Human visual bias dominates cat selection at shelters. Infographic.

Here is an expansion of the information presented in the infographic in a conversation with AI which nowadays has awesome capabilities which are rapidly growing. We need to employ AI to our benefit and the benefit of animals that rely on us rather than using AI to exploit the vulnerable. Question: When cat rescue …

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US animal shelter euthanasia rates past 50 years. Infographic.

The drop in US animal shelter euthanasia rates is one of the great success stories of animal rescue in the US and we have a debt of gratitude to pay to Nathan Winograd, the founder of the No Kill movement (see more below). The infographic summarises the story. Below the infographic there are more …

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Hero garden landscaper raises over $180K for cat shelter that restored injured feline he found in front yard

Spencer with his $100 donation to get the fund raiser going which ended up raising $180,000!

This is a warm story reflecting the goodness within humanity. It special for that reason. It is good to be reminded that humankind has the capacity to be caring and giving when called upon. The vast majority of people are decent. I am pleased the story remind me of that simple fact. TEXAS, USA: …

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New $75 million animal shelter opened in Queens, New York City, is already overwhelmed at 210% capacity

This is an interesting little story about a brand-new $75 million animal shelter which opened in Queens, New York City, which was designed to hold 72 dogs. You may flinch at the thought of that because it means that the costs is more than $1 million per dog although it is an initial cost …

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Turkey’s stray dogs face life or death in shelters under controversial new laws

NEWS AND OPINION: in my view, Turkey has, in general, a good relationship with domestic animals thanks to the fact that the large majority are Muslims and the Muslim faith by and large is sensitive to animal welfare but the trouble is that dogs are perceived by this faith nowadays as being dirty and …

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Blame capitalism, anthroparchy, white supremacy and patriarchy for animal shelter killings

Author and book

This article is within the umbrella of Critical Race Theory (CRT – see base of article for an explanation 😎👍 and a definition of ‘anthroparchy’). The source of the article is an article written by Nathan Winograd, the architect of America’s No Kill Movement which has saved the lives of millions of shelter animals. …

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Accidental killings in US animal shelters are often not accidents

Accident or careless management?

Intro: There are many thousands (over 4,000) of excellent animal shelters in the US saving the lives of hundreds of thousands of animals each year but there are some who are failing through sloppy management. The presence of animal shelters in the US is a wonderful thing when you think about it. They indicate …

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