Adopting a Shelter Cat? The Kill vs No Kill Debate

A few years ago, I was soundly scolded by a friend for featuring a notorious "kill shelter" in an ongoing "adopt a shelter cat month" series of featured shelters around the U. S. My response echoed my feelings then and now, that while we might deplore the conditions at some shelters, the solution is not to turn our collective backs on them, but to support those selfless employees and volunteers who are doing all they can to improve conditions, and to make life a little better for those cats that face an almost guaranteed death.

The debate between kill and no kill shelters continues to this day while large organizations strive to make the U.S. a no-kill nation.
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