An odd piece of dog info popped up on the Echo Park Animal Alliance list serv this morning. Yesterday, someone "surrendered" an even-ten "friendly" spotties at Northeast Animal Shelter, known around here as Lacy Street. What kind of person has ten dalmations? I had to ask myself. Who "surrenders" -- dumps -- ten dalmations? A hoarder? Don't tell me they're movie dogs. That pretty pup on your widescreen TV could be a dead dog at the pound.

Meanwhile, the subject lines in some of the postings from the EPAA have been too heartbreaking to even open the files today. This morning someone is pleading for the life of a "sweet" dog who apparently is running out of time at Lacy Street. Gotta make room for the new arrivals. And sometimes they arrive in batches of ten.

Impound IDs and details for the dalmations after the jump.

Lacy Street staff wrote the following:

We received 10 owner surrender adult Dalmatians today...

This DOG - ID#A1139104
I am a neutered male, white and black Dalmatian.
The shelter thinks I am about 3 years old.
I weigh approximately 47 pounds.
I have been at the shelter since Aug 04, 2010.

This DOG - ID#A1139066 I am a neutered male, white and black Dalmatian. The shelter thinks I am about 2 years and 0 months old. I weigh approximately 54 pounds. I have been at the shelter since Aug 04, 2010.

This DOG - ID#A1139096 I am a neutered male, white and black Dalmatian. The shelter thinks I am about 3 years old. I weigh approximately 43 pounds. I have been at the shelter since Aug 04, 2010.

This DOG - ID#A1139075 I am an unaltered female, white and black Dalmatian. The shelter thinks I am about 3 years old. I weigh approximately 37 pounds. I have been at the shelter since Aug 04, 2010.

This DOG - ID#A1139101 I am a neutered male, white and black Dalmatian. The shelter thinks I am about 3 years old. I weigh approximately 48 pounds. I have been at the shelter since Aug 04, 2010.

This DOG - ID#A1139105 I am an unaltered female, white and black Dalmatian. The shelter thinks I am about 2 years and 0 months old. I weigh approximately 34 pounds. I have been at the shelter since Aug 04, 2010.

This DOG - ID#A1139108 I am an unaltered female, white and black Dalmatian. My age is unknown. I weigh approximately 42 pounds. I have been at the shelter since Aug 04, 2010

This DOG - ID#A1139118 I am an unaltered female, white and black Dalmatian. The shelter thinks I am about 3 years old. I weigh approximately 42 pounds. I have been at the shelter since Aug 04, 2010.

This DOG - ID#A1139073 I am a spayed female, white and black Dalmatian. The shelter thinks I am about 3 years old. I weigh approximately 36 pounds. I have been at the shelter since Aug 04, 2010.

This DOG - ID#A1139071 I am a neutered male, white and black Dalmatian. The shelter thinks I am about 3 years old. I weigh approximately 38 pounds. I have been at the shelter since Aug 04, 2010.