Yes, you read that headline correctly. In a MSNBC news story yesterday titled "Black Pups Face Doggie Discrimination", statistics seem to indicate that it's hard to move black dogs out of shelters, no matter the age. One worker was quoted as saying "They're the hardest to adopt out, they're in the shelters the longest and therefore, they're most likely to be euthanized if nothing happens."

I don't have a dog now, but when I was a kid we had a dog, a Springer Spaniel, who was mainly black with a white belly and white feet, and I just loved that dog. I've never thought of people turning away from animals because of their color; I could always understand choice of breed because there are some types of dogs I don't like myself. Still, as much as this story seems kind of shocking, I don't know why I'm not more surprised to read it than I am. It's possible that cynicism has kicked in, but I hope not.

Of course I'm not the only one talking about it, as Stereohyped proves. I think this story is going to get a lot more press before it's finally retired.