The truth about some animal control agencies

Much has been said about Manatee County going no-kill. The reason is because most county animal control agencies are not willing to put in the time or have the money to spend to work towards this goal. You must not only have the county agency on board, since they are normally the largest group associated with unwanted animals, but a majority of the rescue groups in the area to help pull and place the animals.
When an animal control agency reports it is working towards no-kill and does not make it plain and simple for John Q. Public, it defeats the purpose of trying to get your animals adopted. On the other hand, John Q. Public needs to let the staff of the animal control agency know their intentions toward an animal.
This story, from San Antonio shows just what happens when mixed signals on both sides are sent. The dog was killed, not adopted and the writer of the article questioned why the website was not clearer to people who wanted to adopt. Considering the agency takes in 1,800 dogs a month and kills 1,200, they are moving so many animals through this particular agency, one more is not so important to them.
It is a heartbreaking story but one all rescuers should read so they will be on the lookout for situations like this one and can get it corrected before a wanted animal loses its' life.l