No Kill Shelters

I have adopted many animals in my 17 years of living. The majority of animals my family has adopted have come from no kill shelters. I hate walking through other shelters when I know the ones that are not going to get adopted in time are going to be put down. My most recent dog I adopted is a poodle maltese mix. Her name is Boo Boo and she was at the shelter for about two months before I adopted her. Imagine if she had been at any other shelter, she probably would have been put to sleep before I arrived. When a stray is brought in traditional shelters normally follow a 72 hour guideline, after the 72 hours and the animal is not claimed the animal is put down or put up for adoption. Animals that are up for adoption in traditional shelters only get around 2-3 months to be adopted out, then they have the sad fate of being euthanized. …show more content…
Contraire to popular belief no kill shelters follow safety guidelines, so if there is an animal that is too sick or is a danger to the public the shelter will put those animals to sleep. I am not the only one that believes all shelters should be no kill. The No Kill Advocacy Center founded by Nathan Winograd in 2004 is dedicated to informing the public at their annual conference about the benefits of No Kill animal shelters. Since the No Kill Center was created there have been hundreds of towns and cities across America that have increased their save rates. The No Kill Advocacy Center also offers assistance and solutions when it comes to saving animals, which is why this method is spreading across America (“No Kill Advocacy