[Villageswimmer]

Originally Posted by blueash

Shelters are packed. When it comes to having enough room for people or having utilized space for dogs and cats instead, then no pets should be allowed, period.

Seems that some prioritize pet safety over human safety. If it is your life and you want to die with Fluffy or Mittens, that is your choice, but if the space Fluffy is filling in a shelter has closed it to a human, that is terrible allocation of shelter resources. Animals should get triaged out, people get triaged in.

I "have been told" that the Villages up until now had recently not made their buildings available for shelters is because once in the past when they were allowing use of the school as a shelter, someone damaged some wallpaper. End of use of the buildings.

An ideal shelter has safe space, open floor plan, eg gym or cafeteria areas, a kitchen, bathrooms, and parking. Bonus for showers, bonus for wifi and cable for ability to track news updates.

I agree that people clearly trump pets. No question there. But there are many churches with a LOT of space. Is it being used to help? Don't they have a moral obligation?