Quote Originally Posted by MartianDestiny View Post
They inevitably turn out to be amazing dogs, most in short order. I'm sure there are some that just can't handle it, but short of severe abuse and trained fighting cases (more of which could be rehabed with the right people and facilities than are given a chance IMO) it's the exception and not the rule IME.
Yes, it seems that as with many needs out there, there are more dogs (and other animals!) that need help than there are people/facilities/resources, especially those who are equipped to deal with extremely bad situations.

Every now and then I come upon a story about where the dogs from Michael Vick's dogfighting operation have ended up. I believe they did have to put some dogs down due to socialization & health issues, but a lot of organizations went to great lengths to rehab & place as many dogs as they could. A few are in no-kill shelters/sanctuaries. Some have even found homes. It's pretty incredible.