kill shelters
Lethal animal pounds
Kill shelters are animal shelters that euthanize animals they cannot place in homes, typically after a holding period or when capacity is exceeded.
The term is used disparagingly by animal welfare advocates who contrast them with "no-kill" shelters that refuse to euthanize for space.
The rescue pulled dogs from kill shelters across the state.
- euthanizePainlessly end life
- put downInsulting remark meant to diminish
- humaneMarked by kindness
- rescueSave from harm
- cageBarred confinement structure
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