In China, it is even worse.

Due to the lack of awareness of adoption and responsibility as well as the inadequate animal laws, animal shelters in China are facing enormous economic challenges and disordered management. Pets in shelters live in very poor environment, and might face euthanasia only one week after entering the shelter.

Traditional animal shelters are charities that can only get funds through crowdfunding or annual donations. The limited fund leads to difficulties of keeping lots of animals for long-term as well as improving the living and medical environment of these animals. Therefore, shelters have to euthanize less adoptable pets to make room for others.

In order to reduce euthanasia in animal shelters, three perspectives should be considered:

If the animal shelter allows pets to stay longer, the possibility of being adopted rises.

A stronger and closer relationship between the animal shelter and pet lovers should be built, in order to create more interaction and communication which can encourage more people to adopt pets from animal shelter.

In order to achieve these three goals, animal shelters must build more interactions with pet owners and pet lovers. When what animal shelters can provide meets what the public need, the gap can be closed and a new win-win relationship is built.

As animal shelters have resources of pets, experienced breeders, special activity space for pets and professional facilities, they can provide services like short-time foster care, pet training and social activities for pets, which are exactly what pet owners need in city life. This new business model is able to help traditional animal shelters get rid of dependence on donations.

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