These are not cute pictures of dogs. These are dogs who have been homeless for at least two weeks, and now face euthanasia if they do not find a home. Each week I bring one dog from the animal shelter and photograph him/her at Landfill Park, a former landfill converted into a public park. The backdrop of Landfill Park is used for two reasons. First, the dogs will end up in a landfill if they don’t find a home. They will be euthanized and thrown in the trash. Below the surface at Landfill Park there are more than 25,000 dogs buried there. I think of this park as a burial ground. The second reason is because the animal shelter falls under the same management as the landfill. This government structure reflects a societal value; homeless cats and dogs are just another waste stream. However, this landscape offers a metaphor of hope.