Comments on: Gotta love the internet: blast from the past edition

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 14:02:32 +0000

Sam, your point would be well-taken if that's what no-kill is, but it's not. It's not about warehousing pets for life -- it's about getting them into new homes, and getting the percent of animals who leave the shelters to go to new homes up to 90 percent of more, with the remainder truly unadoptable. Visit the Web sites of Maddies Fund or the No Kill Advocacy Center to learn what no-kill is really like. And pick up a copy of "Redemption" by Nathan Winograd. You have some very exciting catching up to do!

By: Sam

Sam — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:27:33 +0000

Is no kill really more humane? I have seen the pets looking so depressed in their small cages day after day - month after month - is that really more humane if they never get adopted?

By: Kim Thornton

Kim Thornton — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 15:54:56 +0000

Ugh. It would be in Texas.

By: Gina Spadafori

Gina Spadafori — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:04:39 +0000

And then there’s this shelter in Texas, where the city “leaders” have told the animal control boss that the city is not in the business of adoptions, and to kill every animal when the 72 hour hold is up.

“Mandatory euthanasia” the policy is being called. It’s not euthanasia. It’s slaughter.

Hat tip to Cait for pointing out the story.