Kill shelters

[IRescue452]

Well I've had enough of people speaking negatively about kill shelters, so I decided I needed to give them some credit. I know that there are good shelters that are no-kill, and I know that there are bad shelters that are kill shelters, but these aren't always the case. Shelters don't enjoy having to be the bad guys that have to euthanize, but logically somebody has to do it. Imagine if every shelter was a no-kill (and I'd like them to do this for a year to see the reaction of the citizens). There would be a capacity of 50-100 animals stuffed for life in cages. After being full, the shelters will have to turn away any new animals or start stuffing then in storage rooms or sheds. thousands of animals each day would be turned away. People would either have to euthanize the animals on their own or pay a vet to do it. If you found a stray on the street and you couldn't take it in for some reason, you would have to do something with it, and you wouldn't find a buyer because everybody has the same problem. You would have to do something with this dog that you can't keep. People who couldn't afford going to the vet for euthanasia would be forced to take matters into their hands. Dog would starve, be shot, be hanged, anything to kill them. I know its sad to think that one of our dogs could have been killed had we not rescued them, but until everybody stops breeding (including every reputable breeder, who sells non-show quality dogs as pets rather than recommending shelters) we should be commending kill shelters for being the only ones taking responsibility for dealing with the sad truth and caring about the dogs, even through humane euthanasia.

[.sarah]

I don't have a problem with kill shelters. I have a problem with the ones that want to euthanize a dog or cat for the most ridiculous reasons. I also have a problem with them when they don't have foster homes for the sick animals who need time to recover, or the mother and newborn puppies.

[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.