CatBanter - View Single Post - Here is kitten we rescued in Iowa while at daughter's

**studio**

wrote:
studio wrote:

What a qutie-pie she is.
She'll find a good home in no time at all.

Don't count on it. Millions of cats and kittens are killed in public
shelters every year. Scott County Humane Society, serving Davenport,
Iowa, is a kill shelter and Iowa is one of nine states that REQUIRE
surplus shelter animals be sold to medical institutes for medical
research. Easily handable kittens are among the first to be sold.

Public shelters are dangerous places for all animals. Never surrender
an animal to a public shelter unless you are prepared to redeem the
animal when the mandated holding period for strays is up.

Yes you're undoubtably correct.
I was trying to be positive.
People should work in concert with their local shelters anyway they can
to help the kitties find the good home they deserve.
I'm all for more public education regarding this issue.
Kids in elementary schools should have small day trips to shelters to
see
and learn first hand what the problems are, help raise funds and maybe
even
volunteer some time to help their local shelters minimize these
problems.