this is what no-kill should look like |
The term "no-kill" was abandoned years ago by
enlightened and legitimate organizations as it became synonymous with horrific
and sometimes hoarding conditions, as well as touted by ignorant
politicians, less than savory “rescue” groups and fundraisers to assuage a
concerned public that all was well with the animals. After all, it's a catchy,
quick concept phrase that achieved its original purpose of sparking an
aspirational dialogue which advocated that all animals able to be physically
and mentally rehabilitated should be placed into homes. (Even San Francisco,
the birthplace of the term ceased its’ use a decade ago.)
this is often what no-kill looks like |
Unfortunately, mayors using the term to
set goals, "rescues" promising life to a heartbroken pet owner who
can no longer keep a pet, or city pound struggling to reach said no kill goal,
are perpetuating a major fraud on the humane, well-meaning public. (Nothing
here is intended to criticize those legitimate rescue groups without whose help
we would be lost.)
The shell game of moving pets from
location to location solves nothing - except maybe soothing the collective
consciences of the perpetrators and the uninformed public. I don't expect that
the public be knowledgeable in the nuances and ins and outs of this business. I
do expect that they be told the truth. I am also not talking about legitimate
transports such as our Air Chihuahua™ program where our excess of little
dogs is sent to a state with no little dogs and is greeted by a line of
adopters awaiting their arrival. I am speaking of removing animals from the
shelters and stashing them in the dark corners and recesses of our city.
or this - from a no-kill location |
Finally, those vestigial clingers to this
sham suggest they are the righteous and the rest of us are - what -
pro-kill?
It is time that we expose this for what it
is and commit to treating our animals humanely, to finding
them forever homes, to educate those who know not what they are saying, and to
prosecute those that deceive us and harm our pets.
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