Adopted 2 cats from here last year. It is a kill shelter, but that may be a good thing in the long run. It would very expensive to keep every stray alive and healthy for their full life. They do the best they can with what they have. We need to educate people to get their pets fixed.
First cat was a tortie girl that hid in the back of the cage. When the staff guy tried to drag her out she growled. He put a note on her cage about that. I did not adopt that day, but I couldn't help but think there was a good chance that girl would get a death sentence. Not a bad cat, just really afraid of everything. I went back and she was still there so I adopted her. I also donated $100. (patches)
So Patches just hid for a couple weeks, more than a normal cat would. I decided to get a second cat to see if she would socialize better. I picked a black 4 month old boy with a broken tail. This guy was just the opposite. (curly) Curly never hid. He found Patches and chased her everywhere.
Patches is starting to come out of her shell and lets me pet her a little. BTW, you never know what or who you will see at the shelter. When I was there the second time I saw this blond with big tits adopting a ferret. I knew I had seen her before. She said she was adopting the ferret, Nancy, to be a chum for her other ferret, Sid. I remembered her name on the way home, Holly Madison. Turns out she does a lot for the shelter. Way to go Holly.