Category Archives: Kill Shelter Stories
Animal Advocacy is a no-kill animal welfare organisation. We do not kill animals in our care, healthy or otherwise, including those diagnosed with terminal illnesses. However, we do euthanase when a terminally ill animal no longer has any quality of life, when it is the kindest thing to do.
Many animal rescue organisations do kill the animals in their care. In 2011 a total of 5586 dogs were destroyed in Irish pounds, averaging 15 dogs killed every day. There are no statistics for the number of cats killed in this way. We call these shelters Kill Shelters, and they exist because the general public treat their animal companions as disposable commodities.
Most of the people who work in these shelters genuinely care for animals. Their stories, and the stories of their animals, need to be publicised to raise awareness that abandoned animals are everyone’s responsibility.