Mr. Tan Man spent two years in a South Carolina “no kill” shelter - most of it living outdoors. Located on a dirt road with farm animals wandering around, it wasn’t like a typical shelter. The folks running it were very passionate about animal rescue and had taken good care of him, but they required vet references and a home visit before we could become his “guardians.” Requirements like this - or that adopters have fenced yards, be home during the day, etc. - are why dogs languish. #DogsOfCoSo
@cassandra17lina I am thoroughly jaded about the moral superiority felt by the "no kill" shelters.
No kill shelters routinely turn away admission of strays. Turning away dogs is no better than euthanizing a few that are not adoptable. Those dogs have to go somewhere, back on the street or to an open-admission shelter. So turning dogs away is not really better; it is just different.