The thing is, the people who don't give a crap about dropping a dog off at a shelter won't be phased by a diatribe of this ilk. At least the vast majority won't. All this will do is to pull at the heartstrings of someone who never would do such a thing and cause them to get pissed off.
Maybe,
MAYBE this would get someone who was moving and couldn't take the pet with them to look harder at finding a new home for their pet. But it would have to get to them at just the right time. I suppose if even one was saved as a result, the article has done its job. But reading this schlock makes me
