And then there is the question of a pregnant mother... Is it OK to
abort the unborn babies ???
TenHouseCats wrote:
no, i wouldn't. it's a lot like, "natural." or, "organic." then there
are the ones who won't euthanize even when the animals are clearly
suffering, which to me is as bad as killing healthy positives.... have
you read the asilomar records, which is what the maddie's fund
"no-kill nation" stuff is based on? damned if i've ever been able to
get a straight answer from anyone on whether FIVs/FeLVs fit their
definition....
On 12/13/06, Phaewryn - Controversy Queen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote:
You'd be shocked at the actual definition of "no kill" in shelter
circles. In most, it simply means that when they run out of space,
they stop taking in new animals, rather than just killing the ones
that have been there the longest. Their testing policy, and
euthanasia policy outside of the "space" issue has NO RELATION to
their thinking of themselves as "no kill". There are countless
shelters listed on many lists as "no kill", shelters that PROUDLY
claim to be "no kill", shelters that picket-toting hard-core
activists support as "no kill", yet, the vast majority of them, if
you browse the list of cats they have up for adoption, all say
"cat has been tested negative for FELV and FIV", and they don't
list a single FELV+ or FIV+ cat on their website for adoption. If
you take the time to email them and ask, "Do you adopt out FELV+
or FIV+ cats?" most of them either choose to NOT REPLY, or reply
back and say they don't. No kill? I don't think so... but the
majority of people in rescue circles consider them no kill. To me,
no kill means that you DON'T KILL any animals unless it is
SUFFERING and BEYOND the point of recovery. Not so for most people
though.
Phaewryn
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