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purgatory with kibble, where good dogs wait for humans to get their act together.
means a facility that houses lost, surrendered, or abandoned animals until they're adopted, reclaimed, or otherwise placed.
from organized sheltering grew out of 19th-century anti-cruelty movements, with the aspca founding in 1866 and running new york's pound system by the 1890s to replace brutal municipal dog catching.
kill vs no-killno-kill usually means 90 percent live-release rate, not zero
scaleus shelters take in roughly 6 million animals yearly
return ratemost surrendered pets never get reclaimed by owners
for instance
best friends animal society — kanab, utah sanctuary, largest no-kill in the us since 1984
aspca — founded 1866, ran nyc animal control for over a century
battersea dogs home — london shelter since 1860, took in over 100000 animals total