O.K., maybe it is not that extreme, but for all practical purposes,
the state’s excessive regulations on animal shelters will result in
more dead puppies and kittens. The N & O has a very good article on the issue.
There has been an increase in the number of no-kill private
shelters. Most of these shelters do an excellent job.
However, the state is creating regulations that will make it impossible
for some to stay in business. Granted, some health and safety
measures have to be in place, but the regs get excessive.
In my
own personal experience, I have noticed that states for some reason (it
seems counterintuitive) want to force out private shelters and let the
counties have a monopoly on the animal sheltering “business.”
Again, in my experience in this matter, most county shelters are so
much worse than even the very worst private shelter. Not just
because private shelters generally don’t kill, but also because those
running the county shelters see it as a job, whereas the private
shelter operators really care about the animals.
If the private shelters close, then the far worse public
shelters will have a bigger burden, requring more tax dollars, and many
strays that never get to a shelter will have a fate far worse than
living in a private no-kill shelter.
NC needs to review the
excessive regulations so private shelters are not forced out of doing
voluntarily what most counties don’t want to do in the first place.
