Susan Houser
Meet the Director: Rebecca Guinn
Then one day while she was at home she heard loud howling. She went out to investigate and found a stray dog on a neighbor’s property...
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Susan Houser
Mar 19, 20152 min read
New List of No Kill Communities
As you may have heard, there is a new list of No Kill communities in town, maintained by an organization called Saving 90. In a quick...
Susan Houser
Feb 1, 20153 min read
Keeping Track of No Kill
In just the last year there has been an enormous increase in communities that are reporting saving 90% or more of their animals, and an...
Susan Houser
Dec 10, 20141 min read
More Homes Than Ever
Pet ownership as a percentage of the human population of the United States has shot up since 1970. In 1970, the number of owned pets was...
Susan Houser
Apr 17, 20147 min read
Adopting Our Way Out of Killing
Merritt Clifton recently started an online animal news service called Animals 24-7. An article he posted on that website called Why We...
Susan Houser
Nov 19, 20137 min read
Changing the Culture
We now have some solid evidence that managed intake is a better policy for public animal shelters than open admission. Read on for two...
Susan Houser
Sep 10, 20134 min read
Important Progress on Shelter Intake Policies
A group of organizations involved in animal sheltering, including large mainstream organizations such as HSUS, Maddie’s Fund, and the...
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