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THE SAD REALITY 💔 On Tuesday, Ranger was surrendered to a rural pound. We received a call shortly after with an ultimatum, we either come and get him straight away, or he would be euthanised that afternoon. They had no room, and couldn't hold any more dogs; as a surrendered dog with no one coming to claim him, Ranger was first on the list to 'free up space'. Our volunteer rushed to save Ranger, he spent 3 days living in a vet clinic until we could bring him down to Melbourne on the North West Pound run yesterday. Ranger was not the only dog surrendered to the pound that day, or the days after. But he did make it out alive, he was one of the lucky ones. This is the sad reality of pounds and shelters in Australia right now... Many dogs are not making it out alive. Surrendered dogs that won't be missed, are the first ones to be euthanised. We as a society need to do better, if you think that dropping off your dog at a pound because you have no time for them, because you think someone can give them a better life, because your circumstances have changed... Understand that it is more likely than not they won't get any more time, they won't have a better life, they will have nothing at all... We know this is confronting, but it is the truth. The reality that we all need to wake up to, innocent, healthy, adoptable animals are being euthanised every single day. Our animals are not disposable, they are for life... We are sick and tired of seeing loyal pets surrendered as they are no longer convenient. R.I.P to all the dogs who were euthanised this week, our hearts are broken that their lives were cut short as they were an inconvenience. We can't save them all, but we could save this one dog, Ranger; now with a loving foster family, if only he knew just how close he came to not being here.