They actually listened and Destiny is finally getting the justice she deserved which I honestly wasn't sure would ever happen. My head is spinning from the news but I am just so incredibly grateful that people stood by me when I felt like I was screaming into the void. We …
April 13, 2014
Final supporters
ALL SHE WANTED
WAS....SOMEONE
TO LOVE HER
STARK COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY IN LOUISVILLE, OH
TOLD ME.... "SHE IS NO LONGER HERE!"
First of all, I had no idea what I was getting into. But then again I was given no choice in the matter. Destiny came to me!!!
Monday 2/3/14
I was on my lunch break and headed to grab a bite to eat. As I was pulling out of the... parking lot where I work. A dog trots across the street straight to my jeep. I could not see it so I stepped out to see if it went under the car. Just as I took a step to the rear if the vehicle. I see out of the corner of my eye a good sized pit bull jumped right in my car. She was frightened and very thin. I own a pit mix and have become quite familiar with the breed. I tried to pet her but she was unsure of me. I asked her to sit
and she sat right down in my backseat. It was my lunch break after all so I jumped in and took her to McDonalds with me. She became much more comfortable with me over some fries. I found a place to keep her until my work day ended. I got her back in my car and called my wife and said I think I am going to just take her straight to Jades Rescue and she said bring her home. That is really what I hoped she would say. We tried multiple times to introduce her to our dog and it did not go well at all. I am sure we could have done things differently but we didn't.
I began calling rescues. I must have called 25. All of them basically said the same thing we do not take strays. Take her to the pound or the Humane Society. That is where they get their adoptable dogs. She was extremely friendly with my 8 year old and my wife. So that night we made a bed for her in the garage and left the space heater on.
Tuesday 2/4/14
My wife and I both had to work. We left this stray pit bull in our garage for about 8 hours. You can imagine what I was thinking I would be coming home to. What was going to be destroyed when I got home? When I walked in the only thing she had done, was take the dog food bag over to her bed and have a snack. There were no holes in the bag. She did not eat the entire bag and there was not a single piece of food on the floor. My wife and I could not stand the idea of her alone in the garage another night. I then followed the advice I was given and I called the Human Society. The man asked if I reserved a kennel and I said no. I began to tell him the story and he said just bring her in. I drove her straight there.
I walked in with her and began to tell my tale. I told them that she came to me for help and I will continue to hunt for a place for her. The girl behind the desk asked me if she had a name. I told her that we have been calling her Pretty Girl. She said we have 1 named Pretty. I looked at her and said call her Destiny. She smiled and then told me that they do not euthanize dogs there unless they have major illness or extreme aggression. I felt this great sense of relief. The guy behind the counter noticed the sores on the top of her front paws and said it looks like she has ring worm. I smiled and said really? I would not have guessed that. I am a wrestling coach and trust me I can spot ring worm on a person from a mile away. I crack a joke and said I am immune to ring worm and continued to pet her. I turned her over to another gentleman and he was asked by the guy behind the counter. " Does that look like ring worm to you?" and with out hesitation he said "yes" as well. He then told me that this is the vet tech. Thinking it was no big deal I handed her over. I walked around the place for a few minutes and 3rd gentleman came up to me. He said "did you drop off the pit?" I said "yes." He said "she does have ring worm." I said "ok", still thinking it was no big deal. As I walked out the man behind the counter asked "did you hear that it is ring worm?" I said "yes" and I thanked him and left.
Wednesday 2/5/14
The next day I called the HS on my lunch break. I called just to find out if Destiny was chipped. The girl on the phone told me they did not show anything saying she was and I then asked if she had any serious health issues. She said to "call back on Friday after the vet had a chance to see her" I hung up the phone and instantly called Jades Rescue and told them what happened. I spoke to a girl who took down my info and then I received a call from Diane Aquino. She offered to help in any way she can.
Thursday 2/6/14
I made no calls.
Friday 2/7/14
I called HS at about 5:00pm. I asked about Destiny and she said "she is no longer here."I said "what do you mean?" and she said very to the point, "sir all I can say is that she is no longer here. "I just hung up the phone and called Dianne and asked "did you pick up Destiny?" and she said "no, why?" and I told her what they had said.
SHE DID NOT GET ANOTHER CHANCE LIKE SO MANY OTHERDOGS MAKING THERE WAY THROUGH THIS HUMAN SOCIETY! PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE FOR DESTINY!
Updates
March 19, 2014
I can feel the momentum shifting now so please blast this out on your social feeds because the folks in charge are finally looking toward our total. We just need to keep this energy up until we cross that milestone I keep obsessing over in my head. I am still thinking about those fries and the backseat of my jeep and how unfair it all was.
February 20, 2014
I just looked at the screen and saw the number one hundred sitting there which is honestly surreal because when I started this I was just typing out my frustration in a total haze. Thinking back to when she jumped in my jeep and looked at me with those eyes I never thought this many people would actually care about Destiny but here we are and my hands are actually shaking a little bit.
Reached 100 supporters
February 19, 2014
February 17, 2014
I really thought we would have passed that one hundred mark by now and honestly it is kind of driving me crazy watching the screen wait for it to tick up. If you just send this to that one person you were thinking about earlier today we might actually hit the goal before I have to go deal with my own dogs again.
322 Comments
I know that the humane society does do many good things for the many forgotten animals of stark county however I too would like answers as to why a dog was put down when's local rescue was coming to pull her. Please be honest with the public and learn from mistakes .
Horrible! There was no reason for this. Her only "crime" was not having a home.Who kills an animal for ringworm? HS hates pits and I'm guessing that was most of the reason this happened. They need to be held accountable!e
just a couple extra words was all that was needed. when the worker told the customer Destiny had ringworm, was it too hard to add, she has ringworm and we will put her down, so if you want to keep her, take her home. the ringworm is easily treatable. Was that too much to ask?
It was very unfair to Destiny. She had an opportunity to have a life and the humane society took that away from her. She had a rescue agency (Jades Rescue) that wanted to lend out a helping hand but the Humane society denied her that chance.
The Stark County Humane Society needs to be held accountable. Putting a dog to sleep because it has ringworm despite having a rescue ready to come get her is deplorable, made worse only by their lies that nobody was interested in her.
u cant trust humans!!
Horrible and heartbreaking she was killed. May her soul rest in peace and know not all humans are cruel.
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They actually listened and Destiny is finally getting the justice she deserved which I honestly wasn't sure would ever happen. My head is spinning from the news but I am just so incredibly grateful that people stood by me when I felt like I was screaming into the void. We …
April 13, 2014
Final supporters
ALL SHE WANTED
WAS....SOMEONE
TO LOVE HER
STARK COUNTY HUMANE SOCIETY IN LOUISVILLE, OH
TOLD ME.... "SHE IS NO LONGER HERE!"
First of all, I had no idea what I was getting into. But then again I was given no choice in the matter. Destiny came to me!!!
Monday 2/3/14
I was on my lunch break and headed to grab a bite to eat. As I was pulling out of the... parking lot where I work. A dog trots across the street straight to my jeep. I could not see it so I stepped out to see if it went under the car. Just as I took a step to the rear if the vehicle. I see out of the corner of my eye a good sized pit bull jumped right in my car. She was frightened and very thin. I own a pit mix and have become quite familiar with the breed. I tried to pet her but she was unsure of me. I asked her to sit
and she sat right down in my backseat. It was my lunch break after all so I jumped in and took her to McDonalds with me. She became much more comfortable with me over some fries. I found a place to keep her until my work day ended. I got her back in my car and called my wife and said I think I am going to just take her straight to Jades Rescue and she said bring her home. That is really what I hoped she would say. We tried multiple times to introduce her to our dog and it did not go well at all. I am sure we could have done things differently but we didn't.
I began calling rescues. I must have called 25. All of them basically said the same thing we do not take strays. Take her to the pound or the Humane Society. That is where they get their adoptable dogs. She was extremely friendly with my 8 year old and my wife. So that night we made a bed for her in the garage and left the space heater on.
Tuesday 2/4/14
My wife and I both had to work. We left this stray pit bull in our garage for about 8 hours. You can imagine what I was thinking I would be coming home to. What was going to be destroyed when I got home? When I walked in the only thing she had done, was take the dog food bag over to her bed and have a snack. There were no holes in the bag. She did not eat the entire bag and there was not a single piece of food on the floor. My wife and I could not stand the idea of her alone in the garage another night. I then followed the advice I was given and I called the Human Society. The man asked if I reserved a kennel and I said no. I began to tell him the story and he said just bring her in. I drove her straight there.
I walked in with her and began to tell my tale. I told them that she came to me for help and I will continue to hunt for a place for her. The girl behind the desk asked me if she had a name. I told her that we have been calling her Pretty Girl. She said we have 1 named Pretty. I looked at her and said call her Destiny. She smiled and then told me that they do not euthanize dogs there unless they have major illness or extreme aggression. I felt this great sense of relief. The guy behind the counter noticed the sores on the top of her front paws and said it looks like she has ring worm. I smiled and said really? I would not have guessed that. I am a wrestling coach and trust me I can spot ring worm on a person from a mile away. I crack a joke and said I am immune to ring worm and continued to pet her. I turned her over to another gentleman and he was asked by the guy behind the counter. " Does that look like ring worm to you?" and with out hesitation he said "yes" as well. He then told me that this is the vet tech. Thinking it was no big deal I handed her over. I walked around the place for a few minutes and 3rd gentleman came up to me. He said "did you drop off the pit?" I said "yes." He said "she does have ring worm." I said "ok", still thinking it was no big deal. As I walked out the man behind the counter asked "did you hear that it is ring worm?" I said "yes" and I thanked him and left.
Wednesday 2/5/14
The next day I called the HS on my lunch break. I called just to find out if Destiny was chipped. The girl on the phone told me they did not show anything saying she was and I then asked if she had any serious health issues. She said to "call back on Friday after the vet had a chance to see her" I hung up the phone and instantly called Jades Rescue and told them what happened. I spoke to a girl who took down my info and then I received a call from Diane Aquino. She offered to help in any way she can.
Thursday 2/6/14
I made no calls.
Friday 2/7/14
I called HS at about 5:00pm. I asked about Destiny and she said "she is no longer here."I said "what do you mean?" and she said very to the point, "sir all I can say is that she is no longer here. "I just hung up the phone and called Dianne and asked "did you pick up Destiny?" and she said "no, why?" and I told her what they had said.
SHE DID NOT GET ANOTHER CHANCE LIKE SO MANY OTHERDOGS MAKING THERE WAY THROUGH THIS HUMAN SOCIETY! PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE FOR DESTINY!
Updates
March 19, 2014
I can feel the momentum shifting now so please blast this out on your social feeds because the folks in charge are finally looking toward our total. We just need to keep this energy up until we cross that milestone I keep obsessing over in my head. I am still thinking about those fries and the backseat of my jeep and how unfair it all was.
February 20, 2014
I just looked at the screen and saw the number one hundred sitting there which is honestly surreal because when I started this I was just typing out my frustration in a total haze. Thinking back to when she jumped in my jeep and looked at me with those eyes I never thought this many people would actually care about Destiny but here we are and my hands are actually shaking a little bit.
Reached 100 supporters
February 19, 2014
February 17, 2014
I really thought we would have passed that one hundred mark by now and honestly it is kind of driving me crazy watching the screen wait for it to tick up. If you just send this to that one person you were thinking about earlier today we might actually hit the goal before I have to go deal with my own dogs again.
322 Comments
Destiny did not have to die. You cannot call yourself a "Humane" society when you kill animals that have people wanting to help her. Shame on your deceit to the public making them think you don't euthanize at the drop of a dime. Heartbreaking.
I know that the humane society does do many good things for the many forgotten animals of stark county however I too would like answers as to why a dog was put down when's local rescue was coming to pull her. Please be honest with the public and learn from mistakes .
Horrible! There was no reason for this. Her only "crime" was not having a home.Who kills an animal for ringworm? HS hates pits and I'm guessing that was most of the reason this happened. They need to be held accountable!e
just a couple extra words was all that was needed. when the worker told the customer Destiny had ringworm, was it too hard to add, she has ringworm and we will put her down, so if you want to keep her, take her home. the ringworm is easily treatable. Was that too much to ask?
It was very unfair to Destiny. She had an opportunity to have a life and the humane society took that away from her. She had a rescue agency (Jades Rescue) that wanted to lend out a helping hand but the Humane society denied her that chance.
The Stark County Humane Society needs to be held accountable. Putting a dog to sleep because it has ringworm despite having a rescue ready to come get her is deplorable, made worse only by their lies that nobody was interested in her.
u cant trust humans!!
Horrible and heartbreaking she was killed. May her soul rest in peace and know not all humans are cruel.
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Destiny did not have to die. You cannot call yourself a "Humane" society when you kill animals that have people wanting to help her. Shame on your deceit to the public making them think you don't euthanize at the drop of a dime. Heartbreaking.