And a shout-out to the shelters that unfortunately do have to euthanize animals: Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA, our San Mateo County Shelter, which does so much good for animals & people. They go way beyond what we think a county shelter will do for an adoptable animal: lots of walks, one on one interaction for the smaller pets, medical care which often includes surgery, foster homes, a wonderful volunteer program which benefits people and pets, a program w/dogs to help kids learn to read, rehab work with wildlife, and when they have farm animals, they work hard to place them in a sanctuary or with people who won't use the animal as meat.

A lot of no kill places get all the kudos, but take a look at your county shelter - the responsibility for the well-being of all the county's animals lies with them, because of how often humans don't take responsibility for how they effect animals.

I totally agree w/ Hmmmm. PHS is also a great place to find a new pet. Go PHS!!!