KAUKAUNA – News of a stray canine’s euthanasia has shocked and angered some Kaukauna residents after a bunch of neighbors who discovered him stated he was mild, loving and obtained together with those that cared for him.
The neighbors took to Facebook final week to precise frustration after the canine they discovered, named Duke, was put down after they took him to the Fox Valley Humane Association.
Since then, their posts have gone viral on Facebookgathering lots of of shares and feedback, with residents asking why a canine the neighbors described as “candy and loving” was euthanized.
Residents stated the canine ‘snuggled and gave kisses’
On Oct. 15, some neighbors on the north facet of Kaukauna discovered a stray canine and stated he was “candy and loving, snuggled and gave kisses,” in keeping with a Facebook post from Rochelle Oseth, a neighbor who helped take care of the canine.
According to the submit, after they discovered Duke, neighbors referred to as the Fox Valley Humane Association as a result of it’s a “no-kill” shelter and after two days they turned the canine over to the Appleton shelter.
In her submit, Oseth stated she and her neighbors saved in contact with the shelter and have been advised Duke was doing effectively and was put up for adoption on the shelter’s web site.
After his itemizing on the shelter’s adoption web page was taken down, Oseth’s submit stated neighbors assumed Duke was adopted solely later to be advised he had been euthanized.
The shelter stated it made the choice to euthanize Duke after he turned aggressive
The Fox Valley Humane Association discovered the canine was microchipped and his title was Duke, in keeping with a Facebook post from the shelter.
According to the submit, the shelter reached out to the homeowners on file however by no means heard again from them.
Duke was within the shelter’s care for 2 weeks throughout which period staff decided he had “medical and behavioral considerations that required a specialised foster home,” however none might be discovered.
Facebook feedback from the shelter additionally stated Duke’s “aggression escalated to the purpose of our workforce feeling unsafe working with him.”
That’s when the shelter stated it made the choice to euthanize Duke.
“We didn’t make this determination frivolously,” the shelter stated in a Facebook submit. “Our workforce is devoted to caring for vulnerable animals and our hearts break once we are unable to discover a answer that’s in the most effective curiosity of each an animal and the neighborhood.”
Duke’s euthanasia sparks public backlash
Since then, Facebook posts from Oseth and neighbor Chera Greene detailing their disappointment with the choice to euthanize Duke have gone viral.
Additionally, the submit from the Fox Valley Humane Association on the euthanization of Duke has almost 600 feedback as of Nov. 8, primarily from individuals upset over the choice.
Oseth stated in her Facebook submit that if she “would have identified that there was even a distant probability [Duke] could be euthanized we might have by no means taken him there.”
What is a ‘no-kill’ shelter?
Part of the Facebook backlash has come over Fox Valley Humane Association’s determination to euthanize the canine whereas contemplating itself a no-kill shelter. But what that time period means could cause some confusion.
No organization or governing physique determines what “no-kill” means, however it’s a usually agreed-upon time period for shelters which have no less than a 90% placement price for the animals of their care.
Meaning that shelters can euthanize as much as 10% of their animals for well being or temperament causes, and nonetheless be thought-about “no-kill.”
The Fox Valley Humane Association didn’t instantly reply for request for an interview.
Sophia Voight is an area authorities and politics reporter with The Post-Crescent. She may be reached with suggestions and suggestions at [email protected].
