The Pros And Cons Of Animal Shelters

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Some animal shelters are kill shelters, which means that when their animal count gets too high, they have to kill some animals off. Kill shelters are very unfair because the animal does not even know what’s going on; it is just looking for a loving home. If a shelter does not have a vet, that usually means that it is a kill shelter (Herman). The reason for animal shelters is to keep animals safe, not kill them.
Animal shelters might kill their animals but puppy mills are equally as bad. Puppy mills are where people keeps dogs in awful conditions; cramped cages, feces caked onto their cages, little food and water, and no vets. When the mother can no longer have any babies, she is either killed or abandoned (This Holiday…). The owners have no regard for the animals, they leave them suffering while they make money. Also, the Human Society said that 99% of puppies that are sold in stores and on the internet are from puppy mills (This Holiday…). END

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