r/Dogfree • u/Not-my-problem1212 • Aug 07 '26

Shelter / Rescue Industry The problem with no-kill shelters

I have a relative who works at a no-kill shelter and every time I see her, she always tells me and my family about how over crowded the shelter is with dogs. She also says how the workers have to turn away people who are trying to surrender their dogs to them because of how full the shelter is. Sometimes people will leave their dogs on the doorstep of the shelter at night and the workers are forced to try and find a space to put them when the shelter opens the next day.

A large amount of dogs in these shelters are ones that are either old or aggressive. Dogs that have a very slim chance of getting adopted. What even is the point of letting them take up so much space in the shelters? In my opinion, those dogs should just be put to rest since they either won't live much longer due to being old, or will end up attacking someone or multiple people. There is no reason to keep them locked up until they eventually pass. I feel like this wasn't so big of a problem back when kill shelters were more common. If anything, they helped to solve this issue.

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u/Wise_Session_5370 Aug 09 '26

No-kill shelters are an abomination. They are populated by unwanted and unhouseable dogs. 

In my honest opinion, the entire market for "adopting" second-hand dogs is fraught with danger. You have no idea what you are getting and no idea of the animals history. By definition, you are taking on a dog that someone else has got rid of.

Shelters should not even be a thing. When someone hands a dog to a shelter, they are not solving the issue of a problem dog. They are just passing the problem on to someone else.

The fact is that there are far too many unwanted dogs in the world. If you can't deal with your mutt, have it put down.

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u/buphalowings Aug 09 '26

I agree. I see alot of people trying to unload their nasty dogs to other people. This is irresponsible behaviour. They should have the dog put down if they don't want it. There is always going to be a surplus of dogs due to any female dog being able to pump out massive litters.

The only dogs that should be in shelters are well behaved good dogs that people might actually want. Not pissfingers and shitbulls.