Reblogged from FixNC:

Last Thursday, about 75 animal advocates demonstrated outside the Surry County Pound to protest the high kill rate* after a failed inspection revealed inhumane treatment and other deficiencies at the facility.

One of the protesters' demands was for the pound to actually make some sort of effort to adopt out animals instead of completely ignoring the free, online services that could get pets seen by potential adopters.

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