on A Worthwhile Cause at 02:25 10/05/2008

the Animal Refuge Center in North Fort Myers, FL is also an indepently funded no-kill shelter that can use all the help they can get. great organization, google animal refuge center. and in response to "da lilz"'s comment, there are, in fact, independently run no kill shelters. unfortunately, as a result of their no-kill policy, most stay at maximum capacity, often unable to take in any more animals, but they do not ever euthanize animals unless they have a terminal illness that is advanced enough that they are in a great deal of suffering. ARC in NFM even has a (very spacious) separate housing area for FIV cats, where they roam free and are cared for until they are adopted unless the animal is so sick that they are in a great deal of suffering. I'm assuming the shelters you worked for were government run, which due to very limited budgets and high population unfortunately are unable to operate any other way than to euthanize.

on Quote Of The Day at 02:04 10/05/2008

so no one here finds it a bit hypocritical to judge her future ability to parent a child based soley on her actions as a young, irresponsible adult as though no other good parent went through a similar reckless period in their life as well?