Video:No Kill Animal Shelters

interested in this topic. But I don't understand how it can work without some sort of mandatory spay/neuter of pets. The people in my neighborhood refuse to spay/neuter. I have offered to do it myself to no avail. Many, many people think that animals are property and they don't want to either pay for or just philosophically alter companion animals. Warehousing animals in shelters is not compassionate.

What's the solution, without laws that make spay/neuter of dogs and cats mandatory - with the teeth to back it up (which is not likely)?

I'm glad to see discussion on this issue. We can't come up with a solution until we do analyze and debate it. Doing things the same old ways has not solved the problem. Here is a link to an article that challenges the mandatory laws regulating licensing and spay and neutering. I highly recommend that you also go to the nokilladvocacycenter.org to read about shelters who have been willing to face the challenges and go no kill. Yes, there will always be those who will refuse to be responsible for their companion animals, and have little or no regard for all animals. But at least we could make a dent in these high kill rates if those people who do care will take the steps to make it so.

 http://www.ncraoa.com/PDF/Winograd/mandatorylaws-Winograd.pdf