I still don't support it, but calling it "animal control" rather than "the humane society" is at least logical and honest. Calling a warehouse for animals waiting to be killed "the humane society" is like calling death row "the Department of Corrections". Come to think of it....

You're right that it seems necessary to have a staff caring for dogs after surgery, so I guess that cost is present either way (last time I had a dog fixed recovery time was a week, so the expense would increase for "shelters" that kill animals in less than a week and be reduced for those who keep them longer; according to this study strays have eight day for owners to find them before they're even eligible for adoption by others). this shelter quotes $50 a neuter and $60 a spay, so it looks like we got overcharged last time and we're down to whether it costs more than $25 to safely dispose of animals after killing them (except at shelters that keep animals longer than a week, where it's almost certainly cheaper to vaccinate, sterilize and release dogs). I frankly doubt it, so it's essentially a matter of convenience rather than humanity: It's easier to kill animals than to have them roaming the streets. Again, calling that what it is (animal control) is a lot more ethical and moral than calling it "humane".