Following the recent news that the city of Huntsville, AL is researching the No Kill Equation for possible implementation at the pound, the group No Kill Huntsville is engaging the community by putting up some digital billboards: Aubrie Kavanaugh of No Kill Huntsville writes: No Kill Huntsville continues to push local elected and appointed officials … Continue reading No Kill Advocacy via Media Outreach in Huntsville, AL
Category: No Kill
Someone is Talking about Ending the Culture of Killing! In the South!
Praise Ponies, this is a nice thing to read: "When we talk about no-kill, we're not talking about a definition," says Aubrie Kavanaugh, a member of No Kill Huntsville. "We're talking about a culture." [...] "If they're healthy and treatable, let's not destroy those animals," Kavanaugh says. "We don't need to be spending our money … Continue reading Someone is Talking about Ending the Culture of Killing! In the South!
LOVE is Positive: An Interview with Ann Brownell of UPAWS, Part 1
Regular readers are familiar with both UPAWS - Marquette County's open admission, no kill shelter in MI - and its Pet Promoter in Chief, Ann Brownell. For those who aren't, I asked Ann to preface her answers to my interview questions with a short bio. My questions are in bold and everything in italics was … Continue reading LOVE is Positive: An Interview with Ann Brownell of UPAWS, Part 1
The Irresponsible Public Strikes Back – Times Two
The Wisconsin Humane Society took over shelter operations in Racine Co one year ago. In comparing 2012 to 2013, the Wisconsin Humane Society reports a number of changes: Animals are no longer killed as a means of population control. The number of live released animals nearly doubled. Financial donations were 14 times greater. All animals … Continue reading The Irresponsible Public Strikes Back – Times Two
The South Will Rise
While places like Union Co, NC continue to go moldy, communities all around the south are defying stereotypes and adopting progressive no kill protocols. In Spartanburg, SC, city ACOs used to pick up cats and take them to the pound where roughly 8 out of 10 would be killed. Area caretakers of feral cat colonies … Continue reading The South Will Rise
Saving 99% of Intake: How Much Does It Cost at UPAWS?
One of the most common excuses used by directors of pet killing facilities to explain why they aren't doing their jobs is that saving lives is too expensive. Even in some shelters where the save rate is significantly higher than the national average, there are claims made that saving the last X% is too costly … Continue reading Saving 99% of Intake: How Much Does It Cost at UPAWS?
The Public Rallies Around Vandalized Georgia Shelter
A brick and mortar rescue group called All About Animals in Macon, Georgia suffered a tragedy this month. On the night of October 16, some person or persons apparently went into the no kill shelter and opened the doors on the pet cages. When volunteers arrived at the shelter the next morning, they found forty … Continue reading The Public Rallies Around Vandalized Georgia Shelter
Evolving
Shelter pet advocacy is not static in nature. As the no kill movement grows and evolves, so do we as individual advocates. As more information and experience becomes available, we may learn better ways of performing tasks and communicating ideas. While we remain committed to the basic principle that shelter pets have the right to … Continue reading Evolving
Former Rabun Co Shelter Director Indicted
Lowanda "Peanut" Kilby, the former director of the Boggs Mountain shelter in Rabun Co, GA has been indicted on 60 felony counts for her part in scamming the public by using the no kill moniker: Charges filed against Kilby include theft by taking, theft by deception, computer theft and racketeering. [...] The indictment accuses Kilby … Continue reading Former Rabun Co Shelter Director Indicted
“Abused and left for dead” – or hey, little dog needs help.
I regularly receive forwarded e-mail pleas for shelter pets in need of rescue. Sometimes they come with a story - not the real story of what happened to these pets but an obviously fabricated tale, a lie. While I understand that the motivation to lie about a shelter pet's background may originate from a positive … Continue reading “Abused and left for dead” – or hey, little dog needs help.
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