I've heard a lot of good things from people working at animal shelters and the work they do.  Have you ever been to an animal shelter?
I've never been to a shelter. , but I've heard about no-kill shelters and like the idea.
What is the no kill shelter?
The policy of a no kill shelter is to keep as many animals alive as possible, so they treat and rehab unhealthy animals where possible.
Does it ever get too crowded and the shelter ends up with too many animals?  What happens then?
I imagine it does get crowded, so terminally ill or dangerous animals are euthanized, which helps keep numbers down a bit.
isn't that counterproductive with the no kill shelter policy?  You treat them better and keep them alive only to be killing them later?
No-kill shelters have a general policy of saving at least 90% of the animals that enter. They try to treat or rehab sick or danger animals, but if that's not possible, then those animals are euthanized.
Ah got it - what is the rate that animals in a shelter get adopted to a family?
I'm not sure, but it's not as high as shelters would like. In order to avoid animal overpopulation, in general, shelters encourage owners to spay and neuter pets.