rescue placement for pit mixes? Now add heartworm disease and nine dependent puppies.
It’s harder than getting a Southern grandma to admit somebody else’s potato salad is better than hers.
NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE.
Rescues are overflowing.
Shelters are overflowing.
Fosters are exhausted.
And dogs like Goldie are paying the price for something they never had a choice in.
Here’s where Holding Hope comes in
HERE’S WHERE Holding Hope COMES IN!
Before you tell me you can’t afford to fix your dog or cat, PLEASE reach out to us!
Holding Hope can help financially with:
- Spaying your females
- Neutering your males (yes, Bubba, BOTH of them)
We would MUCH rather help pay for ONE spay surgery than try to find 10 homes, 10 rescue spots, and 10 miracles.
And for the record, your female dog does NOT need to have one litter to be healthy or happy.
Your male dog does NOT need to become a daddy to experience the joys of life.
He’ll be perfectly content chasing squirrels and licking his own feet.
Spaying and neutering prevents unwanted litters, reduces certain health risks, and helps keep animals out of overcrowded shelters.
Heartworms are spread by mosquitoes, not breeding, and require separate prevention and treatment.
Goldie didn’t choose this life. Her nine babies didn’t choose this life. And neither did the thousands of other animals sitting in shelters waiting for somebody to save them.
STOP THE LITTERS BEFORE THEY START.
WE WILL HELP YOU!
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Somebody’s cousin’s neighbor’s uncle has an unfixed dog named Diesel running around town collecting baby mamas, and we need to reach him.
FIX YOUR PETS. NO EXCUSES.