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Post by ninjaj on Jul 13, 2007 2:06:48 GMT -5
I'm not sure if I'm putting this in the right spot, so please move me if I am not. I've been trying to do some reserach on it, but I'm not really having any luck. Are most animal control facilities, "kill"? I'm curious, because I know they take in any animal. Whereas "no kill" shelters choose who they have in. I won't use the word "shelter" for animal control, because to me "shelter" means a place to give the animal shelter from any harm.
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Post by amy on Jul 13, 2007 6:29:10 GMT -5
Where I live, our city has 'Animal Control' our shelter is in our counties 'hub' Soooooo our animal control takes whatever strays they pick up to the local animal shelter, which is not a no kill shelter. Though they don't immediately put all the animals that come in to sleep. It's not really a shelters fault for having to euthanize animals. It's ignorant people that don't spay/neuter their animals. I wouldn't want the job or responsibilty of finding thousands of animals homes (good homes) To me there is no way that it would be possible. It seems cruel, but what other way is there?
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Post by Bob on Jul 13, 2007 6:31:27 GMT -5
Unfortunately, yes, most animal control centers are "kill". They can only house animals for so long before something has to be done with them. More often than not that time period is 10 - 15 days. Did you catch the news last night? The City of Fort Worth is taking in 60 - 70 animals a DAY. Most of which are puppies and kittens. The City of Dallas is taking in 80 - 100 animals a DAY. There aren't 100 people standing outside to get animals.
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Post by Krissy on Jul 13, 2007 7:12:51 GMT -5
Unfortunately, yes, most animal control centers are "kill". They can only house animals for so long before something has to be done with them. More often than not that time period is 10 - 15 days. Did you catch the news last night? The City of Fort Worth is taking in 60 - 70 animals a DAY. Most of which are puppies and kittens. The City of Dallas is taking in 80 - 100 animals a DAY. There aren't 100 people standing outside to get animals. thats sad that they are taking in that many animals. thats an average of around 700 a week! thats crazy!
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Post by Bob on Jul 13, 2007 8:29:30 GMT -5
It sure is. I've always been an advocate of spay/nueter. It's gotten so bad lately when I was at PetsMart the other day I saw a German Shephard with his jewels and all I wanted to do was pimp smack that guy. It's just so bad with all these animals. I'm liable to go broke next Febuary when I start rounding up these new kittens that keep getting dumped out here to take them to get spayed/nuetered. I need a deal like Ineill gets on stray spay/nueters.
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Post by johncode on Jul 13, 2007 8:39:21 GMT -5
I'm not sure if I'm putting this in the right spot, so please move me if I am not. I've been trying to do some reserach on it, but I'm not really having any luck. Are most animal control facilities, "kill"? I'm curious, because I know they take in any animal. Whereas "no kill" shelters choose who they have in. I won't use the word "shelter" for animal control, because to me "shelter" means a place to give the animal shelter from any harm. All animal control facilities are "kill" facilities. But in saying that, you have to have a consistent definition of a kill shelter. I have been in the shelter business for 12 years and have has countless contact with "no kill" shelters. One thing I can say is it all depends on perspective. Some no kills remain "no kill" by having other agencies/persons do the killing. And as been said if you can turn down animals, you can have a lower euthanasia rate. Some shelters think no kill means "adoptable animals. There are tons of factors that contribute to the killing of animals in shelters. Irresponsible pet owners are #1. Until that problem is solved, which it won't you can't really judge any shelter for doing the best they can. Unless, of course there is good reason, or some gross misconduct afoot.
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Post by connie on Jul 13, 2007 8:51:43 GMT -5
I consider myself to be a no kill shelter. However, if a ferret is very ill, I will humanly have it euthanized. I don't pick and choose ferrets that come in either. If someone needs to surrender, I either take the ferret or if the shelter is full, I put them on the waiting list and they get the first available opening. I"ve accepted many ferrets that people would say are unadoptable, ones that are adrenal or need expensive surgery. Go to my website www.ferretwaystation.com and look at Mimi on my special needs page. And I just took in a 7 year old adrenal girl that I posted about on another thread. Her chances of being adopted are very slim, but she's still full of life. She will probably end up living her life out in the shelter, but I won't put her down because she's 'unadoptable'.
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Post by johncode on Jul 13, 2007 9:03:49 GMT -5
I hope you didn't get the wrong impression. I was just saying there are a plethora of circumstances that are beyond anyone's control that contribute to the deaths of unwanted pets. There are 100, 000 shelters and they are all run differently.
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Post by connie on Jul 13, 2007 9:21:22 GMT -5
yes, all shelters are run differently, and the term no kill means different things to different people. As long as there are so many unwanted pets and irresponsible people, there will be a need to have kill shelters.
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Post by ninjaj on Jul 13, 2007 9:48:46 GMT -5
Thanks for all the replies guys. I was wondering because I knew the one of the animal controls by me is. The one where I got Lucy. And well, I saw the other ferret at the Farmers Branch location, and was wondering if no one adopted the ferret, if they'd end up putting him to sleep. Keller Animal Control states that they will put the animal down to make room for other animals, at any given time. So I was debating on getting him. But with my craziness this month, and now taking Syd to the vet this morning, and waiting for $736 to be refunded to me, I think my husband would shoot me if I went and spent $70 to get him.
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Post by connie on Jul 13, 2007 10:29:11 GMT -5
Thanks for all the replies guys. I was wondering because I knew the one of the animal controls by me is. The one where I got Lucy. And well, I saw the other ferret at the Farmers Branch location, and was wondering if no one adopted the ferret, if they'd end up putting him to sleep. Keller Animal Control states that they will put the animal down to make room for other animals, at any given time. So I was debating on getting him. But with my craziness this month, and now taking Syd to the vet this morning, and waiting for $736 to be refunded to me, I think my husband would shoot me if I went and spent $70 to get him. I'm going to be in Ft. Worth in the next few weeks, visiting a friend of mine. I'll see if that shelter will allow me to take it.
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