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 …
Three Waves of No Kill
This is a very exciting time for No Kill advocates because we are entering on a third, and final, stage of No Kill progress.* In just a few years, if …
The Origins of No Kill in Virginia
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 now, and there is very often …
The No Kill Movement’s Place in History — And Why It Matters
We do not have any good method of collecting data on animal shelters, either today or historically. Understandably this has led to a great deal of confusion about what has …
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 getting to No Kill. …
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 changes raise some …
The Historical Role of Spay-Neuter in No Kill
Back in the 1970s it was not common for people to have their dogs and cats sterilized, and it was common for people to allow their dogs and cats to …
When Was The First No Kill Community?
Here’s a pop quiz: In what calendar year did a community in the United States first report achieving No Kill, defined as a 90% or more live release rate maintained …
No Kill Heroes
Did you know that there was a whole group of people back in the 1980s and 1990s who were the creators of No Kill? These were the people who developed …