Ques about humane society... Horrible situation

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Originally Posted by GirDance

They also had to cut a deadlock bolt and metal chain (they let us know they would not be replacing the chain either) to get into where they were, they had to have seen the note we'd put up.

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Isn't that called tresspassing?

Nope, they're allowed if it's not a residential area and if they believe the animal is in danger there... Now how they ever thought that with food and water out is beyond me...

As for the shelter that puts them down immediately... I'm not 100% sure, but at least here I believe that any stray the *have* to keep for 2 weeks incase the owner inquires about it. Then again, since someone was able to fully describe and inquire about our mother cat I think that's a policy they are no longer following.

The two humane societies here have odd rules, guidelines, whatever. Since there are 3 different no kill "rescues" here as well as the TNR volunteers (generally the people who work with the rescues), the animal shelters are a bit strange, or maybe not. For example, I live outside city limits, up in the mountains. This area is, quite literally, a dumping zone for unwanted pets of all shapes, sizes and species. You'll find everything up here from ferrets to tarantulas (tarantulas are not native to this part of Washington). Since there are so many animals running around here at any given point in time, as of 2 years ago, animal control does not even come up here to remove stray animals anymore. They won't even take reports from this area. If we want, we can call one of the local rescues and if they want to, they'll come out and get them, but only if we secure the animal first.
As far as the first day euth. of animals, that is a common pratice here. If the animal does not have tags or a microchip (when/if they bother to check), IF their facility is already full and if none of the rescues have the room or foster homes for them, they get PTS. Every year entire litters of kittens are PTS because the shelters and rescues are jam packed with them, but the same goes for adult cats as well. Pretty much the only "surplus" pet that does not get PTS on the first day are puppies because the rescues here seem to always have more available room/fosters for puppies than kittens.

Now granted, if everyone is *not* packed to capasity, that's another story but every summer is like killing season because every available space is already full because of the yearly spring litters.

It sucks too because there are a few real good spay/neuter programs here. Well, maybe not the best because no vet will alter an animal here without them first being UTD on vaccs. Now granted, that's a good thing, but if farmer Jo can not afford to alter his 7 cats and 9 dogs, at his own expense, then those free spay/neuter vouchers don't do him any good, thus, a lot of people do not take advantage of them for that very reason. :(

That is an outrage, that they just trespassed on your work's property and take the cat. Completely stupid :( If I did the same thing, I would be arrested.
This all boils down to people not "fixing" (though I somewhat dislike that word, it applies here) their cats. If people must have outdoor cats, neutering and spaying would at least help keep the population down.. shelters are just inundated with strays, and I hate to say it and it is sad, but it is probably just not possible to make sure that they are all not feral and wild. :( I am a cat lover and it upsets me when I have to slam on my brakes driving 55 miles an hour because someone's cat ran across the road. I see them dead all over the roadsides. This like so many human-caused problems with the world, is just SO preventable it is almost ridiculous. My only ability here is to keep my one cat indoors I guess.