The saddest place in the world is the Cleveland Kennel. That has nothing to do with the wonderful volunteers and the helpful staff that are there...but the entire situation.
As soon as you walk into the kennel, it smells and your ears start ringing from the barking in the back of the office. There are rows of cold dark cages filled with surprisingly happy, hopeful dogs. They do have some runs in the back that the dogs can VERY sparingly utilize.
Their hours are terrible (11-3pm) which mean that it's very difficult to get over there without taking a half day from full time jobs. In addition, after playing football for over two years, it took me that long to figure out that it wasn't a closed old building. You know why? The Kennel is the worst funded government program in Cleveland. They have a battered old sign. Rarely dogs outside. Etc.
The cages are filled with dogs that did nothing wrong, but the Kennel is there because people didn't care enough about them to see to it that they found new homes. You can't blame the kennel for people's irresponsibility, but none-the less, it's a dark and sad place.
Speaking of....They do offer a low-cost spay and neuter program.