The no - kill movement officially started in San Francisco in 1989 under the leadership of Richard Avanzino at the San Francisco SPCA, who made the critical decision to relinquish the shelter's contract for animal control and instead work with the city's municipal animal control agency in an effort to end
the killing of adoptable animals.
By encouraging people to adopt instead of buying a pet, and educating the public about the importance of spaying and neutering, we can put an end to the unnecessary
killing of adoptable animals and realize a future where there are no more homeless pets.
Together we believe we can put an end to the unnecessary
killing of adoptable animals, and we envision a future where there are no more homeless pets.
Not exact matches
Tucson, AZ About Blog SOS Cat Rescue AZ, Inc. is a foster - based, volunteer - run 501 (c)(3), no
kill, non-profit
animal rescue group based out
of Tucson, AZ dedicated to saving orphan kittens and senior cats from shelters across Arizona and giving them a second chance for a «happily ever after» life by matching
adoptable kitties to the right homes.
All profits benefit the Brooklyn
Animal Resource Coalition (a.k.a. BARC), a no -
kill shelter with the most refreshingly candid descriptions
of adoptable animals that I've ever seen (take Ray, here, for example).
is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, no -
kill humane society that rescues
adoptable cats and dogs from municipal
animal control facilities across the state
of Oklahoma on the day they are to be euthanized.
The partnerships between Tulsa
Animal Welfare and the Tulsa Humane Society is slated to transition over the next six months, and should save the lives
of more
animals as, hopefully, the new policy will be to hold all healthy and
adoptable animals (no
kill), unless sick.
Recently endowed with significant grants from Maddie's Fund and the ASPCA, the Mayor's Alliance has committed to end the
killing of adoptable and treatable
animals in NYC within the next ten years.
Killing for remodels, killing for convenience, killing because someone had a bias against the animal for one reason or another... our KC shelters are euthanizing more than the average no kill and yet saying that none of them were ado
Killing for remodels,
killing for convenience, killing because someone had a bias against the animal for one reason or another... our KC shelters are euthanizing more than the average no kill and yet saying that none of them were ado
killing for convenience,
killing because someone had a bias against the animal for one reason or another... our KC shelters are euthanizing more than the average no kill and yet saying that none of them were ado
killing because someone had a bias against the
animal for one reason or another... our KC shelters are euthanizing more than the average no
kill and yet saying that none
of them were
adoptable.
And let's start by banning the word «euthanasia» when it's used in place
of the word
killing,
of an otherwise healthy and
adoptable animal.
Felines & Canines Rescue Center is dedicated to ending the euthanasia
of adoptable dogs and cats in Northern Alabama by providing a safe, loving, no -
kill animal shelter that focuses on the transportation
of excess
animals to fellow no -
kill rescue partners in Illinois and surrounding Northern states.
In «A Southern Fix», filmmakers Michael Samstag and Josh Gildrie travel the country to interview
animal protection leaders,
animal advocates, veterinarians, and other experts to get perspectives on a solution to the overpopulation and overproduction
of companion
animals and the subsequent
killing of adoptable pets.
Philadelphia, PA — Monday, April 24, 2006 — The University
of Pennsylvania School
of Veterinary Medicine (Penn Vet) and the Philadelphia
Animal Care and Control Association (PACCA) are partnering to eliminate the unnecessary
killing of potentially
adoptable animals in the City
of Philadelphia with the launch
of the spay / neuter component
of the School's new Shelter
Animal Medicine Program.
Today's list
of killed animals includes 16 dogss, including some highly
adoptable dogs like a Pomeranian mix, a corgie mix, a chihuahua mix and a couple
of Labradors.
Perhaps some
of the public funds budgeted for shelters to
kill animals could be better spent helping rescue groups who are proactive in matching
adoptable pets to suitable homes.
STOP the Overpopulation
of Pets, Inc. believes that spaying and neutering are the ONLY responsible thing to do when a pet overpopulation crisis is the cause
of millions
of healthy,
adoptable pets being
killed in U.S.
animal controls and humane societies every year.
Best Friends has put together a coalition in Los Angeles dedicated to ending the
killing of healthy and
adoptable pets in L.A. city shelters, as well as programs to spay / neuter
animals, find homes for shelter pets, and raise public awareness.
This ends the cycle
of impounding and
killing healthy community cats, and allows shelters to focus more resources on
adoptable animals, which is what they are designed for.
Because feral cats are not socialized and not
adoptable, they do not belong in
animal pounds or shelters, where virtually 100 %
of them are
killed.
In order to prevent the needless
killing of healthy
adoptable animals, River City Community
Animal Hospital is committed to spaying and neutering all
animals seen by our organization.
The HSUS has long been committed to achieving an end to the euthanasia
of healthy,
adoptable animals (Setting Aside Semantics: Not
Killing Pets Must Be Our Goal) and believes that it is vital for shelters, rescue groups, TNR groups, community leaders, and citizens to work together toward that goal.
Development
of a behavior service to help shelters improve the welfare and adoptability
of dogs and cats by conducting research on various housing and management arrangements that affect
animal behavior; helping shelters customize the training and behavior rehabilitation
of their
animals in preparation for adoption; and working with shelters to market
adoptable cats and dogs in order to reach the no -
kill goal.
While some pounds
kill as many as 90 %
of the
animals they capture and that owners relinquish, others are reducing their
kill rates
of adoptable animals to 0 %!
But Avanzino stuck to his guns, and within five years, his organization not only reduced the SPCA's
killing of healthy dogs and cats to zero, it began taking
adoptable animals from government and private shelters as well.
If it can maintain the current pace
of euthanizing thousands
of fewer
adoptable animals each year, L.A. is poised to become the largest no -
kill city in the nation by 2017.
Several times per week, Mary Ellen Tidwell, the President
of Crossing Paths
Animal Rescue, visits one
of the many the high -
kill facilities in Alabama and removes as many
adoptable dogs as she can accommodate in her own kennels and foster homes.
Paula's goal is to help end the
killing of healthy,
adoptable animals in Chicago.
Established in 1910 to enforce
animal cruelty laws, in 2004 the Humane Society
of Tampa Bay became a no -
kill for space shelter committed to finding permanent homes for every
adoptable animal in its charge.
By working together, we can end the senseless
killing of healthy,
adoptable animals through education that promotes responsible pet ownership.
«WHEREAS, while the no -
kill goal is in sight and potentially within reach, there is more to be done in order to save all
of the
adoptable and healthy
animals in the department's care and jurisdiction.
Not only has PETA itself
killed 29,426 companion
animals in the last 11 years, including those they themselves described as «healthy,» «
adoptable,» «adorable,» and «perfect,» PETA has called for the round up and
killing of healthy cats, too.
The Dallas Companion
Animal Project is a 501c3 non-profit organization created to implement THE PLAN conceived
of by the City
of Dallas official Task Force to end the
killing of all healthy,
adoptable animals in our community.
High Sierra
Animal Rescue (HSAR) is a no -
kill shelter located in Portola, CA that is dedicated to saving the lives
of homeless
adoptable dogs that can no longer be held at the county shelters.
The company donates a portion
of sales to Badass Brooklyn
Animal Rescue, an all - breed rescue nonprofit that uses a network
of fosters and volunteers to find new homes for
adoptable dogs they rescue from high -
kill rural shelters in the South.
We are a 501 (c)(3) nonprofit, no -
kill animal shelter that houses and cares for hundreds
of adoptable dogs and cats.
When he left the shelter in 1999, he had changed not only how
animals were
killed (by the better humane injection), but also the shelter's practice
of killing adoptable dogs.
«Every
animal moves out
of here» Critics charge that no -
kill shelters accept only the most
adoptable animals, but Richmond SPCA's Starr refutes that.
Our shelter is founded on the principle
of trying to find good,
adoptable and loving homes for the
animals and help stop the
killing of over 75,000 abandoned
animals in southern Florida.
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.
STOP the Overpopulation
of Pets is dedicated to paying for spaying and neutering
of dogs and cats in order to eliminate the
killing of healthy,
adoptable pets at Alaska's
animal control centers.
This no -
kill concept space introduces a «cause cooperative» model, in which the center will showcase
adoptable dogs and cats from nine local and regional nonprofit organizations, and the New York City - run shelter,
Animal Care Centers
of NYC (ACC).
The festivities will continue with the Blessing
of the
Animals, Pet photos with Surfin» Santa, Bark & Brunch, K - 9 Demonstration by the Jupiter Police Department, Cowabunga Kids Zone,
Adoptable pet parade, shop local in the vendor village and more all to support the local not - for - profit no
kill animal shelter, Furry Friends.
Pressure groups may not understand the progressive nature
of no -
kill and instead push shelters to stop euthanizing even non-rehabilitatable
animals or to use limited resources to convert treatable
animals to
adoptable animals before they have reached a population level where that kind
of effort makes sense.
Badass Brooklyn
Animal Rescue is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit, all - breed dog rescue composed
of a network
of fosters and volunteers who work together to rescue sweet, loving,
adoptable dogs from high
kill, rural shelters in the southern U.S. states and get them adopted into wonderful forever homes.
Every year, millions
of healthy,
adoptable animals are
killed in shelters or abandoned by their owners and left to fend for themselves.
The No -
Kill Movement refers to a program founded by Nathan Winograd that advocates for saving the lives
of 100 %
of animals that are healthy or treatable, or
adoptable, including feral cats.
Now with the help
of the world's largest no -
kill rescue and adoption organization, these puppies will have the chance to live their happiest, healthiest lives as highly
adoptable Animal League America Mutt - i - grees.
Make fliers and / or posters about the importance
of spaying and neutering, adopting rather than purchasing pets, or other important
animal welfare issues and about how to help stop the
killing of healthy,
adoptable animals in our nation?s shelters.
Unfortunately, we are not a no -
kill shelter, but with the help
of our compassionate
Animal Control Officers and our volunteer group, we do everything within our power to insure that an adoptable animal is not eutha
Animal Control Officers and our volunteer group, we do everything within our power to insure that an
adoptable animal is not eutha
animal is not euthanized.
Based out
of San Francisco, the non-profit organization «Maddie's Fund» defines «no -
kill» as «saving both the
adoptable (healthy) and treatable dogs and cats, with euthanasia reserved only for non-rehabilitable
animals».