On the augusta , georgia animal shelter's website this is posted. I was completely stunned out of my chair that anyone would state this, especially the shelter itself on their website. Here it is :

"The majority of dogs and cats admitted to the municipal animal control shelter of Augusta-Richmond County becomes a number, a statistic to be counted, inventoried and moved like merchandise. Most will die silently, frightened and alone and disposed of like trash at the county landfill. There are many stories, which are never known, let alone told"