Chicago Is Not San Francisco; The No Kill Movement Has Abandoned The Dogs And Cats Of Chicago

     Chicago has one of the lowest ratios of animal control officers to its population. Chicago, unlike San Francisco, has vast low income high crime areas where there are high levels of gang activity, drug dealing, violence, and when it comes to animals- strays on the streets, dogfighting and animal cruelty.  The no kill movement likes to idealize San Francisco. Unlike Chicago, San Francisco does not have the aforementioned vast high crime areas where there are few resources, and where removing countless strays from the streets is not a priority.
          Can the no kill movement make Chicago a no kill city?  Sure, by doing what they do best. Ignoring, with a few exceptions, the high crime areas and focusing on appealing to the wealthy upscale citizens and neighborhoods that love to contribute to any cause that makes them feel good. But the reality is that thousands of dogs and  cats suffer on the streets of Chicago, out of sight, out of  mind. The no kill people might point out a token program in a high crime area, but the fact remains that Chicago, unlike most other cities, lacks the animal control officers necessarily to properly remove strays from the streets. Thousands upon thousands of dogs and cats die every year in Chicago on the streets, out of sight , out of  mind. The no kill people like to point out lowered euthanasia rates as proof of their success, completely ignoring the unseen deaths and suffering.
           What is better?  That animals are removed from the streets and humanely euthanized or that they continue to be ignored, and die slow, painful deaths on the streets, thus allowing the no kill people and organizations to claim success?
            To shallow, selfish people, success is measured by how good they feel. Not by making painful, difficult decisions, and by ignoring unpleasant realities.