New web Site

A new Web site is seeking to tug more forcefully on
the heart strings of people who might adopt abandoned
dogs by publicizing how much time is left before an
animal is killed if a home has not been found.

The activists behind dogsindanger. com believe they are
the first Web site to take the approach. They hope
that highlighting the fact many unadopted dogs are
euthanized by shelters with scarce space will spur
people to take them in.

"This is happening ... in our country, in our
backyard," said Alex Aliksanyan of The Buddy Fund, the
group behind the site. "It's been kept underneath a
blanket of niceness and sweetness. So we said, 'Lets
put the truth in front of the consumer -- either do
something about it, or at least realize you're a
partner.'"

The site will also feature a memorial with names,
photos and dates that euthanized dogs died.

The American Humane Association estimates that up to 3
million dogs are euthanized in U.S. shelters annually.

Aliksanyan stressed that the site is not a place for
parents to look for dogs with their children.

"It's not a happy site with puppies running around.
It's not meant to be that," he said. "We're taking it
the other way around. We're saying these pets are
going to die. Look at their faces."