NOTE TO ADOPTERS:
"Lassie, Cleo, Rin Tin Tin, and Toto don't show up in a rescue shelter.
We don't get the elegantly coiffed, classically beautiful, completely trained, or perfectly behaved dog or cat.
We get leftovers. Animals that other people have incompetently bred, inadequately
socialized, ineffectively "trained" and badly treated. Most rescue dogs and cats have had it. They've
been pushed from one lousy situation to another. They've lived outside..in a crate, or in the basement. They're
scared, depressed, and anxious. Some are angry. Some are sick. Some have given up.
But the Tunica Humane Society will not give up. We will never give up on an
animal. We know that they are living beings, with a spirit, a heart, and feelings. Our animals are not commodities,
things, or garbage. They are part of sacred creation and they deserve as much love and care and respect as the next
Westminister champion. So...please, please don't come to rescue a dog or cat in the hopes of getting a "bargain"
or indeed of "getting" anything. Come to the shelter to give, to love, and to save a life and to mend
your own spirit. For rescue will reward you in ways you never thought possible. We can promise you this...a rescue
dog or cat will make you a better person." UNKNOWN
