Kill shelters

[Crazy-Cat-Lover]

I was doing my one month practicum at the SPCA and realized that they were a much nicer place than what everyone says they are. The only animals that were euthanized were dogs that bit a human, more than three times AND seriously, cats that were sick and hadn't gotten better in more than one month, and seriously injured animals. When I was there we only euthanized two dogs. One was a 17 year old JRT that was having heart failure and a pitbull X named Seth who bit my friend (another vet assistant) and 3 SPCA employees. It was hard, but this is life. Someones gotta do it, and sadly I had to assist in the euthanization.

[poofy]

that is true, imagine if they didnt do it..sadly

[Ree'sKujo]

I don't have a problem with most kill shelters either because your right someone has to do it,but I have problems with the ones that are like the one I got my Kujo from.Normally they wait at least 4mths.before they put down a dog but when I went to adopt Kujo he'd only been there 3weeks and he had one left before he was getting put down.It was only because of his breed(Akita).That's the kind of thing that really ticks me off.Not to mention he is one of the most well behaved,loving and loyal Akita's I,ve ever owned.I thank God everyday that I got to him in time.It would have been such a shame if such a sweet and loving dog would've been put down simply because of his bred.

[areias]

Our county shelter is a little different, I don't like it very much. They get about 75 dogs in a day. If they are getting full, they take the strays first, to give them time to see if an owner will show up. Any owner surrenders, even if it is a perfect health and temperment, are immediately euthanized if the shelter is full like that. It's really sad to hear that...although kill shelters are not horrible, they can be heartbreaking. I don't like it when they put dogs down for mild food aggression, or other ridiculous reasons.

[Miss Z]

I don't think that there are kill shelters in the UK like in the US, so i will always have a negative view of them. I understand what you are saying though and i think that there are crueller and more worrying issues to do with animals.

[chealy731]

well i think puppy mills are worser!! y do ppl have to be soo cruel?

[jackie]

To be honest i think it is better to euthanize, rather then to let an animal rot in a cage for months or years.