The reviewer DDR_volunteer is obviously confused about Pound Pals Downriver. This non-profit works closely with the animal shelter in Wyandotte and has helped institute strict spay and neuter rules for adoptions through that shelter. This non profit also funds the medical care for sick and injured animals that come into the shelter so that the euthanasia rate is extremely low. Pound Pals Downriver is an absolutely top notch non profit!!
You must be mistaken with another group. Our non-profit has implemented a spay neuter program for the nearly 2000 animals that are impounded at Downriver Central Animal Control (animals from Allen Park, Lincoln Park, Southgate and Wyandotte, MI). Our spay neuter program has existed since 2008. Originally, Humane Ohio spayed our animals and currently the Paws Clinic spays our shelter animals . All animals are spayed prior to adoption. It has a strong volunteer program and the implementation of an adoption program back in 2006 has dropped the euthanasia rate from 80% to less than 10% at the animal shelter. There must be some kind of confusion as a simple call to Paws Clinic could verify we have a spay neuter program. People who have adopted from the shelter could also verify that their animals were spayed and neutered. Simply put, an excellent program for a municipal animal shelter.
This group has repeatedly advised adopters that they do not have to spay or neuter their rescued pets. Every legitimate animal rescue knows that spay/neuter is a critical component to ending the pet homelessness crisis. To advise otherwise is irresponsible. You can't and shouldn't call yourself a rescue when you have no care of concern for the plight of homeless pets.
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