you said you used to work at a "kill shelter", for lack of better wording. how often are animals actually put down to free up space?
I did not work at an open intake shelter. I worked at a very well funded limited-intake shelter.
But i am a huge supporter of open intake shelters and their staff. They do extremely vital and often heartbreaking work while getting shit on by lots of people. I will defend them and what they do to my dog breath.
I don't know often animals have to be euthanized for space. It's going to vary based on time of year, shelter size, funding, foster programs, etc.
The numbers of frenchies and doodles entering the shelters is definitely starting to increase, so all these indiscriminate breeders going for the next greatest trend are actively contributing to that happening though.
*raises hand* Big, big fan of open-intake shelters.
Quick reminders while we are on the subject:
They provide an evaluation and medical care to every animal.
They're often where no-kills get their animals to start with! This helps with overcrowding.
They're often where no-kills take animals that need euthanization.
They take animals from the public, which no-kills frequently do not.
They prevent immense suffering because they will euthanize animals that are dying or pose a risk to humans.
Overcrowding drives euthanasia of adoptable animals. If you are in the US, spay/neuter voucher programs are the single most successful and cost-effective intervention for overcrowding. If you want to keep animals out of open-intake shelters, look up and support those programs.
Support and speak up in defense of open-intake shelters and their workers!
