I am an avid supporter of no kill animal shelters, have you ever dealt with them at all
Yes, we have volunteered at no-kill shelters and refuse to work with shelters that kill
I'm so glad to talk to someone like minded.  Sooo many people have animals and then don't want to take care of them.
Yes, we see all the time people that just give up their pets for one reason or another, so irresponsible and it is very tough on the shelters that take them in
absolutely.  I have a few friends that are in rescues and work super hard trying to rehome all the animals that people abandon
What do you do to help promote adoption of these animals?
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
or harm the unwanted animals. No-kill advocates counter that open admission shelters may actually be "closed" to people who have to give up their pets, but don't want them to be killed.
Collinsville and Jenks, Oklahoma operate no-kill shelters, but routinely send unwanted animals to Tulsa for euthanasia. According to Jenks operations superintendent Gary Head, the city "wants nothing to do with killing dogs...It keeps us low-key and out of the public's eye. We don't have a