Cindy, I don't think anyone would disagree about the desirability of a no-kill shelter, but maybe have it in their minds that it can't be done due to budgets. I posted all that stuff to show that it may be economically feasible to strive for no-kill in a serious way, not just giving lip service to the idea.
There's also the economic feasibility study done in New York and the example of the Washington counties reducing the kill rate by mandate. I'd like to be able to compile a bunch of real world examples of no-kill working and dump it on the ones that see it as impossible to attain. So that's why I'm digging around. Best Friends is a great example but I think more are needed to make a convincing argument. I would feel more confident if, rather than saying "look what this group has done" we could say "look what this group and this other group and these others over here.....". |