Treat all the animals equally?

[DCXCV]

GEORGETOWN, Texas - An animal shelter pulled the plug on a program promoting the adoption of black cats and dogs after criticism that the event would have taken place the same week as a holiday commemorating freedom for enslaved blacks.

The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter planned to reduce adoption fees from June 14-20 for black-coated animals through a "Black is Beautiful" promotion.

Eleven of 17 dogs and 12 of 24 cats at the shelter have black coats, shelter director Cheryl Schneider said. "It's just a known fact that black cats and black dogs are difficult to adopt," she said.

People choose other animals over the black cats and dogs for a variety of reasons, including superstition, fears of aggression and complaints that people can't see the animals' facial expressions as well, Schneider said.

"I think it is very unfair to the dogs and cats that are here," she said.

Williamson County spokeswoman Connie Watson told the Austin American-Statesman the shelter has offered promotions before and this one was not meant to be a Juneteenth-related event.

Celebrated June 19, Juneteenth commemorates the 1867 arrival of Union Army Gen. Gordon Granger in Galveston with news of freedom for Texas blacks. The announcement came nearly 2 1/2 years after passage of the Emancipation Proclamation.

Nelson Linder, president of the Austin chapter for the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, told the newspaper the promotion was "not very well planned or considered."

"In society, we live in small worlds, don't talk to people, assume things and promote things that have no basis in reality," Linder said. "I would encourage them to do more outreach on those animals. Talk to people, get some feedback so these things don't happen."

Schneider put a stop to the adoption program after learning about the controversy. "It was just bad timing," she said.

She said future promotions will not be so specific.

I could see if they did this marketing campaign in February, or on MLK day (you know, a holiday people would be expected to know about), but has anyone heard of Juneteenth?  Is it huge in Texas and I just don't know since I've never lived there? 

I think Mr. Linder might be the one living in a small world and assuming things that have no basis in reality.

[Porsche Monkey]

Actually I live in Texas and I've never even heard of it.  Kinda stupid if you ask me. 

[IZ]

I'll have to chime in later on this one.      

I'm moving to Austin in a few weeks. 

[Shortie]

I think people seriously sit around and wait for something to squak about...

I truly don't mean to offend anyone here, but why is it that when "certain protected groups" (unfortunately, being a woman, I am stuck in one of these groups whether I like it or not...) find a way to be offended about something completely unrelated to their background, or whatever you want to call it, everyone has to drop to their knees and abandon potentially good things for the sake of being PC?

I don't know. That was probably an ignorant statement but I have a hard time making sense of these things sometimes...

[IZ]

I think people seriously sit around and wait for something to squak about...

I truly don't mean to offend anyone here, but why is it that when "certain protected groups" (unfortunately, being a woman, I am stuck in one of these groups whether I like it or not...) find a way to be offended about something completely unrelated to their background, or whatever you want to call it, everyone has to drop to their knees and abandon potentially good things for the sake of being PC?

I don't know. That was probably an ignorant statement but I have a hard time making sense of these things sometimes...

No.

understand you completely!

[somegirl]

I agree hb.

[Pakhan]

unfortunately, being a woman, I am stuck in one of these groups whether I like it or not...

Sex change 

[Bick]

When are we going to have "EDUCATED, GAINFULLY EMPLOYED, TAX PAYING, HEREROSEXUAL, CAUCASIAN MAN'S DAY?"

(they are now coming to take me away to that little island...  Hopefully they will erase my memory quickly so I won't miss all of you.)

FESTIVUS FOR THE REST OF US!!![/color]
I'm not against keeping the playing field level, but when you start making special classes to prevent discrimination, you are discriminating against everyone that is not in that class.  

[Shortie]

Sex change 

As much as I like the idea of having the world as my urinal, man junk would have its own set of problems to deal with...

I'm not against keeping the playing field level, but when you start making special classes to prevent discrimination, you are discriminating against everyone that is not in that class.  

Amen!

[Sinister]

I'm not against keeping the playing field level, but when you start making special classes to prevent discrimination, you are discriminating against everyone that is not in that class.  

The playing field isn't meant to be level.  Suck it up.

[silentbob]

Why are all the words on this forum white?  Are they saying that only white people can read?  I think the color choices for this forum were not very well planned or considered.

[DCXCV]

As much as I like the idea of having the world as my urinal, man junk would have its own set of problems to deal with...

You'd have to buy new jeans for one.

[Bick]

Why are all the words on this forum white?  Are they saying that only white people can read?  I think the color choices for this forum were not very well planned or considered.

There are other colors available for your use.  You are just being discrimatory.  

[IZ]

I've got it!!

Let's re-name the color black!!

Any ideas!!

[Shortie]

I've got it!!

Let's re-name the color black!!

Any ideas!!

Color 2
Color 3
Color 4
Color 5

Color 1 was intentionally omitted as someone would pregnant dog about not being number 1. But then again, number 2 is first place loser, so someone will pregnant dog about that... and then what if someone is color blind... oh my gosh what happens then?