Nowhere did death cast a longer shadow than at San Antonio's Animal Care and Control facility. With the highest per capita kill rate among major cities in the nation, simply entering virtually assured an animal's doom. After much public outcry, the city's notorious gas chamber killings are being phased out for more humane ways to euthanize almost 50,000 unwanted pets annually.
Find out how in-depth reporting by the San Antonio Express-News increased public scrutiny of the pound's practices and provoked major change.
