Not exact matches
Iran finances and arms groups
such as Hamas and Hezbollah, which have intentionally
killed civilians, and which the US officially designates as terrorist
organizations.
When animal lovers learn about the cruelty and
killing that are rampant in U.S. shelters, and that national animal protection
organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) defend these shelters and thwart efforts at reform, the first and the most logical question they ask is: Why?
At the same time, when my
organization, the No
Kill Advocacy Center, works with activists nationwide to pass legislation to add more protections, such as making it illegal for shelters to kill animals when rescue groups are willing to save them, these groups fight us, as HSUS has done in Minnesota and Best Friends did in New Y
Kill Advocacy Center, works with activists nationwide to pass legislation to add more protections,
such as making it illegal for shelters to
kill animals when rescue groups are willing to save them, these groups fight us, as HSUS has done in Minnesota and Best Friends did in New Y
kill animals when rescue groups are willing to save them, these groups fight us, as HSUS has done in Minnesota and Best Friends did in New York.
If local humane
organizations are expected to play
such a fundamental role in No -
Kill success, then we need to stop starving them out.
PETA also fights reform efforts nationwide, including legislation introduced by animal lovers in several states mandating simple, common sense procedures which would protect shelter animals:
such as requiring shelters to provide prompt and necessary veterinary care rather than allow animals to suffer, to work with qualified non-profit rescue
organizations rather than
killing animals who have a place to go, and to end convenience
killing for savable animals when there are empty kennels or cages.
Such a framework must be open and inclusive of all types of
organizations: municipal shelters, private humane societies and SPCAs, and high - functioning rescue, spay / neuter
organizations and national animal welfare
organizations, with the only qualification being a commitment to no -
kill.
, Gerri has seen amazing growth and progress in its no -
kill mission and is thrilled to be part of
such an amazing
organization.
No -
Kill looks good on paper, and if the
organization adopting it is a large, well - funded operation with the ability to foster and rehabilitate pets, it can work, but most small, regional shelters are ill - equipped for
such an altruistic approach to serving the community's unwanted pets.
We offer financial support to qualified partner
organizations around the country,
such as humane societies, rescue
organizations, no
kill shelters and advocacy groups.
To achieve this goal, we are partnering with animal lovers across the country to help ensure the passage of these laws against powerful,
kill shelter lobbying
organizations such as HSUS, the ASPCA and PETA, and we have put together the tools to help others do precisely that.
The article reports that it is likely the success of rescue groups in reducing the numbers of dogs needing adoption that has led to an increase in
such organizations turning to buying dogs offered at auctions by commercial kennels: «As the number of commercial kennels has decreased, so has the number of shelter animals
killed in the United States: A February 2017 estimate put the total for dogs alone at 780,000, a steep drop from estimates for all shelter animals that were as high as 20 million in the 1970s.»
PAWS aspires to best practices established by well - respected
organizations such as Best Friends, Alley Cat Allies, Neighborhood Cats, Feral Cat Spay / Neuter Project, and Best Friends» No More Homeless Pets movement, and understanding what the No
Kill Movement is all about - and how it relates to PAWS which subscribes to the No
Kill Philosophy, please visit the following - and do some research on their sites, sign up for their newsletters:
The more misleading information is dispersed by
such a well - respected
organization as Best Friends Animal Society, the more difficult our struggle is made, and the misinformation does nothing to help our fight to achieve No
Kill in San Francisco.
The No
Kill advocates in San Francisco need support from respected
organizations such as Best Friends.
Under his leadership, Animal League America has grown into the largest and — to our knowledge, oldest — no -
kill rescue and adoption
organization in the world, introducing
such influential programs as Spay / USA ®, Global Pet Adoptathon ®, Tour For Life ®, off - site mobile adoption, Mill Dog Rescue, and most recently, the Mutt - i - grees ® Movement.
I've had a lot of amazing opportunities in my career having worked with
organizations and companies
such as TIFF Nexus, Lionsgate Films, Fremantle Media, Jon Gruden LLC,
Kill Shakespeare, Bento Miso, Dames Making Games, TO Jam, Metanet Software, Social Game Universe, and the Toronto After Dark Film Festival on a wide variety of projects.