As Nevada County, California, feels the bite of the economic crisis, local officials are now discussing the wisdom of selling off its animal shelter, which is on the block. Under the county's management, the percentage of animals euthanized has dropped from 70% to 3% over the past decade. That's progress that residents don't want to see reversed under private ownership.
Top 10 Privatization Plans
This land is your land if you can afford it. From sea to shining sea, states are privatizing government assets from airports to prisons to toll roads to raise badly needed cash