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A Tennessee canine proprietor sent his pet to be euthanized because he suspected the pet was \"gay.\" Fortunately, the puppy was later embraced.
A Jackson, Tenn., resident surrendered his \"gay\" pet dog for euthanization to the Jackson Rabies Control Animal Shelter on Jan. 29 since he saw his male pitbull\/American bulldog mix \"humping\" another male dog, the Supervisor records.
The Huffington Post verified with Jackson Rabies Control, a high-kill sanctuary, that the pet dog had been surrendered because his owner thought he was \"gay.\"
Although animals can be gay, pets mount each other to share supremacy, for play or due to nervousness\/excitement, Psychology Today notes.
A Facebook campaign was set up to try as well as save the \"gay\" pet dog, according to the Atlantic. A Facebook post describing the uncomfortable situation required immediate action.
This guy was transferred to RC, not bc he's mean or bc he rips things up, however due to the fact that ... His proprietor claims he's gay! He stooped another male pet dog so his proprietor tossed him away bc he refuses to have a \"gay\" pet dog! Also if that weren't one of the most assinine thing I have actually ever heard, its still discrimination! Don't allow this gorgeous canine pass away bc his proprietor is ignorant of normal dog habits! He's in kennel 10L and also he WILL be taken down tomorrow bc there is no space at the inn!
Gawker notes that a female called Stephanie Fryns, that is affiliated with the pet rescue group Woof Connections, claimed that she prepared to embrace the canine.
\" I am adopting this huge kid very first point in the early morning,\" she created on the Facebook page for the pet rescue group Conserve The Animals Together (S.T.A.T.). \"He will be neutered\/ htwm examined\/ as well as vetted. He will certainly be character examined and after that locations in a rescue verified as well as accepted house.\"
A Jackson Rabies Control staff member verified to HuffPost that the canine was adopted on Thursday early morning. He had actually been arranged to be euthanized at 1:00 p.m., according to the Examiner.
UPDATE: The rescued dog's name is Elton, ABC News verifies, and also he was conserved from euthanization by Fryns, who already possesses four dogs. Although Elton has some soreness around his ears, Fryns does not believe he was made use of in dog battles.
\" [Elton] was quite friendly until now,\" she informed ABC Information. \"He's rather frightened of whatever, which is easy to understand. But he enjoyed the automobile trip.\"
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