I saw this on facebook from Free Spirit Siberian Rescue and it made me so sad. PLease read and go on and like so we can find a way to help her.
In September, we networked for a very depressed dog named Elsie, one of the saddest dogs you'll ever see, to find a home. Despite all the attention, applications for her adoption, and rescues stepping up to help this sweet girl, she stills finds herself locked in a kennel at Lehigh County Humane Society (LCHS).
We feel that with all this interest and networking, she should have easily found a forever home and should be well on her way to celebrating the holidays with her new family.
Since this is not the case, we wondered what the problem could be.
We started to hear horror stories about the shelter. Dogs with adoption pending cards that mysteriously disappeared. Staff found doing nothing while dogs were sitting in their own feces and urine. No foster program in place so that more dogs could leave the shelter. Hours that were not very accomodating to potential adopters with jobs. And finally, closing their Facebook page where at least they would be able to showcase the animals available for adoption.
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There were many more appalling statements made about them, but without being able to personally verify them, I'll stop here.
It appeared that LCHS didn't really care about finding good homes for the animals in their care, as their name would imply.
Elsie, ID #76679, is a perfect example of that. She has been there since March through no fault of her own.
Since we felt it was unfair to pass judgment on them without hearing their side in this situation, and not just accepting what we were hearing as truth, I decided to contact them myself.
I called on four separate occasions, explained that I was calling about Elsie, asked why she was still there, told them that we were planning to write a follow-up article about her, and wanted to give them a chance to respond to the allegations we've been hearing about them. I was informed on each occasion that I would receive a return call.
Glad I didn't hold my breath waiting, because they never returned my calls.
We don't know if these accusations against them are accurate, which is why I contacted them and was hoping for a response. They chose, instead, to ignore me. What we do know is that Elsie has been waiting since March for her special someone to come and take her away from there. Several people have tried to grant her this wish, and each has been denied by LCHS. We would like them to explain why. Simple as that.
Apparently not only do they not care about animals, they aren't concerned about their reputation or what anyone thinks or writes about them either. That's very dangerous when an institution thinks they don't have to answer to anyone. They even put a sign outside that reads: "Life is sweet on Dixon St. Love, Elsie."
I'm sure if Elsie could talk, that's the last thing she would say.
It appears that their spitefulness, arrogance, and bullying has allowed them to use Elsie as a pawn to irritate animal advocates who would really like to see this sweet dog get out from under their control.
We will continue to try to find out what it will take to do that. LCHS does require a home visit so you must live in the Lehigh Valley area. If anyone is interested in helping Elsie by giving her a forever home, please contact LCHS at:
Lehigh County Humane Society
640 Dixon Street
Allentown, PA 18103
Phone: (610) 797-1205
The hours of operation for LCHS are:
Sunday 1:00 - 3:30pm
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday 10:00am - 4:00pm
Wednesday 12:00 - 4:00pm and 6:00 - 8:30pm.
Then please let us know what response you get. And if you did attempt to adopt her and were turned down, we'd like to hear your experience with them as well.
We owe it to Elsie to have a successful outcome for her. She deserves much more than being forced to live her life in a shelter. We all want her to have a great home where she will find love, comfort, and happiness.
A Facebook fan page has been set up to help Elsie even more. Please join here.
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