The counties with the least access to affordable spay / neuter services are also the counties with
the least access to shelters, and most shelters that do exist in rural counties continue to release intact.
However, rural areas with the least access to spay / neuter clinics and
the least access to sheltering are also the ones in which intact animals are most likely to be released from the existing shelters with no follow - up to ensure they were altered.
Not exact matches
Every community should have
access to an active list of emergency
shelters, all stocked with at
least a three - day water supply.
The ones in the
shelters are lucky at
least they've got
access to excellent veterinary care and plenty of TLC.
But there can be other hopes that, although they're looking dim for now, are at
least within reach: that greenhouse warming can be limited sufficiently
to allow communities around the world who are currently impoverished and oppressed
to improve their lives; that
access to food, water,
shelter, safety, culture, nature, and other necessities becomes sufficient for all; or that exploitation and oppression of humans and nature be brought
to an end.