Susan Houser
No Kill: Programs and Models
We hear a lot about No Kill programs, and very little about No Kill models. That’s too bad, because the programs are only one aspect of...
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Susan Houser
Nov 25, 20154 min read
Who Speaks For No Kill?
One of the first things that new students learn about in law school is the famous 1803 Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison, which...
Susan Houser
Oct 1, 20155 min read
How Many Public Shelters Are There?
[Dear Readers – This is the first in a series of occasional posts on shelter data. Not statistics on individual shelters, but more...
Susan Houser
Sep 23, 20155 min read
Modern Life: Dog and Cat Version
In the last 30 to 40 years there have been great changes in how most owned dogs and cats live their lives in the United States. Those...
Susan Houser
Jun 3, 20153 min read
History Quiz – Just for Fun
The organized humane movement in the United States began right after the Civil War. From 1866 when the first SPCA was founded until the...
Susan Houser
Apr 29, 20153 min read
Scarlett’s Story
Scarlett, before she was named Scarlett, was a homeless calico cat who lived in a poor neighborhood in Brooklyn. In the late winter of...
Susan Houser
Mar 23, 20155 min read
Should We Be Doing TNR for Community Dogs?
TNR for dogs? It may sound crazy, but hear me out. We have a few cities, particularly in the southern part of the United States, where...
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