In adversity people pull together. They always have. Natural disasters create social cohesion. People need each other. Animals need people. When people need each other they help each other and this is exactly what is happening in Texas at this … Continue reading →
This is another good example of intelligent, enlightened thinking by shelter management to dramatically improve cat adoption rates. The new program is called “Revision” and entails a three-pronged approach… The outcome? No cats at the Capital Area Humane Society have been … Continue reading →
It is called a “correct(ional) approach to animal sheltering”. I like that. This is an animal shelter within the medium security Dixon Correctional Institute, run by a prison warden and staffed by some of the prisoners. It has been running … Continue reading →
This is an example of how an animal shelter can dramatically reduce its kill rate while remaining an open access shelter with the long term goal of being no-kill. PETA is against open access shelters because they say just creates … Continue reading →
By Marjorie Intro (from admin): these are the personal experiences of one volunteer/staffer (thank you). They highlight the culture amongst some animal shelters of actively rejecting and shunning the opinions of volunteers and employees who seek to improve animal welfare. … Continue reading →
Back in May of 2014 the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners (TBVME) made a decision that the veterinary care at animal shelters should be the same standard as that in private practice. There is a natural difference in the … Continue reading →
According to the USDA National Agricultural Library, The Animal Welfare Act was signed into law in 1966 and amended in 1976. It is the only U.S. Federal law that regulates the treatment of animals in research, exhibition, transport, and by … Continue reading →
Aberdeen in South Dakota, USA have an animal shelter. A resident in Aberdeen enquired about their procedures on trapping cats. Her enquiry was prompted by concerns over welfare. The lady, Talese Aucoin, had seen a photograph of a cat in … Continue reading →
This is an article about cat shelters anywhere in the world but the ones that I most often read about are in America. I recently stumbled upon an article about the cats at the McKean County SPCA. An outdoor facility … Continue reading →
This is a bit of news from two animal shelters in Los Angeles, USA. They both have a rescue cat that is particularly attractive. They are both featured in the Los Angeles Daily News. At the West Valley Animal Shelter, … Continue reading →
