If you read the steps on how to be a No Kill shelter - it's impossible in this country.
1. Send animals out to breed rescue groups. So the shelter passes it's problem on to other rescue groups that already have too many animals as it is. There are no other rescue groups in Qatar other then the ones that are already full to the brim.
2. Foster Care. We have as many animals out in foster care as we can, but living as expats, everyone travels a lot and no-one can guarentee to foster them indefinitely.
3. TNR & Low Cost Neutering. Both offered by the ministry, but due to religion, a lot of owners refuse to neuter their animals.
5. Offering medical treatment. No Kill shelters will refuse to accept anything that is severely injured, sick or aggressive. They have the luxury of picking and choosing what they take in and will send all the others to a Kill shelter.
If we had the luxury of picking and choosing who we took, huge facilities, our own vet and a huge foster network - we could be a No-Kill shelter.
As it is, we're a Low Kill shelter. We only euthanise when it's in the best interest of the animal and it's always a hard decision to make. We never euthanise due to a lack of space.
If you read the steps on how to be a No Kill shelter - it's impossible in this country.
1. Send animals out to breed rescue groups. So the shelter passes it's problem on to other rescue groups that already have too many animals as it is. There are no other rescue groups in Qatar other then the ones that are already full to the brim.
2. Foster Care. We have as many animals out in foster care as we can, but living as expats, everyone travels a lot and no-one can guarentee to foster them indefinitely.
3. TNR & Low Cost Neutering. Both offered by the ministry, but due to religion, a lot of owners refuse to neuter their animals.
5. Offering medical treatment. No Kill shelters will refuse to accept anything that is severely injured, sick or aggressive. They have the luxury of picking and choosing what they take in and will send all the others to a Kill shelter.
If we had the luxury of picking and choosing who we took, huge facilities, our own vet and a huge foster network - we could be a No-Kill shelter.
As it is, we're a Low Kill shelter. We only euthanise when it's in the best interest of the animal and it's always a hard decision to make. We never euthanise due to a lack of space.