I have a good respect for animal shelter b/c they take in dogs and cats who are sick, wounded or are simply abadoned
I love animal shelters. I would always adopt first option instead of spending for a do else where.
I agree!  Often times they have no kill shelters but sometimes they do have to euthanize sick animals or ones who are not claimed quickly enough or are to dangerous to adopt out.  that is sad
I agree. If it is needed then putting an animal down is sometimes the best thing.
in Europe 30 countries included in a survey permitted the killing of healthy stray dogs
Wow. THat is horrible. I do not support that for any reason.
me either!  critics believe that the new term "animal shelter" is generally a eupemism for the older term "pound"
THa tmakes sense. Pound is a word I haven't heard in awhile. Animals need love and should always made to feel they are wanted.
dogs. Critics believe the new term "animal shelter" is generally a euphemism for the older term "pound". The word "pound" had its origins in the animal pounds of agricultural communities, where stray livestock would be penned or impounded until claimed by their owners.
United States & Canada.
In the United States there is no government-run organization that provides oversight or regulation of the various shelters on a national basis. However, many individual states do regulate shelters within their jurisdiction. One of the
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