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Hole One a New See Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Special animal shelter
Hi everybody,
There are animal shelters where stray dogs (and other pets of the streets) are collected. Is there a distinctive name for it if it functions in the following way?
function: if they can't find an owner to the stray dog then it will be euthanized -> So they don't hold it. They don't wait any more.
Maybe you distinguish the other one (which holds animals longer than that certain period) with the word 'no-kill'. But I'm just trying, my source is just wikipedia.
Thanks for your answer in advance.
There are animal shelters where stray dogs (and other pets of the streets) are collected. Is there a distinctive name for it if it functions in the following way?
function: if they can't find an owner to the stray dog then it will be euthanized -> So they don't hold it. They don't wait any more.
Maybe you distinguish the other one (which holds animals longer than that certain period) with the word 'no-kill'. But I'm just trying, my source is just wikipedia.
Thanks for your answer in advance.
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" They hold animals for a certain period then kill them. This is in contrast to the "no-kill animal shelters" or "animal sanctuaries," which have been around for only about 40 years or so. These supposedly hold animals indefinitely without killing them.
- " They hold animals for a certain period then kill them.
- This is in contrast to the "no-kill animal shelters" or "animal sanctuaries," which have been around for only about 40 years or so.
- These supposedly hold animals indefinitely without killing them.
- These are mainly for dogs, but there are some for cats and other animals.
- Note: in the US you can probably find a sanctuary for any animal, no matter how exotic, for example: cobras, leopards, tigers, etc.
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The first type of animal shelter, which has been around for at least a hundred years in the US, is called "the pound" or "the humane society." They hold animals for a certain period then kill them.
This is in contrast to the "no-kill animal shelters" or "animal sanctuaries," which have been around for only about 40 years or so. These supposedly hold animals indefinitely without killing
This is in contrast to the "no-kill animal shelters" or "animal sanctuaries," which have been around for only about 40 years or so. These supposedly hold animals indefinitely without killing
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Hole One a New SeeMaybe you distinguish the other one (which holds animals longer than that certain period) with the word 'no-kill'.Yes. A no-kill shelter keeps a stray or unwanted animal until a home is found for it.
In my city, we have several shelters that euthanize animals if they are not adopted or claimed. They are run by the city government,
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