As No Kill proponents, we ask ourselves over and over again: why such resistance from the shelter management establishment both in public animal control agencies and in nonprofit humane societies and SPCAs? Fifteen years after Richard Avanzino pioneered the elements of the No Kill Equation, what stops...

Previously on The No Kill Nation we’ve talked about variable adoption fees and discounted adoption pricing. The articles and comments are filed in our adoption category for more reading.  Discounting pet adoptions is a hot button within the animal welfare industry. Talking about it is sure to...

Tis the season to flex our adoption muscle and save the lives of millions of pets!   While it wasn’t too long ago that holiday adoptions were considered verboten, nowadays shelters that shut down adoptions for the holiday are few and far between.  The overblown fear that holiday adoptions equal...

Variable and discount adoption fees are becoming pretty widespread.  A quick search to find out what people are doing around the country comes up with a good assortment of ideas.  Here’s a few and if you haven’t read the Animal Sheltering Magazine article, you’ll find some more ideas...