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I heard that no kill shelters are allowed to kill kittens, and still be considered no kill. How old/young do the kittens have to be, for them to be still considered no kill?
Okay just curious. Cause I read that a shelter can still kill kittens under 8 weeks, and be considered a no kill shelter.I'm not sure exactly what you mean, but I suppose you mean the kittens young enough to be "unadoptable"? Since a shelter might still call themselves "no-kill" if they kill unadoptable animals. Some states don't allow shelters to adopt out kittens under 8 weeks, so I suppose any kitten under that age would be "unadoptable".
Well, there's nobody who controls what a shelter calls themselves, so I think it would come down to individual policies. You could call and ask about that particular shelter's policies.
It's the same here in my town. Babies are fostered out.My understanding is that "no-kill" shelters don't kill animals due to lack of space even if they are young. Typically only very sick animals who can't be saved are euthanized. Young kittens are fostered out until they are old enough to be adopted.