Greenville Prompt PETA Video Warning About Dangers of ‘No-Kill’ Shelter Policies
For Immediate Release:
September 16, 2025
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Moira Colley 202-483-7382
The September 9 arrest of a Greenville County woman allegedly responsible for killing multiple dogs earlier this year and leaving their bodies to decompose on her property has prompted PETA to debut an urgent new video warning on local airwaves. The gut-wrenching spot shows the deadly consequences of shelters chasing the “no-kill” marketing label by refusing to take in animals in need—which is reportedly what led to the tragedy in Greenville. The suspect admitted to housing at least 20 dogs on the property and said local shelters had refused to take the animals, claiming to be “full.”
PETA’s spot highlights a scenario that has become common across the U.S., as animals are being turned away from shelters and calls about stray, suffering, and dying animals are being deliberately ignored—all so shelters can call themselves “no-kill” and boast of misleadingly high “live release rates.”
Earlier this year, a dog in Kansas City was found abandoned in a crate outside during a blizzard; in Las Vegas, three dogs were abandoned in the parking lot of an animal shelter after it refused to accept them—one was run over and injured so badly that he had to be euthanized; in Florida, a kitten who was rejected by a shelter was dumped in the facility’s parking lot, where a vehicle ran over him, crushing his skull (he died days later); and the list goes on.
“‘No-kill’ policies harm communities, leaving the most vulnerable animals to be abandoned and to suffer and die in misery,” says PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch. “That’s why PETA urges animal shelters to accept all animals in need without fees, waitlists, or other barriers—and everyone can help combat the animal homelessness crisis by always getting their animals spayed or neutered.”
PETA points out that, in addition to leaving animals to suffer and endure slow, agonizing deaths on the streets, “no kill” policies are also a danger to the community. In Kansas City, a resident was killed by roaming dogs after the organization in charge of the local animal control system allegedly ignored repeated calls for assistance. The only way to end the companion animal overpopulation crisis is to stop breeding more animals, which starts with legislative restrictions on breeding and making spay and neuter services affordable and accessible to all.
PETA—whose motto reads, in part, that “animals are not ours to abuse in any way”—points out that Every Animal Is Someone and offers free Empathy Kits for people who need a lesson in kindness. For more information, please visit PETA.org or follow PETA on X, Facebook, or Instagram.
