http://www.adopt-a-cat.org/
Shameless plug to help the kitties.
Anyways. Way up here in the good old Alaska where we can see Russia from our house, we have this shelter. It's strictly no-kill meaning you walk inside there and are surrounded by cats. Their mascot is a 15+ cat who is missing an eye and needs insulin shots daily. They're very keen on keeping every kitty they get alive.
Generally when we hear of shelters we think of animals being put down after a certain period of time. Not the case here, no matter how old the cat may be. So! With the growing amount of pets in the US of A facing, are shelters like these helpful? Or a giant waste of time/money/effort?
Apologies if this is somehow a repeat in thread topic.