Thursday, November 12, 2009
"No Kill" Shelters
I once heard about a “no kill” shelter for animals, which means, they will take these pets in and treat them and not kill them or put them to sleep even if no one will adopt them, unlike the other shelters. However these “no kill” shelters get so crowded that many animals either don’t have a cage, or have to share cages; they are so over whelmed with animals that they animals can be lying in their own feces for days. Because of the overpopulation the shelters is low on supplies such as food, medicine, staff, and space. Some of the animals that come in injured aren’t able to get the proper treatment or drugs for pain, and they suffer in pain til their death. Animals go hungry, and stir crazy from being in cages all day long(this can cause them to become aggressive, and then not get adopted). Rarely do these shelters turn people away, but when they are extremely full they must, which then causes people to leave their animals on the side of the road, usually to get hit and killed by traffic. So they might be a “no kill” shelter, but by starving them, and caging them for months, and not treating them for pain, they are being left at these shelters to die a horrible and painful death.
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This is so sad to hear. I like the no kill shelters, but not having enough space or enough food is a big problem. If I had a lot of money I would go and buy as many animals as I could and give them a healthy place to live, but I’m not. A couple of years ago my mom and I fount and abandoned cat and we took him in. He is the most loveable cat you will ever meet. I wish I could help more, but we don’t have the money. I hate knowing that animals are getting treating badly. I love animals, and they are mammals just like us and I know I wouldn’t want to be treated like that.. I wish there was something to do, but its life and hopefully one day someone who has the power to fix this horrible problem will do something about it
ReplyDeleteMy only thought on this is that when you go to these shelters to adopt a pet they put you through this vigorous application that is almost worse than adopting a child. You have to have a fenced in yard, you have to be home during the day etc... Maybe these shelters wouldn't be so overpopulated if they let people adopt the pets more easily. You can go and buy a pet and they don't ask a thousand questions. I have always had issues with they way these shelters handle applications for new pet owners. When I was looking to adopt a dog I went to the SPCA and it was a ridiculous process to adopt an animal, and that prevented me from using them. I ended up just buying one, which was way less stressful than being asked a bunch of personal questions that frankly, isn't any of their business.
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