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Some people cannot bring themselves to visit a kill shelter knowing that many of the animals there are going to die. Some people will not donate to kill shelters because they do not want their money used to support institutions that kill animals. This is unfair to the animals who are in those shelters and they are the ones who suffer.

Keep in mind that rescue groups and no-kill shelters can refuse to take in unwanted animals when their cages are filled or when presented with seemingly unadoptable animals. Kill shelters cannot. They are required to accept all animals surrendered to them. If they have no room for the animal, they must destroy one to make room. The problem is not with the shelter, but with the fact that there are too many unwanted animals. There are too many unwanted animals because of the ignorance of people.

Many kill shelters work very hard to adopt out as many animals as possible and work closely with no-kill shelters and rescue groups in order to place some of their animals. Still, 5 million dogs and cats are killed each year. If people stopped breeding their animals, including their purebreds and stopped buying from pet shops, this tragic situation would resolve itself and perhaps the dream of "No More Homeless Animals" would become a reality.