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8. Too many animal shelters provide anything but shelter

Wed Dec 28, 2011, 02:31 PM

Dec 2011

to the unfortunate pets who end up there and too many owners mistakenly believe that they will treat the pets or adopt them out to loving homes.

The ACC in NYC is infamous for a high kill rate:

http://www.bhrescue.com/?p=2293

http://saveshelterpets.wordpress.com/2011/06/01/the-s-has-hit-the-fan-for-nycs-acc/

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.320985547919439.80710.220724831278845&type=1

But it's not just Phoenix and NYC but shelters all across the US. The unfortunate fact is that too often people think they're doing the best they can for their pet but in fact it's just the opposite.

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Phoenix man learns cat was euthanized over money [View all] n2doc Dec 2011 OP

The Humane Society should be humane, dammit. n/t wakemewhenitsover Dec 2011 #1

That is horrible and inexcusable. hifiguy Dec 2011 #2

His mother tried to pay but they wouldn't work with the family csziggy Dec 2011 #3

Assholes... joeybee12 Dec 2011 #4

Absolutely inexcusable. Mac1949 Dec 2011 #5

His first mistake was taking the cat to the Humane Society EC Dec 2011 #6

Donors threatening to pull donations. hamsterjill Dec 2011 #7

Too many animal shelters provide anything but shelter sandyd921 Dec 2011 #8

This kind of thing happens all the time firstcoyote Dec 2011 #9

damn. Liberal_in_LA Dec 2011 #10

To keep people from vomiting... BreweryYardRat Dec 2011 #11

There's now a petition for this on Change.org. Mac1949 Dec 2011 #12