KC Dog Blog has a really good post about what Kansas City is striving for in the shelter system.
Here is a clip,
No Kill relies on having un-restrictive animal control laws. Pet limit laws decrease the number of foster homes that are available. Mandatory spay/neuter laws, Breed Specific Laws, and many tethering laws only encourage animal control officers to confiscate animals from homes — increasing the number of animals that need to be found homes. The first option should always be to keep an animal in the home it is already in and improve its life there vs confiscation.
Having spent the last 14 months trying to educate the town council where I live, and witnessing council vote and implement pet limits and land restrictions to own a kennel or other dog related business; I felt it is relevant to point out what communities should be striving for. It is so counterproductive to legislate band aids or “thought to be” quick fixes. The problems become larger and more difficult to curb when lazy politics happens.