Shelter employee refuses to let healthy cat be euthanized for needing more than a day to acclimate to a new home, fights relentlessly to save him, and a stranger who is moved by th...

The useful part

When bringing a cat to a shelter, it is crucial to look up that shelter's policies. We look at shelters as safe places, places that we recommend people bring cats to. if they rescue a cat and can't keep it or if they need to surrender a cat for any reason.

How it works

• These are the places where euthanasia is used as a last-last resort, only if the animal is suffering and cannot be helped.
• Those are places where, even if funds are low and adopters are not coming, euthanasia will not be used on a healthy animal.
• In our minds, when we write about cats being surrendered to shelters, we always assume it's a no-k*ll shelter that they are being brought to.
• We do it not because we don't know better, but because it makes us feel better to ignore this issue.

What to take from it

The problem is there, and "k*ll shelters" exist, unfortunately.

Details worth keeping

Cat shelters, generally, are beautiful places. They are places full of the kindest people with the best of intentions. People who want to take care of cats who need their help the most.