Christina

I agree with VetGirl below. I don't believe that a shelter should be completely "no kill", especially when aggression or illness is concerned. I adopted my dog from a "no kill" shelter that was also an open shelter AND contracted wit… Read More

I agree with VetGirl below. I don't believe that a shelter should be completely "no kill", especially when aggression or illness is concerned. I adopted my dog from a "no kill" shelter that was also an open shelter AND contracted with the local area to take in all strays. Unfortunately, the local area was downtrodden and drug-ridden and contained many aggressive strays. There were dogs that were literally frothing at the mouth in their stacked cages and they would never be adoptable. The shelter did not have the resources to socialize and rehabilitate these animals. That means they would be destined to live the rest of thier lives in their small stacked cages. I believe that is terribly inhumane to the animal. However, I STRONGLY believe that an animal that is adoptable or able to be rehabilitated should NEVER be euthanized for space. Although our shelter does not do this, it is a sad reality of the shelter business. I can't tell you how many times I've listened to volunteers at neighboring shelters lament over having to lose adoptable dogs to space issues. It is horrible that we don't have room for all of these loving animals. Read Less