They found him where they find many of their animals, roaming the streets of a bad neighborhood. PETA captured Carcass, made a half-hearted attempt to find him a home, and then killed him. All for his own good. That's right, the Associated Press reports that the animal lovers at PETA believe it's more ethical to whack dogs and cats than to keep them in a cage. As a result, the same people who weep for cows and chickens and rats are annihilating animals right and left.
All animal shelters struggle with the problem of finding homes for unwanted pets.
The AP reports that PETA killed 1,325 dogs and cats in Norfolk last year, more than half of all the animals it took in. Odds of survival were much better over at the Norfolk SPCA, where fewer than a third of the animals were put down. I'd rather walk in circles than not walk at all. So would Taffy. The AP reports that several dozen shelters in Virginia have no-kill policies.