Thanks to OriginalWacky who sent in this transcript of the online discussion yesterday between No Kill Norfolk and Kill Everything Norfolk, aka PETA. This was a live chat so there are the typical typos and out of order questions/responses. *** From Original Wacky: {{}} is to indicate something I've typed that isn't print, like a … Continue reading Transcript of Discussion about Saving Norfolk’s Pets
Category: No Kill
Live Online Discussion Today about Saving the Lives of Pets in Norfolk, VA
A live online discussion is being advertised to take place at noon Eastern today between No Kill Norfolk and People for Putting Pets into Piggly Wiggly Dumpsters, aka PETA. I will be unable to tune in live but hopefully someone will let us know how it went. Just having a wild guess, I'm predicting something … Continue reading Live Online Discussion Today about Saving the Lives of Pets in Norfolk, VA
There ought to be a law.
Our public animal "shelters" are killing dogs and cats. They are killing healthy dogs and friendly cats. They kill dogs who haven't been taught to walk on a leash and cats whose home is the community. They kill the old, the young, the middle aged. Some "shelters" are killing animals who are pregnant as well … Continue reading There ought to be a law.
Dead Shelter Pets Don’t Lie
When we talk about shelter statistics - or save rate, kill rate, hard numbers or any way you want to describe it - we are talking about pets. Dogs and cats, including feral cats whose home is the community, who for whatever reason have been placed in cages at the shelter - these are the … Continue reading Dead Shelter Pets Don’t Lie
One Thing Shelters Can Do with All Those Cats
One of the most popular excuses among shelter killing apologists for why it's impossible to go no kill is that there are way too many cats and no one wants them - especially the adults. Even if that were true, and I don't agree that it is, it does not follow that shelters "have to" … Continue reading One Thing Shelters Can Do with All Those Cats
Miami-Dade Commission Passes No Kill Measure
The Miami-Dade Co Commission voted unanimously yesterday to pass a no kill measure which was very popular with voters last year. But it doesn't mean an immediate end to the killing of healthy/treatable shelter pets. Rather, it's another yard gained in moving the ball down the field: Commissioner Jose “Pepe’’ Diaz, the measure’s sponsor, said … Continue reading Miami-Dade Commission Passes No Kill Measure
Tools in the Toolbox Discussion: Australia’s “Getting to Zero” Campaign
Since Carol posted a link to this no kill brochure from an animal welfare group in Australia, I've been looking over the information and wanted to share a summary of what I've learned. The group states on its website that the Getting to Zero (G2Z) model was developed independently from and simultaneously with the No … Continue reading Tools in the Toolbox Discussion: Australia’s “Getting to Zero” Campaign
Just One Day – Share How Your Shelter is Participating
Today is June 11 - the second annual day asking shelters across the country to promise to function as a safe haven for pets for at least one day. Animal Wise Radio will be broadcasting live today. What is your local municipal shelter doing, if anything, for Just One Day - free adoptions, taking pets … Continue reading Just One Day – Share How Your Shelter is Participating
News Out of Broward Co is Not Good
Florida - In April 2012, Broward County Commissioners "unanimously passed a resolution that requires Broward County to develop and implement a financially feasible No Kill Strategic Plan incorporating programs and services utilized in successful no-kill communities across the nation." The Sun Sentinel reports that in budget year 2011, Broward County's kill rate was 63% and … Continue reading News Out of Broward Co is Not Good
Project Ripple
“Few will have the greatness to bend history; but each of us can work to change a small portion of the events, and in the total of all these acts will be written the history of this generation. [...] Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of … Continue reading Project Ripple
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