I'm glad you posted Aly. It's helpful to see an opinion from someone with experience in both kinds of shelter situations. I'm glad to know that there are exceptional "no-kill" shelters, unlike my description --- my assumption of how most worked.

I've only volunteered at a "kill" shelter. Honestly, they really had no choice due to feral cat populations, dog fighting and money problems. All I can say is....heartbreaking.