Pets are not the only ones hurt by the budget cuts. Shelter staff members are also hurt.
High euthanasia rates usually results in lower staff morale. Euthanizing two month old kittens because there is no space would not exactly brighten anyone’s day.
At the same time shelters are understaffed. Any shelter that chooses to uphold Haydens Law must absorb the costs for each animal themselves. That means less money for shelter programs and the inability to pay a full staff.
Shelter are so understaffed that in some areas shelters have had to decrease operating hours, or even stop adoptions.
Less money for shelters not only means more animals being euthanized, it means fewer jobs and fewer opportunities for animals to be adopted.
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