Victory in Shelby County, Kentucky
Posted by A No Kill Nation in Victory Posts on 05 31st, 2009 | No Comments
One county in Kentucky is getting positive press this week for becoming the first No Kill county in the state. This Saturday Shelby County celebrated the first full year of No Kill meaning they have saved every animal that could be treated or rehabilitated.
What’s their key to success? Hard work...
Maddie’s Awards $474K to Berkeley Alliance for Saving All Healthy & Treatable Shelter Pets
Posted by sue_cosby in Victory Posts on 04 26th, 2009 | No Comments
Maddie’s Fund® has given the Berkeley Alliance for Homeless Animals Coalition (BAHAC) a $474,000 Maddie’s®Lifesaving Award* for achieving and maintaining an adoption guarantee for healthy and treatable shelter dogs and cats in Albany, Berkeley, Emeryville and Piedmont, California.
The...
Transforming Your Community
The first step to building a No Kill community is rebuilding your relationship with the community. And that is done by showing them that you are true to your mission. Two years ago, in January 2007, as part of a top-down assessment of the agency, I did a series of Town Hall-type meetings and surveys...
Building a No Kill Kansas City, Part I
Posted by Brent Toellner in Featured Articles, Victory Posts, Working Towards No Kill on 03 26th, 2009 | No Comments
A couple weeks ago, Animal Haven, the largest No-kill shelter in the Kansas City metro, met with the public to talk about their vision for moving Kansas City toward being a No-Kill community.
“What it means is there will be a home for every animal,” explained Dr. Sheila Dodson. “We...
Great news from the Delaware SPCA - Victory!
Posted by A No Kill Nation in Victory Posts on 03 17th, 2009 | 2 Comments
What follows is a recent update from the Delaware SPCA:
Dear Friend:
Many people are not aware of the dramatic changes that have taken place in the past year at the Delaware SPCA.
New Director Cuts Euthanasia at Delaware SPCA by 53% in 2008.
Prior to Anne Cavanaugh’s appointment as Executive Director...
I don’t believe in this but I’m willing to give it a try
Posted by A No Kill Nation in Victory Posts on 02 28th, 2009 | 4 Comments
I don’t believe in this but I’m willing to give it a try - it was something along those lines that was said by Constable Tim Holifield who oversaw the Montgomery County Animal Shelter in Montgomery County, Texas after meeting with Nathan Winograd just three years ago.
When staff members...
No Kill success in the heart of Louisiana
Another VICTORY for our No Kill Nation:
Caddo Parish is located just a little north of Shreveport, Louisiana. They are smack dab in the region of the country that gained so much attention after Hurricaine Katrina. Animal welfare workers who travelled to Louisiana were heartbroken over the high numbers...
Animal Control dramatically reduces shelter killing in Montrose, Colorado
Across the country we are hearing stories of shelters undergoing amazing transformations. Here’s yet another success story for the scrapbook!
Three cheers for the Montrose Animal Shelter in Montrose, Colorado. The shelter is operated through the police department and the police give the credit...
One man brings more than 1000 dogs to animal shelter
That’s right.
One man alone made it into the news this week as being responsible for bringing more than 1000 dogs to an animal shelter.
I can hear all of my fellow animal sheltering folks’ heads exploding.
Now before you start your Google News search to hunt him down and eat him for breakfast,...
HSUS Responds! Is it a Holiday WIN for the Animals?
Last week I wrote a post about my efforts to get HSUS to change their pet information article titled “The Best Gift You Can Give: Waiting to Adopt Until After the Holidays”.
Today I have finally received a response - Hurrah!
Dear Sue,
Thank you for contacting The Humane Society of the...
