Yesterday I went to the Saraland Produce for fruit...the young clerk was concerned over a puppy that had been hanging around all morning and seems lost and confused. It has run up to me as I was going into the store and was such a cutie pie. It was shivering as the temp was in low 40's. The clerk wanted to know if she should call animal rescue or not and another woman was saying since it had a collar on to leave it there. I wasn't about to let the poor thing freeze (temps were expected to be 28 that night) so I took the pup to my vet. She didn't have a chip so I took her to the animal rescue. Here's where the "DUH" moment comes in.
The guy at the shelter told me because I live in Satsuma that they may not be able to take her. I told them she was found in Saraland, not Satsuma, and was told he'd have to call his supervisor to see if he could take the puppy. He said if he could not take the puppy I'd have to take it home, call the Satsuma shelter (we don't have one), and they'd take the puppy to Mobile...which is at least 40 minutes away.
He got his supervisor on the phone and when he told him I lived in Satsuma I told the guy if they can't take the puppy I'd return it to the produce stand where the clerk could call them and THEY could pick up the puppy. ?????!!!!! Hellllllllllllo....
Needless to say I don't think they wanted to get out in the cold so they kept the puppy with assurance that they do not kill dogs unless they're too sick to treat. They keep them until they find homes for them.
I would love to have kept the puppy but having one dog already I know how expensive it can be...so, here's hoping that sweet pup finds a good home. At least I know it will be fed, have shelter and be looked after for now.