Manager of No Kill Shelter fired over euthanizations

[Catherine]

Quote:There is little point in claiming to be a "no-kill" shelter if you do kill!

Quote:And that the shelter manager should lie about it?? Now that is not good and implies some level of guilt, or he would have been able to tell the outright truth

This is the essence of the situation. No kill shelters commit themselves to saving lives and only resorting to euthanasia when absolutely necessary. If euthanizing the dogs was the right move it would not have been necessary to lie about it.

I don't have a lot of dog experience, but it seems unlikely from a statistics point of view that they would have seven unadoptable, dangerous dogs in one month. Two seems a bit extreme. It was easier to get rid of these dogs, but that is not something a no kill shelter does. They should have worked with them much longer before giving up. They could have tried fostering or sending the dogs to a shelter that specializes in aggressive dogs. Perhaps one of them might have been too far gone to help, but most of them would have responded with enough love and patience. It takes time to help a dog that is frightened and stressed out. 

They need to review their policies and make changes in how they handle things. I think in future this shelter will live up to its name as a no kill shelter. 
The fired shelter manager is another matter. I hope he is not able to get a similar position in future.