On Tue, 3 Feb 2004 17:54:35 -0700, "Cat Protector"
wrote:

You support the shelters that euthanize? That in term says that you support
the practice of euthanasia to clear space in a shelter. I think that is
terrible. I also have to disagree with your position that those in no-kill
shelters shut themselves off to the reality of the over-population. The
shelter workers at no-kill facilities are very much aware of the problem and
should be congratulated for their hard work. It takes more guts for them to
work there than those who work at shelters who just kill off the animals to
save space. Many of the no-kills have volunteers who foster the cats in
their own homes, spend time with the felines, feed the cats, and of course
press harder to get the ones that have been in the shelter system for far
too long, adopted. No-kills will have my respect since it takes more to save
a life than to take it away.

The shelters that euthanise also have dedicated volunteers who
frequently foster animals. Caring is not only for "no-kill" shelters.
What do the "no-kill" shelters do when they are completely full and
there are no more foster families availible?

The staff and volunteers at both kinds of shelters are sadly aware of
pet overpopulation and they strongly support spay and neuter. The
volunteers feed, care for, and foster just like the "no-kill"
shelters.

No one ever will "kill off the animals to save space." I normally
don't critisize posters for their opinion, but that is a terrible
thing to have said. It is totally untrue and insulting to the
dedicated people at those shelters.

Just what do you think should be done when a shelter is 100% out of
space and 100% out of foster families and all the other shelters are
also? And what do you think should be done with the animals that are
in pain and cannot be saved? What do think we should do with animals
that are too dangerous to be adopted, or even fostered when all the
behavior specialists say there is no hope for rehabilitation?

What would you do with a dog that has killed other dogs, bit multiple
people over a period of time, and has now severly injured a child. Do
you want to foster a pit bull that has been trained to kill and is out
of control?

How do your "no-kill" shelters deal with these issues? Please answer
these questions, this is not an arguement, I want to know your side of
this.


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