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Can animal shelters refuse animals?

PoC avatarPosted on August 22, 2020 by Michael BroadAugust 22, 2020

Somebody asked the question whether animal shelters can refuse animals. The answer must depend on the type of animal shelter we are referring to. There are a wide range of animal shelters. Two types are the no-kill rescue animal shelter … Continue reading →

Posted in animal sanctuary | Tagged animal shelter, cat euthanasia, cat shelters, cat shelters usa, humanely euthanize a cat, no-kill, no-kill shelter | Leave a reply

Governor wants California to be a no-kill animal shelter state

PoC avatarPosted on January 18, 2020 by Michael BroadJanuary 18, 2020

Governor Gavin Newsom has dedicated $50 million to the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program to give California’s animal shelters the training and resources that they need to meet the state’s no-kill goal in five years. This is the announcement … Continue reading →

Posted in no-kill | Tagged california, no-kill, no-kill shelter | Leave a reply

Delaware is America’s first no-kill animal shelter state

PoC avatarPosted on August 12, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 12, 2019

It has been decided that in Delaware, as a whole, their animal shelters meet the standard of no-kill. In order to achieve this there must be at least a 90% save rate for all cats and dogs entering the shelters. … Continue reading →

Posted in animal sanctuary | Tagged America, animal shelters, Delaware, euthanasia, no-kill, no-kill shelter | Leave a reply

North Carolina’s current poor record of killing cats and dogs at shelters

PoC avatarPosted on August 2, 2019 by Michael BroadAugust 2, 2019

North Carolina (NC) currently has a relatively poor record of killing cats and dogs at their animal shelters. In other words their shelters have a higher kill rate than all other states bar two: California and Texas. This means that … Continue reading →

Posted in no-kill | Tagged animal shelters, euthanasia, no-kill, no-kill shelter, North Carolina | Leave a reply

No-Kill shelters should be relabelled ‘Low-Kill’

PoC avatarPosted on March 8, 2019 by Michael BroadNovember 22, 2019

“Zero killing of any pets..is just not realistic..” No-Kill shelters are allowed to euthanise up to 10% of animals if they are judged to be too old, too sick or too feral. I presume ‘too feral’ means or should mean … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat shelters | Tagged animal shelter, animal shelters, no-kill, no-kill shelter | 5 Replies

The thoughts of a shelter worker on euthanasia and coping emotionally

PoC avatarPosted on October 17, 2018 by Michael BroadOctober 17, 2018

These are the thoughts of Shannon Phillips. She is an animal shelter worker. Her job title is “Cattery Coordinator”. She has responsibilities and she is authorised and certified to euthanize animals. Making animal euthanasia more meaningful Euthanizing shelter animals is … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat shelters | Tagged animal shelter, cat euthanasia, cat shelter euthanasia, euthanasia, no-kill, shelter workers | 4 Replies

Ninety Percent Drop in the Killing of US Dogs and Cats in Shelters

PoC avatarPosted on May 19, 2018 by Michael BroadMay 19, 2018

There has been a ninety percent drop in the killing of US dogs and cats in shelters since the 1970s. The reasons for this are discussed on this page.

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Posted in Cat shelters | Tagged animal shelters, cat shelters usa, dogs, Nathan Winograd, no-kill, no-kill shelter, sterilising cats, TNR | 6 Replies

PETA Get It Wrong About No-Kill Shelters

PoC avatarPosted on October 27, 2017 by Michael BroadJanuary 18, 2020

I have enormous respect for PETA but the author, Chris Holbein, of their article: Why I Won’t Work at a ‘No-Kill’ Shelter, has got it wrong in my opinion. Chris makes the obviously valid point that it is very sad … Continue reading →

Posted in no-kill | Tagged cat euthanasia, cat shelter euthanasia, euthanasia, no-kill, no-kill shelter | 5 Replies

Reducing intake and speeding up adoptions are keys to no-kill shelters

PoC avatarPosted on July 6, 2017 by Michael BroadJanuary 18, 2020

A consultancy non-profit organisation called Target Zero are having great success in reducing the kill rate at animal shelters. They work with shelters providing them with information as to how to build a shelter with a 90+ percent shelter save … Continue reading →

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Animal shelter policy change: ‘No admittance…only Whitfield County personnel beyond this door’

PoC avatarPosted on May 28, 2017 by Elisa Black-TaylorMay 29, 2017

A lot of animal advocates are under the impression that animal shelters are required to open their entire facility to the public in order to show they’re not being secretive in their actions. While this would be ideal, it’s not … Continue reading →

Posted in Cat shelters | Tagged animal rescue, animal shelters, Georgia, no-kill, The Articles of Elisa Black-Taylor, usa | 23 Replies

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