I've heard a lot of good things from people working at animal shelters and the work they do.  Have you ever been to an animal shelter?
I've never been to a shelter. , but I've heard about no-kill shelters and like the idea.
What is the no kill shelter?
The policy of a no kill shelter is to keep as many animals alive as possible, so they treat and rehab unhealthy animals where possible.
Does it ever get too crowded and the shelter ends up with too many animals?  What happens then?
I imagine it does get crowded, so terminally ill or dangerous animals are euthanized, which helps keep numbers down a bit.
isn't that counterproductive with the no kill shelter policy?  You treat them better and keep them alive only to be killing them later?
No-kill shelters have a general policy of saving at least 90% of the animals that enter. They try to treat or rehab sick or danger animals, but if that's not possible, then those animals are euthanized.
Ah got it - what is the rate that animals in a shelter get adopted to a family?
neutered to prevent the births of unwanted and accidental litters that could contribute to this dynamic.
Global effects.
Dealing with a population of unwanted domestic animals is a major concern to animal welfare and animal rights groups. Domestic animal overpopulation can also be an ecological concern. It is also a financial problem: capturing, impounding and eventual euthanasia costs taxpayers and private agencies millions of dollars each year. Unwanted pets are also commonly released to the wild, sometimes contributing to severe damage to ecosystems (e.g., the effect of introduction
will accept any animal, regardless of species, age, health, or temperament, every day and does not have a waiting list for admission to its shelter. The shelter has a program to rehabilitate aggressive animals, with the aim of finding homes for them, but is not a No-kill shelter; since most no-kill shelters have a closed door policy.
"Our behavioralists work on certain things like food aggression, getting them to be able to walk on a leash, barking behaviors – things like that