Why This Rescue Says “No” To Some People Looking To Adopt

Rain Jordan has seen some truly horrifying things in her life – from a dog whose owner thought they could be rid of her by breaking all her legs, to a podenco (Spanish hound) whose hunter owner shot her in the face after she had her puppies (she was no longer needed), but it didn’t kill her so he just left her die, slowly, with a half a face. A Podenco Canario. Image source: “Podenco canario hembra” by Marianne Perdomo – self-made by Marianne Perdomo. Licensed under GFDL via Commons It was stories like this that spurred her to start the Hound Sanctuary in 2013. “I came across the podencos and galgos in Spain, learned about their torturous plight, was of course appalled, and knew I could not just forget about them. Many of their hunter-owners, once done with these dogs after hunting season, will dispose of them in horrendous ways: Instead of being adopted out, surrendered to rescues, or even humanely euthanized, these dogs are routinely hanged, thrown into wells, tossed into garbage cans, burned, drowned, or dumped on roadsides after having one or more legs broken, eyes gouged out, or mouth pried open to keep them from finding their way back home or surviving. My life goal was alway...