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Animal_shelter.
Second Chances: More Tales of Found Dogs by Elise Lufkin
One at a Time: A Week in an American Animal Shelter by Diane Leigh
Successful Dog Adoption by Sue Sternberg
Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays by Peg Kehret
Shelter Dogs: Amazing Stories of Adopted Strays by Peg Kehret
Lost and Found: Dogs, Cats, and Everyday Heroes at a Country Animal Shelter by Elizabeth Hess
Shelter Cats by Karen Commings
The Animal Shelter Mystery (Boxcar Children Mysteries, 22) by Gertrude Chandler Warner
The Adoption Option: Choosing and Raising the Shelter Dog for You by Eliza Rubenstein
Princess Fiona: My Purrsonal Story by Kari Winters
Straydog by Kathe Koja
Cat Culture: The Social World of a Cat Shelter (Animals, Culture, and Society) by Janet M. Alger
Careers With Animals: The Humane Society of the United States and Willow Ann Sirch by Willow Ann Sirch
Let's Get a Pup! Said Kate by Bob Graham
The Stray Cat Handbook by Tamara Kreuz
Animal shelter
Animal shelters or dog pounds are either governmental or private organizations that provide temporary homes for lost or abandoned animals, most often dogs and cats , until the owner picks up the animal, a new, permanent home can be found, or the animal is disposed of.
Unfortunately, resources are seldom adequate to support a large number of animals, so animals that are not claimed by their owners or adopted within a usually set period of time are killed. Since some of the methods of killing are considered inhumane, especially in municipal shelters, public pressure has caused more of these facilities to practice euthanasia.
A small number of shelters are "no-kill" shelters, which support their charges for the remainder of their lives. However, as funding is limited, the number of animals that can be taken is relatively low.
Some people consider pet stores a good place to get a new pet, and a shelter a good place to leave the pet when it gets sick or is no longer wanted. Individuals and organizations are attempting to change that point of view by educating owners and potential owners alike about the large number of adoptable animals available from shelters. They promote the idea that a shelter or reputable breeder are the best places to get a new pet, and that anyone who isn't ready to give their furry friend a "forever home" shouldn't get a pet at all.
See also Dog adoption.
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