About No-Kill Rescue Animal Shelters

A no-kill animal shelter is very different than most animal control facilities. First, they do not euthanize dogs or cats if they are not adoptable. Many city animal control centers will only keep dogs and cats for a certain number of days before euthanasia takes place to make room for more animals. No-kill shelters hold adoption rallies to place pets in homes.

How No-Kill Animal Shelters are Different

One of the largest no-kill animal shelters in the United States is North Shore Animal League. They often take part in emergency situations to save dogs and cats from natural disasters and house them until their owners can return for them. If this does not happen they will attempt to adopt the animal out by holding adoption clinics around the city or at the shelter. The more pets these shelters can place, the more room they have to take in new abandoned or abused animals.

The Reality of a No-Kill Animal Shelter

Funding is always a huge problem with the no-kill animal shelters and they rely on donations and volunteering efforts from the general public in order to feed the animals they have under their care. They also rely on the funds they collect from adopting out animals that they have taken in.

There are times when the shelter has to turn away dogs and cats because they simply do not have the room. Since they will not euthanize pets, they have to refuse to take in some that they simply have no room for or the funds to care for.

Some pets that cannot be adopted live their entire lives at the shelter. They often become very friendly with the staff and depending on their temperament are allowed to roam throughout the shelter.