Itty, I don't completely agree with you and this is why. When was the last time you called a purebred rescue group or any rescue group and they actually were accepting an animal, openings/foster homes are far and few inbetween. Help, well, there are just not enough of us to help all the animals that need help. I had to accept that long ago.
Also, in counseling a family you can find out if there is something you could do to help them, say the animal was having a simple behaviour problem? What if leading the family to a resource to help with the issue then will allow them to keep the animal. Many animals get dumped at the shelter because of medical issues some simple to treat, others, well we all know what vet's cost!
And very few cities have no kill shelters, sadly, Seattle does not. With over 6 million animals euthanized a year...well where do we put them all? Who feeds them? It's just not a reality. What is reality is that people need to slowdown on the breeding, and more people need to be involved in their neighborhoods.
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