Is that avatar new? I love it!
Winograd actually says that many shelters import dogs from other states -- and they make room by killing dogs they already have.
Often dogs will be moved to a shelter that has a
higher kill rate than the one they are currently in.
I finished the book. I found it both provoking and frustrating, for a lot of reasons. He says over and over again how morally bankrupt the ASPCA and PETA are, but he doesn't really go into why, except to say that they are mired in bureaucracy. Presumably money must be part of the problem... he makes very vague allusions to the fact that a No Kill policy is considered more expensive. But zealots make me nervous, because they often consider their cause more important than the truth.
I think I may buy his first book. I'm hoping that has more practical, fact-based solutions. This one is kind of a screed. Though again, if he's right - revolutionary.
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Okay, just read your link. Very interesting! I wonder why US shelters would import from other countries rather than other states?? One thing that does give me pause, the article ends on a pro-pet store note.