A dog was dropped off at an animal center in Tennessee because his owner thought he was "gay." The Atlantic Wire reported that the dog was taken to the Jackson Rabies Control Animal Shelter and left there on Tuesday because his owner saw him mounting another male dog so he believed that the pitbull mix was homosexual.
The dog was scheduled to be put down at 1 p.m. Friday when people on Facebook stepped in. The animal shelter posted the following on Facebook:
"This guy was signed over to RC, not bc he's mean or bc he tears things up, but because... His owner says he's gay! He hunched another male dog so his owner threw him away bc he refuses to have a "gay" dog! Even if that weren't the most assinine thing I've ever heard, its still discrimination! Don't let this gorgeous dog die bc his owner is ignorant of normal dog behavior! He's in kennel 10L and he WILL be put down tomorrow bc there is no room at the inn!"
The Atlantic Wire reported that the shelter's Facebook post was re-posted over 3,000 times and finally a woman named Stephanie Fryns from the shelter Woof Connections has offered to take the dog.
The Daily Mail reported that Fryns, a veterinary technician from Jackson, saved the dog and named him Elton.
Fryns said to The Daily Mail, "He's pretty scared of everything, which is understandable. But he loved the car ride."
Fryns believes that Elton could have been involved in illegal dog fights though it is difficult to confirm. She picked up Elton fro the shelter only hours before he was scheduled to be euthanized.
Animal experts say that sometimes male dogs mount other male dogs as a sign of dominance.
"I can't understand it," said one shelter worker, who wanted to remain nameless to The Daily Mail about dog's behavior. "You know those dogs get on top of each other sometimes."
"I have had about 10 million calls this morning. It has been adopted already. It is gone,'" he added. 'He's in good hands."
The Daily Mail said of same-sex behaviour in animals that "biologists have recorded same-sex sexual activity in more than 450 species including flamingos, bison, beetles and warthogs."
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