This search term, which appeared in my WordPress stats this morning, says it all: where can i take a stray dog and not have it put down Directors, staff and apologists for pet killing facilities often blame the public for the killing, claiming you and I are guilty of myriad transgressions which "force" them to … Continue reading Why We Need Shelter Reform: Reason #44
Category: No Kill
Journalism Fail: HSUS and AKC are Both Money Grabbers
As always, I want to be clear and this is why I reiterate a point made often on this blog: No one wants to see pets suffer and die in sub-standard conditions. It makes no difference to me whether these dogs are being warehoused for breeding in a "puppy mill" or warehoused for killing in … Continue reading Journalism Fail: HSUS and AKC are Both Money Grabbers
Mailbag/Discussion
Snipped from a letter from a reader expressing concern about advocates who proclaim they unequivocally believe in no kill but when faced with challenging animals, consider killing a reasonable option. These people often employ many of the same excuses they have previously condemned pet killing facilities for using themselves, in an attempt to justify the … Continue reading Mailbag/Discussion
Priority: Life
Should we put resources into saving the sick, the old and the aesthetically imperfect pets in shelters when there are so many perfectly healthy, young and adorable pets being killed every day in this country? Ask Wendy.
Protecting the Lives of Unborn Puppies and Kittens in Shelters
As a no kill advocate, I am opposed to the spaying of pregnant shelter animals. While I do not believe in the myth of pet overpopulation, that has nothing to do with my opposition. Even if I believed pet overpopulation was real (I do not), I would still be opposed to spaying pregnant dogs and … Continue reading Protecting the Lives of Unborn Puppies and Kittens in Shelters
Mailbag
This note came from a reader with whom I was discussing shelter staff who champion the idea that some killing is fine, so long as it represents a decrease in killing over time. I thought her response was a gem worth sharing: They lack…that certain spark. The can-do attitude of “Why, we can put the … Continue reading Mailbag
Alabama Animal PAC Pushing Bill Which Will Save Zero Shelter Pets
My view that animal shelters can and should stop killing pets immediately is regarded by some as extreme. There are many people who believe some period of time is required (months or years) in order to fully implement all the needed programs, personnel and funding which will secure no kill for the long term. During … Continue reading Alabama Animal PAC Pushing Bill Which Will Save Zero Shelter Pets
Save them all, kill the excuses.
Many pet killing facilities in this country are enabled by caring volunteers and rescuers who buy into the Save a Few, Kill the Rest business model. How it works: The pet killing facility allows members of the public to care for, network and rescue certain pets so long as the public plays by its rules. … Continue reading Save them all, kill the excuses.
Caswell Co Pound and Transport
The Caswell Co pound in NC has a website that's rather, uh - brief. The reason I looked it up was that a reader sent me two screengrabs from Facebook which allegedly show puppies at the Caswell Co pound just before they were loaded for transport to NJ. The kennel appears to be wet and … Continue reading Caswell Co Pound and Transport
What Happened to No Kill El Paso?
Serious allegations have been leveled by volunteer Barbara Valencia against the recently disbanded group No Kill El Paso: She says a veterinarian told her puppies had been abandoned by [group founder John] Conwell, bills were going unpaid, foster parents couldn't reach him for reimbursement and dogs were dying. Valencia called an emergency meeting, asking him … Continue reading What Happened to No Kill El Paso?
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