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Introduction Last year I wrote about a new statewide No Kill campaign in Virginia.  The campaign was developed by Makena Yarbrough,...

With the terrific progress of No Kill in San Antonio, I thought my readers might be interested in a report from San Antonio Pets Alive...

I recently posted a blog about Virginia’s new, statewide No Kill effort. Regional and statewide efforts are a big trend in No Kill right...

The Virginia No Kill movement got its start when Makena Yarbrough, executive director of the Lynchburg Humane Society (LHS) in Lynchburg,...

I recently had the opportunity to interview Jeanine Foucher, executive director of Pet Net Washington (PNW). PNW is a grant-making...

Anderson County, South Carolina, is in the western part of the state, bordering Greenville County. It is located on the I-85 corridor...

I recently had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Sara Pizano and Cameron Moore, the principal consultants for Target Zero (TZ). A lot has...

Michigan is one of the handful of states that (1) require shelters in the state to report their statistics and (2) make the reports...

The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) is a prestigious, full-service consulting firm with international reach. The city of Dallas, TX, hired...

Moore County, North Carolina, is located about an hour southwest of Raleigh and is known for its golf courses. Two years ago Moore County...

Tazewell County, Virginia, is in the Appalachian mountains in the far southwestern part of the state. Its median household income is very...

West Coast – Washington, Oregon, California Upper Rockies – Idaho, Montana, Wyoming Middle Rockies – Nevada, Utah, Colorado Lower...

This post looks at how No Kill did in the central part of the United States in 2015. We can break the area down into four regions: Upper...

This post looks at how No Kill did in the Southeast in 2015. We can break the area down into two regions: Upper Southeast – Virginia,...

This is the first in a series of posts on the regions of the United States and how each one is doing at No Kill as we begin 2016. These...

One key to the new possibilities is Maggie Asbury, who was elected to the county Board of Supervisors recently. She is animal-friendly...

Is No Kill possible everywhere? I think the answer to that question is “yes.” That said, we have a problem that I have not seen discussed...

The southeast part of the United States used to be a graveyard of No Kill hopes. Communities in the southeast have traditionally lagged...

In the great majority of cities and counties in the United States stray dogs are not a major problem. In the last 40 years there have...

According to a 2005 mayor’s task force report for the city of Houston and Harris County, animal shelters in the area killed 80,000...