New Book on Animal Shelter History
Prodigal Pets: A History of Animal Sheltering in America and the Origin of the No Kill Movement is now published on the Out the Front Door website. The book begins …
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Prodigal Pets: A History of Animal Sheltering in America and the Origin of the No Kill Movement – an in-depth look at the history of animal sheltering in the United States. Published in August 2018.
Prodigal Pets: A History of Animal Sheltering in America and the Origin of the No Kill Movement is now published on the Out the Front Door website. The book begins …
I recently interviewed Chris Roy, the creator of Doobert.com, about how Doobert can be used to help shelter workers and rescuers do their jobs more effectively. The Doobert platform can …
Introduction Last year I wrote about a new statewide No Kill campaign in Virginia. The campaign was developed by Makena Yarbrough, president of the Lynchburg Humane Society (LHS), and Debra …
A lot of research has been devoted to the issue of the best way to get what we want out of public institutions. One governmental management style that has been …
When cat advocates try to establish programs to help and manage outdoor cats, they frequently meet resistance from wildlife conservationists who argue that cats should not be outdoors at all …