I Walked Into the Euthanasia Room to Comfort the Shelter’s Most “Dangerous” Dog—But When I Brushed Back His Fur, My Blood Ran Cold

They had needed a catch pole just to get him out of the transport van. He wasn’t simply scared. He had been labeled extremely dangerous, the kind of label that follows an animal from intake form to kennel card to the final page of a file nobody wants to sign.

For three weeks, Bane stayed in isolation, kept apart from every other dog in the building.continue reading …