
reported that a publicly funded facility with “no-kill” policies doing business as Putnam County Animal Shelter would be refusing to accept animals for at least two weeks because of an outbreak of parvovirus. reported that a publicly funded facility with “no-kill” policies doing business as Fayetteville Animal Services was full and turning away dogs found as roaming strays or needing to be surrendered by residents who were unable or unwilling to care for them. Conditions were so horrendous that Deputy Dog Wardens had to leave the structure numerous times to catch their breath.” The owner of the “rescue,” Rhonda Murphy, faces “dozens of charges of neglect and cruelty to companion animals, both felony and misdemeanor,” according to the release. The odor was strong enough to burn their eyes and take away their breath. A news release issued by the county sheriff’s office said that “Deputy Dog Wardens described the conditions of the house as unlivable. ‘Numerous animals’ were kept in cages together that were ‘filled with urine, fecal matter, and no food or water,’” according to authorities.

In a garage at one of two properties searched, authorities found “more than 25 caged canines and an indoor temperature of 89 degrees.

July 2023 Reports Showing That ‘No-Kill’ Policies Endanger AnimalsĬNN.com reported that authorities had seized more than 90 dogs from a self-professed animal “rescue” doing business as Helping Hands for Furry Paws Inc., after they were found in “what deputies and investigators said were ‘the most horrible conditions they have ever seen.’” According to the report, investigators also “found approximately 30 dead dogs and puppies, in various stages of decomposition, stuffed into fridges and freezers,” some of which were reportedly not working. Here are some of the “no-kill” animal shelter failures that made headlines in recent years for making animals suffer a fate far worse than a kind death.

The lucky ones are taken to well-run open-admission animal shelters, where they either find a well-screened, permanent home or are painlessly euthanized in the arms of professionally trained, compassionate people.
