The phrase "local pound" refers to an animal shelter or a place where stray animals are kept until they are either adopted or returned to their owners. Full definition
Yet under the proposed regulations, if PETA sterilizes animals for the public (which it does), sends animals to their deaths at local pounds (which it does), and occasionally tweets about a dog (which it does), it would meet the proposed regulatory definition of a «private shelter.» (nathanwinograd.com)
We take dogs from local pounds, (usually MCACC East and West). (animal-rescue.us)
Documents obtained through the Public Records Act demonstrates how PETA delivers healthy cats and kittens to local pounds in order to kill them. (whypetaeuthanizes.org)