Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,
My name is Danny Monger and I am a ninth grade student at Scituate High School in Massachusetts. I am writing to you about my concerns about kill-shelters, and the numerous animal lives that are lost each year. Unfortunately, in over twenty different states, the "Gassing" of shelter animals is still legal and just as lethal as ever. In these "gassings", a shelter animal is put into a container or cage where they are exposed to a variety of different gasses. This process can last for over 30 minutes before the animal finally passes away. These horrifying images will never leave my head. These animals need love, and only we can give it to them.
No Kill, is an organization dedicated to the abolishing of these Kill-Shelters. This program is dedicated to reforming and providing Kill-Shelters with new ideas to put in place of old methods. If all of "No Kill's" guidelines are met, then over 90% of the animals in a shelter could be saved. However, as of right now over 90% of the animals in kill shelters are killed each year. It seems as if in the Kill Shelters, the fact that the shelter is allowed to kill their animals makes them feel obligated to do so in a great quantity. When in reality, the only time that a kill shelter is supposed to kill an animal, is if they are overcrowded or the animal is very sick and suffering.
These animals are being killed daily for no apparent reason other than the fact that they were "in the way" of another animal entering the shelter. The last time I checked, shelters were supposed to take care of their animals, not end their lives with gas. The Kill Shelters are actually very ironic. The shelters are killing animals in order to make room for other animals, which in the end are also killed to make room for yet again more animals. This is a cycle that should and must be stopped immediately. Our decisions are the only things that can keep these animals safe and alive.
Thank you for your considerations.
Sincerely,
Danny Monger