In New Hampshire, they adopt dogs out of shelters within a couple of weeks

How is it that dogs in New Hampshire are adopted out of a shelter within a couple of weeks yet down here in the south, they are being put to sleep at hundreds per shelter per month? Being an educated southerner, I do not believe southerners are dumber than northerners, as in unable to learn. I do think southerners are much more stubborn, though, which may be why these idiots refuse to spay/neuter their animals. I have always believed that education is the key to fighting ignorance (ha, antonyms), prejudice, injustice, and general lack of caring for others. How do you educate a region of people? I post on this blog to help, but only a few people will ever see this. I plan to hang flyers at pet stores, but, again, how many people actually shop in pet stores versus the number of backwater idiots that think they should breed Ole Sam to the neighborhood bitch to sell the pups. Not many. I see all of these adds in the local paper for puppies and it makes me sick. Most of those dogs will end up in a shelter, or worse, and put to sleep. The few lucky ones will be placed through rescue or adopted from the shelter, but not many. This dog that we rescued this weekend (see previous post) is a prime example. She is papered and 5 generation pedigreed, beautiful, and is now in rescue because the breeder is an idiot and sold her to someone who had way too many dogs who then gave her to my stupid neighbors. I have never wanted "big government" or the government interfering in my personal business BUT something must be done. I am coming to believe that all breeders who want to sell pups must be licensed. If you advertise to sell pups, you must give your valid license number. Otherwise, you should be fined and arrested. I am beginning to get behind the mandatory spay/neuter simply because so many people are so irresponsible. Back to New Hampshire, from what I understand, all dogs must be licensed and the fee is much higher for intact dogs than for spayed/neutered dogs. That makes sense to me and seems like a good way, but I can't imagine Joe Redneck is going to go license his hunting dog, who will knock up a number of females in his life and sire a hundred pups who will be put to sleep. How would you police this licensing? Perhaps the local animal authorities should visit up there to see how they do it. It must be working if dogs are not being put to sleep and are being adopted within a couple of weeks. Something must be done and I am sick of the lawmakers making laws for noise ordinances rather than preventing all of these unwanted and uncared for animals.