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Originally Posted by graciegirl
I am trying to understand. It sounds like the point of friction is that the government agency didn't call a private individual rather than the Humane Society. I understand your intense caring but can you or your group realistically change the way things are done?
In trying to understand this issue I came across this piece. In the comments some feel that in certain cases Euthanasia is sometimes more Humane than how an animal must live. Here is the article;
Michigan Humane Society under fire over kill rates; two board members resign |
The point of friction is that a lot of animals are being killed instead of finding their owners, foster families, or someone to adopt them. The article you posted is from 2011 and people have become more aware of "kill shelters" and how quickly animals are euthanized. Go the Sumter County Animal Services Site and look for yourself at the dogs & cats that are listed as "time sensitive" (which means they are about to be euthanized) and they are not old and sick. They are kittens and young dogs that are ready to be adopted but are available for only a short time. Read the comments on their FB page (which has not been update in two years) from frustrated people that tried to adopt a dog but you cannot go to the shelter directly but rather have to get someone at another location to take you there. So not only is it a kill shelter but they do not make it easy for people to adopt. Maybe you see nothing wrong with healthy dogs and cats being killed every day but I do. Hopefully we can get Sumter County Animal Services to become a no-kill shelter.