Ever since coming to understand the myth of pet overpopulation, I have defined killing as ending the life of a healthy/treatable shelter pet and euthanasia as ending the suffering of a medically hopeless pet or behaviorally hopeless/dangerous dog. These definitions make more sense to me since euthanasia, or "good death", can not possibly apply to … Continue reading What “no kill” means to me
Poll: How do you define “no kill”?
Added: Please keep in mind that the poll design allows for limited space for the choices. I had to make each choice as concise as possible and could not include an essay for each. The choices are intended to be generalizations and not meant to include every possible circumstance which could arise within a shelter.
Open Thread
Share animal related links, updates, questions, amusing anecdotes and tales of woe (or whoa, as the case may be).
Austin in Crisis
The city of Austin has maintained no kill status for more than a year via a partnership between the city shelter, Austin Animal Services (AAS), and non-profit groups Austin Pets Alive (APA) and Austin Humane Society (AHS). On Friday, there was a catastrophic failure of commitment when AAS killed 17 dogs due to overcrowding. Today, … Continue reading Austin in Crisis
MAS: Still Failing on the Transparency Front
Memphis Animal Services hasn't posted its numbers since last year. Transparency is important in creating a no kill community and it's a shame that MAS refuses to do its part while blaming the so-called irresponsible public. Obtained via FOIA request, the January 2012 stats from MAS indicate 950 pets taken in, 173 adopted, 21 died … Continue reading MAS: Still Failing on the Transparency Front
Doing It for the Animals
If your shelter or rescue is narrowly focused (e.g. you only adopt out a specific breed), low volume (that is, your breed is not in need of frequent rescue and/or available rescue resources are greater than the need) and the animals have a good quality of life (including daily individual attention and exercise with a … Continue reading Doing It for the Animals
Macomb Co Shelter Staff Cause Four Newborn Kittens to Suffer Needlessly
Macomb Co is a suburb of Detroit where about 10% of the population lives below the poverty level. The Macomb Co Animal Shelter in MI has 5 dogs and 6 cats listed on its website - none have photos. They sell dogs for $162 (if they have to neuter) and cats for $94 (if they … Continue reading Macomb Co Shelter Staff Cause Four Newborn Kittens to Suffer Needlessly
Cats at the Charlotte Pound
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Animal Care & Control in NC hasn't updated its statistics since the end of February 2012. That month, the pound killed 67% of the cats in its care. Here are some of the cats currently shown on Char-Meck's PetHarbor pages.
Novartis Plant Still Shut Down
In January, I posted about the Novartis plant shutdown in Lincoln, NE. I haven't seen anything new come across the wire about this and had assumed everything was back to normal. When I was unable to buy Interceptor (made by Novartis) today due to shortage of product, I began looking around. The Interceptor website doesn't … Continue reading Novartis Plant Still Shut Down
Battered Rescuers, Dead Shelter Pets
I receive tips on a regular basis from caring advocates reporting that their local shelter kills animals needlessly. What motivates the tipster to write is often one of the following: There are empty cages at the shelter but the pets were killed anyway. Rescue was already lined up for the animals and the staff knew … Continue reading Battered Rescuers, Dead Shelter Pets
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