Superbad Inspired Dog Names

Superbad is considered to be a comedy, a movie that makes you laugh and feel better, maybe even reminisce about your high school experiences and embarrassing situations that happened to you. And yet, today’s story is about something infuriating. A beautiful, innocent dog called McLovin, after one of the main characters in the movie, had something not funny at all happen to him.

The story begins in Virginia, the state considered to be one of the safest for homeless dogs and cats in the entire United States. Over 80 percent of the cats and dogs in the Virginia shelters are saved each year, and some consider that percentage to be even higher. However, one dog did not make it, and it made people livid and created a heated public debate.

McLovin was the beautiful dog owned by the Second Chance Rescue in New York before he was transferred to Forever Home Rehabilitation Center in Virginia. A local citizen adopted him, and everything seemed to fall into place. One day, when they were walking along the street, McLovin attacked and killed a cat. Animal Control captured him, and the adopter surrendered his ownership of McLovin. The Second Chance Rescue said that the owner did not have the legal right to do that, and tried to adopt McLovin and return him safely home, however, the NACC told them that the moment the owner gave up his ownership rights, the dog became the property of the City. And this is where troubles began.

The City stated that the NACC would “humanely euthanize” McLovin. The Virginia law states that any dog that kills a cat is considered potentially dangerous and can be returned to the owner if he wants the dog back. Euthanasia was not necessary in this case. McLovin had someone who wanted him; he had people who loved him and wanted him back. He had it all, and yet, he ended up where he did because of someone’s ignorance and unwillingness to forgive.

And he is not the only one. Each year, many dogs end up executed because of something they potentially did. Sometimes, they did nothing. Sometimes, the only ones to blame are us, humans. And we need to do better; we need to fight the injustice and be real advocates for animal rights. We need to be more responsible and speak up about these things so they will never happen again.