must be euthanized. While animal shelters should do whatever they can to limit euthanasia in animal shelters, especially when the animal has only been there for a limited time, it is true that shelters have a hard time providing space for all the animals. Many shelters do not have the money nor the resources to take care of all the animals they have so they must euthanize many to make room. But the people that work at the shelters aren’t bad people, if a person works at a shelter it is almost 100% likely that they do love animals; whether or not to euthanize is just a decision they have to make. and sheltering are not the solution, but a temporary “Euthanasia necessity” (Maloney). However communities should not just settle. Making a difference requires the help from many people across the nation. Whether it be trying to raise money for a shelter, creating a transfer system for animals from shelter to shelter, or providing education to the community about spaying and neutering; it all makes a difference. It is up to the people to fix this problem and do whatever it takes to save the lives of the innocent animals that make up the nation’s animal shelters. Annotated Bibliography Senior Project Experience: Job Shadowing an Education Director at the Oregon Humane Society Potential Issue/Topic: Euthanization in Animal Shelter Brulliard, "Euthanasia A Strain for Animal Care Workers; Loudoun, Other Shelters Try to Help Staffs Cope." The Washington Post. Sep 26 2005. ProQuest. Web. 8 Feb. 2015 .
must be euthanized. While animal shelters should do whatever they can to limit euthanasia in animal shelters, especially when the animal has only been there for a limited time, it is true that shelters have a hard time providing space for all the animals. Many shelters do not have the money nor the resources to take care of all the animals they have so they must euthanize many to make room. But the people that work at the shelters aren’t bad people, if a person works at a shelter it is almost 100% likely that they do love animals; whether or not to euthanize is just a decision they have to make. “Euthanasia and sheltering are not the solution, but a temporary necessity” (Maloney). However communities should not just settle. Making a difference requires the help from many people across the nation. Whether it be trying to raise money for a shelter, creating a transfer system for animals from shelter to shelter, or providing education to the community about spaying and neutering; it all makes a difference. It is up to the people to fix this problem and do whatever it takes to save the lives of the innocent animals that make up the nation’s animal shelters. Annotated Bibliography Senior Project Experience: Job Shadowing an Education Director at the Oregon Humane Society Potential Issue/Topic: Euthanization in Animal Shelter Brulliard, "Euthanasia A Strain for Animal Care Workers; Loudoun, Other Shelters Try to Help Staffs Cope." The Washington Post. Sep 26 2005. ProQuest. Web. 8 Feb. 2015 .