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.
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
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