I am happy to say our SPCA is a no kill facility. This could not have happened here. My heart breaks for this family.
To those that say, “it was just a dog”, I say that I like dogs a lot more than people, yet I don’t want people euthanized (murdered) either.
If you do have a no-kill shelter you must have very strong licensing, spay and neuter laws and strong enforcement of them or there has to be another shelter nearby that is doing the killing for your area. No-kill shelters cannot exist without strong laws, they quickly run out of space and personnel to care for all the animals brought to them.
Volunteers DO euthanize animals, my wife has been doing it for years. she is the director of the local shelter and president of the local SPCA and works an average of 40-60 hours per week with no pay.