[Ashley V]

Seriously, if volunteering at a kill shelter is gonna get you that worked up, you should find another place to volunteer. Maybe a rescue where they don't put dogs to sleep? I understand being passionate, but I think you are going about being passionate in the wrong way. Find a way to make a change and better whatever it is. Coming on a public forum and screaming to everyone about it, is not making a change. No one listens to that. Sorry, but it just irritates people and you won't get your point across.

Not all dogs that find themselves in rescues are "designer dogs", puppy millers, or from bybs. I volunteer too and a lot of dogs I've noticed are PUREBRED hounds like beagles or powerful breeds like pitt bulls because the buyers DO NOT RESEARCH. Not all responsibility lies on the breeders... a lot also lies on the person that owns the dog too. Just because I own two puppy mill dogs doesn't mean they are going to end up in a shelter. I owned a powerful byb'er dog breed and she lived for 6 years, was as mean as could be from bad breeding, but she still stayed with us. You see, a lot falls back on the owners too.

Also, my shar-pei was an outside dog. She loved being outside. She loved running and being free. If she had been inside let loose she would have literally killed our cat. We did bring her inside in extreme weather and at night though and she slept in our mudroom.