# Stray dog sentenced to death "because he's ugly"

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 29, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-dog-sentenced-to-death-because-hes-ugly/645490 "2012-12-29T14:15:22Z")\
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**Author:** ![lavenderviolet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/cdc98d/32.png) [@lavenderviolet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lavenderviolet)\
**Post date:** [December 29, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/stray-dog-sentenced-to-death-because-hes-ugly/645490/1 "2012-12-29T14:15:22Z")

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[Know anyone who needs a Newfie?](http://www.examiner.com/article/stray-dog-sentenced-to-death-because-he-s-ugly?CID=obinsite)

Unfortunately, most shelters have to make decisions about if a dog is “adoptable” or not based on very shallow criteria just because of how many homeless animals there are.