Hi, animal shelters are where lost (or stray) animals are kept. I sometimes volunteer at one, do you as well?
I do not volunteer, but I do donate to our local shelter.  Too many animals are sent to shelters, I think.
Yea, it's quite sad. But, on the plus side animal rescue groups are growing so at least more of them don't die on the streets and are instead adopted or something
That is indeed a plus.  We are members of the ASPCA and the local dog rescue.  They do good work.
American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is a non-profit organization dedicated to preventing cruelty to animals. Based in New York City since its inception in 1866, the organization's mission is "to provide effective means for the prevention of cruelty to animals throughout the United States."
History.
Following the creation of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) in the United Kingdom in 1824 (given Royal
Animal shelter
An animal shelter or pound is a place where stray, lost, abandoned or surrendered animals, mostly dogs and cats, and sometimes sick or wounded wildlife are kept and rehabilitated. While no-kill shelters exist, it is sometimes policy to euthanize sick animals, and any animal that is not claimed quickly enough by a previous or new owner. In Europe, of 30 countries included in a survey, all but four (Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, and Italy) permitted the killing of healthy stray