I volunter at an animal shelter. We keep the animals for a week before we gas them.
Oh my god. That sounds horrible. Why would you kill sweet animals?
Critics like you might want to call it "the pound', but we believe we are sending the animals to a better place where they can be happy.
I think that killing them, is just as bad as the animal abuse that is happening all over the world. I am a pet owner and can't imagine hurting one. 
Our work is entirely legal.  In the United States, there is no federal organization that regulates what we do, so we are free to take care of the animals anyway we want.
Well I do know that the U.S. is making tougher rules for places like that. Animals are getting more right every day. Just like now there are animal abuse registries.
Dog fighting in the United States
Dog fighting in the United States is an activity in which fights between two game dogs are staged as a form of entertainment and gambling. Such activity has existed since the early 19th century in the United States and was gradually prohibited in all states. It continues as an underground activity in both rural and urban locations.
In the late 20th century, police and animal control law enforcement task forces of primarily local and state authorities were formed in many parts of the country to combat dog fighting
rather that these buildings weren't standing, and so I think at some level I understand. I just don't like the idea of that, but maybe that's wishy-washy of me, because I don't want those buildings standing if they hurt anyone ... Why would you preserve [a building] just so someone can make a profit by continuing to hurt and kill individuals who feel every bit as much as we do?"
Positions Neutering, euthanasia, backyard dogs, working animals, and pets.
PETA