Poem from a pound dog ....

Today is the day that I shall die

My life was short and I don't know why

I don't yet know that this will be my fate

the humans just stood there at my gate

 

And in their eyes I saw their sorrow

They told me I had no more time to borrow

My 7 days have been and gone

and yet I'm yet to know what I've done wrong

 

I greeted the humans with a waggling tail

But with their resolved seemed to fail

I did not understand why they cried

They told me again that they had tried

 

But rescues are full and I'm on death row

and this meant that I had nowhere to go

Except from that room at the end of the block

It was only then that I took stock

 

I've seen others go in and never come out

And it was at this point that I had no doubt

Today was the day that I would die

And yet I still did not understand why

 

As they lead me kindly into that room

I knew my life would be over soon

The needle comes out and the drugs take effect

The humans hold me kindly with respect

 

This is the end I'm going to die

and then suddenly I understood why

I was bred without a care, without though or reason

Only because my mum came into season

 

I was bred to be sold, bred for money

At first my new family thought my antics were funny

but as the days past by and the bigger I grew

Left home alone all day I began to chew

 

Soon they said this is not the place for me

so up went my ad onto Gumtree

Family dog free to a good home

Five months old and no fault of her own

 

Next the place was even less fun

Kept in a cage with no hope of a run

soon came the day of my first season

And now I was the one bred without reason

 

My pups were soon sold and I was alone

I really hope they have all found a loving home

Shut up in a cage alone and in the dark

For hours on end, I would just bark

 

Once again I became too much trouble

so up went my ad on the double

work commitments forces sale

Only 10months old its a familiar tale

 

The next people seemed nice at first

But it was not long before the bubble burst

In this place I was trained to fight

But they gave up on that as I refused to bite

 

They spoke to me as I was taken back to the crate

If you won't fight we'll use you as bait

I was chained to a post by my collar

When other dogs attacked I would holler

 

this life went on like this for quite some time

But I was soon told I was past my prime

I thought we might have been going for a walk

Yet in the car was no talk

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And slowly the car came to a halt

I was thrown out the door with a jolt

I stood and watch as the car speed away

It was cold and dark and I had nowhere to stay

 

It was by this road that I was eventually found

And was taken away by the local pound

And here I lie as I take my last breath

I have one thing to ask as I accept my death

 

YOU CAN HELP SAVE OTHERS FROM MY FATE

SPAY OR NEUTER YOUR DOG BEFORE IT'S TOO LATE!!!

 

(Author unknown)

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