Sentences with phrase «kill shelter movement»

Sam Basso PHOENIX, AZ AREA: [phone] OR, if you are out of this area, inquire about a telephone or e-Lesson Email: [email protected] I am a supporter of the No Kill Shelter movement.

For the Spielmans, Animal League America's history as a pioneer in the no - kill shelter movement is crucial.

A national pioneer in the no - kill shelter movement, North Shore Animal League America is committed to saving and mending the lives of homeless companion animals and educating the public about the joys and responsibilities of rescue.

By far the biggest criticism against the no - kill shelter movement is that the term is misleading on its face because it encourages the public to believe that the goal is to kill no shelter animals.

For more information about the no - kill shelter movement, see Maddie's Fund at http://www.maddiesfund.org/ and the No - Kill Advocacy Center at http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/index.html

In fact, we all can play a role in our local communities by adopting, fostering, volunteering, and advocating for the no - kill shelter movement.

I am actually more in the trenches of the No Kill sheltering movement than I am involved with the puppy mill issue.

Not exact matches

Today, it's fewer than 5 million, and almost all the humane societies and shelters are on board the no - kill movement.»

In 2014, two leaders in the sheltering and no - kill movement stepped forward with a solution.

In response, the No Kill movement has called on animal shelters to eliminate non-euthanasia killing and refashion themselves into pure places of unalloyed hope and care.

To put that number of dogs into perspective, for those well versed in movement factoids, it is about 100 animals more than last year's combined total intake of dogs for two of the nation's most rightly respected no - kill shelters, Tompkins County SPCA in New York and Charlottesville Albemarle SPCA in Virginia.

Everyone in this movement makes a valuable contribution to the honorable goal of ending the unnecessary killing in shelters and providing humane care.

A national leader in the no - kill movement, Best Friends brings together the compassionate efforts of individuals, policy makers, advocates, animal rescue organizations and animal shelters across the country to support homeless pets and ultimately save lives.

As a second generation co-founder whose father, Francis Battista, found the property that became Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Judah literally grew up under the auspices of the people who created a major national movement to end the killing of dogs and cats in shelters.

When the No Kill movement first developed a national presence in the mid-1990s, the traditional shelter industry reacted with considerable outrage.

Although No Kill embraces spay / neuter programs, the big campaign to get people to spay and neuter their pets was started by humane advocates and the traditional shelter industry circa 1970, before the No Kill movement existed.

Considered by many to be the father of the «no kill» movement, Avenzino had championed the San Francisco shelter's effort to create the world's first «no kill city.»

Little did they appreciate that their endeavor would catapult them to the forefront of a fledging movement to end the killing of 17 million dogs and cats who were dying in our nation's shelters annually at that time.

As one who jumped on the band wagon years ago when Nathan Winograd created his No Kill movement, I find myself questioning some of the methods used by the shelters.

However, many passionate individuals and organizations espousing this movement are, in my opinion, a tad too fervent — blaming any shelter which isn't «no kill» for euthanizing animals.

This would include movement of animals from regional high - kill to no - kill shelters, providing services for cruelty cases so they can be placed in foster or shelter care, and moving animals from stray / rescue / shelter situations to facilities where adoption is likely.

If we (as a movement) are to bring an end to the killing of pets in shelters, we need to engage the public on a deeper level than just a guilt - relieving donation.

Always knowing there had to be a better way to help the millions of dogs and cats that end up in our nation's shelter system, Debi found her way to the national No Kill movement by way of one book; «Redemption; The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America, by Nathan Winograd.

Since 1944, our tiny shelter and grown by leaps and bounds to become a leader on innovation in the no - kill movement.

Do they hate the movement to end the systematic killing of shelter animals which No Kill represents so much that they are willing to embrace a person and organization this zealous in support of the killing of dogs and cats?

The no kill movement certainly recommends a robust shelter adoption and marketing programs AND low cost spay and neuter.

Join fellow Haven supporters in creating a local movement to change and enhance furry lives while also supporting all aspects of The Haven No - Kill Animal Shelter.

In fact, many people date the start of the No Kill movement to 1989, the year Avanzino cancelled the San Francisco SPCA's contract to do animal control and sheltering for the city.

There seems to be persistent confusion about what the no - kill movement advocates for, what no - kill means and doesn't mean, and the feasibility of no - kill as a comprehensive approach to sheltering.

Since jumping into the no - kill movement as a volunteer for Best Friends in 1994, I have been involved in just about all aspects of our work to end shelter killing, including pulling together a statewide coalition in Utah, a citywide coalition in Los Angeles, a mobile spay / neuter program that roamed the rural reaches of Utah, super adoptions, local and national fundraising efforts, legislative campaigns, a national conference and, of course, shelter rescue.

We are part of a bigger movement across our nation to end the killing of homeless animals in shelters by the year 2025.

Re: Educating and engaging the public and shelters in the No - Kill movement.

The Best Friends Pet Adoption Center is a lifesaving hub for animals and a base for local programming and coalition - building to help the metro - Atlanta area in its final push to end the killing of dogs and cats in shelters, while strengthening the movement in the Southeast.

His most controversial and notable contribution to the animal protection movement is the coining of the idea and term «no - kill shelter» to designate shelters that no longer euthanize adoptable animals.

An authority and leader in the no - kill movement, Best Friends runs the nation's largest no - kill sanctuary for companion animals, as well as lifesaving programs in partnership with rescue groups and shelters across the country.

Alley Cat Allies has charted a course set on animal control and shelter industry reform and humane treatment through activities including: advocating for pounds and shelters to keep public records of animal intake and kill rates, for public and mandatory government oversight, and for increased pound and shelter accountability; mobilizing and educating the public and leading the national movement to end the killing of cats and to protect and improve their lives; and supporting the efforts of, and acting as the national voice for, thousands of individuals and groups across the U.S. who provide humane care for stray and feral cats.

The shelter is located in Port Washington, New York, where it facilitates animal rescue and adoptions, as well as plays a lead role in the no - kill movement.

A leader in the no - kill movement, Best Friends runs the nation's largest no - kill sanctuary for companion animals, adoption centers and spay and neuter facilities in Los Angeles and Salt Lake City as well as lifesaving programs in partnership with more than 1,300 rescue groups and shelters across the country.

A leader in the no - kill movement, Best Friends runs the nation's largest no - kill sanctuary for companion animals, as well as lifesaving programs in partnership with rescue groups and shelters across the country.

As the leader of the no - kill movement, Best Friends Animal Society is committed to ending the killing of pets in shelters.

To do this they have created a foundation to support shelters and rescues in providing homes for pets as well as further the mission of the No Kill movement so that all adoptable pets find homes.

What should shock the sheltering community into belated victim awareness, if anything can or will before the victim advocacy movement hits the humane community harder than anything since the rise of «no kill» advocacy in 1995, are the numbers pertaining to attacks by rehomed dogs.

An authority and leader in the no - kill movement for more than 30 years, Best Friends runs the nation's largest no - kill sanctuary for companion animals (at its headquarters), regional centers in Los Angeles, Salt Lake City, and New York, as well as life - saving programs in partnership with rescue groups and shelters across the country.

«There is an alarming trend in the «No Kill» animal - sheltering movement that ignores the fact that commitment, a deep sense of responsibility, and respect for the seriousness of adopting a pet are derived from a family or individual carefully considering whether they can afford the increasingly expensive upkeep in the future.

While she gets some things wrong (starting with the title that these approaches are «new» rather than something she ignored and fought against for well over a decade), the video was a breath of fresh air and an important contribution to the movement because of who she was and is, a key barometer of things to come, and one more nail in the coffin of the «catch and kill» paradigm of animal sheltering she used to epitomize.

Rescuers and volunteers witness mismanagement, abuse and killing which the No Kill movement, over the last decade in particular, has exposed as rife within the American animal sheltering industry.

As the movement to end shelter killing has grown in size and sophistication, the networking made possible through the internet and social media has allowed animal lovers to connect the dots between individual cases of animal cruelty and neglect in shelters nationwide.

And having that realization, will she then also realize its corollary: that merely asking for change from shelter directors who do not care — something which the No Kill movement has been doing for years only to find our pleas falling on deaf, defiant ears — does not yield the same change as publicly fighting and legally mandating it do?

Earlier this year, Sarah Gross, the President of Rescue Chocolate, sat down with Nathan Winograd, a prominent animal welfare advocate and pioneer of the No Kill animal shelter movement, for an interview.

Because back then, even though I knew — in fact had experienced firsthand — the vitriol against the No Kill movement by HSUS, the ASPCA and other large, national organizations, I believed that at the very least, these organizations were regulating our shelters by promoting and ensuring basic standards of care, as they have claimed, and still claim, they do.