06/10/2026
'The reality is that shelters didn't create the problems they're facing. They respond to them.
If shelters have programs in place to be successful and save as many animals as possible, it is ๐ค๐ช๐ง job as a community to ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ those programs! Foster, volunteer, donate, TNR, transport, advocate, etc!
โผ๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โผ๏ธ
If we want better outcomes, we have to be willing to be part of creating them. โ
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Animal lovers with well-meaning intentions will often say things like:
๐ "I would never support a '๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ'."
๐ "I would never volunteer at a '๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ'."
๐ "Why would I donate to a '๐๐๐๐ ๐ค๐๐๐๐ฅ๐๐ฃ'?"
These statements usually come from a place of compassion. People don't want animals to die, and neither do the people working inside those shelters. ๐ญ But this harmful ๐๐๐๐๐ oversimplifies an incredibly complex issue and ๐ถ๐ฏ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ณ๐ญ๐บ ๐ฑ๐ญ๐ข๐ค๐ฆ๐ด ๐ฃ๐ญ๐ข๐ฎ๐ฆ on the very organizations that are often carrying the heaviest burden.
The reality is that shelters didn't create the problems they're facing. They respond to them.
If shelters have programs in place to be successful and save as many animals as possible, it is ๐ค๐ช๐ง job as a community to ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ those programs! Foster, volunteer, donate, TNR, transport, advocate, etc!
โผ๏ธ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐โผ๏ธ
If we want better outcomes, we have to be willing to be part of creating them. โ
Choosing not to support a shelter because it faces difficult realities ๐๐ค๐๐จ๐ฃ'๐ฉ ๐ข๐๐ ๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐จ๐ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐๐ฉ๐๐๐จ ๐๐๐จ๐๐ฅ๐ฅ๐๐๐ง. In many cases, it only makes the shelter's job harder and leaves fewer resources available for the animals depending on them.
Animal welfare isn't the responsibility of shelters alone. It's a responsibility we all share. โค๏ธ๐พ
Pictured ๐ธ Kitten Lady, Hannah Shaw
