(from Fix Austin) Hello all, Tonight was an historic evening at the Austin Animal Advisory Commission. For the first time ever, the Commission unanimously voted to recommend that Town Lake Animal Center adopt programs and policies that have ended unnecessary shelter killing in other communities. Among...

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 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...

  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...

Los Angeles – On March 10th LA Animal Services temporarily suspended distribution of spay/neuter vouchers due to a concern that increased demand was exceeding available funding. After a review of the program with several City Council offices and the Mayor’s office, the Department developed a plan...

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...

SCROLL FOR VIDEO! Is it a case of doing the best for the animals or lazy, inept animal control? While we at The No Kill Nation would celebrate animal control embracing a feral cat program, what happened recently in Jersey City is far from a case of compassion for animals.  Rather than following New...

CO-AUTHOR OF SPAY/NEUTER ORDINANCE DEMANDS VOUCHER PROGRAM TO CONTINUE This is a news release from the office of Tony Cardenas, Los Angeles 6th District Councilman. Click on the above link to view the original release. Cardenas Says Voucher Program is “Key in Creating a No-Kill City and Saving Money” Today,...

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...

Edmonton councillors asked staff Monday if the city’s policy can be changed so adoptable stray cats and dogs are not put down. Last year, 1,451 cats and 301 dogs were euthanized by Edmonton’s Animal Control Services and some councillors say the city needs to adopt a new policy to bring those...