The Mighty San Francisco SPCA Has Fallen
An exposé calls the San Francisco SPCA a “shell of its former self” and blames the agency for killing in city shelters; Animal commission takes up the call for shelter reform legislation.
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The “San Francisco Model”
Any shelter in any community with a can-do attitude and the right approach can end the killing. One of my roles as the director of the No Kill Advocacy Center is working with elected officials nationwide on reforming archaic policies, implementing No Kill programs, and codifying No Kill practices. Recently, one of those elected officials suggested to me that his community would be unable to achieve No Kill because the municipal shelter did not have…
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Bringing Shelters Into the 21st Century
Help needed to get Florida shelter reform legislation passed. It is the most powerful piece of shelter reform legislation ever introduced. Short of a ban on killing, its passage would be a game changer not only in Florida, but across the nation. It is more sweeping than California’s Hayden Law which increased rescue transfers by over 350% (over 45,000 animals a year) and arguably saved over 1,000,000 animals since its passage. It is more comprehensive…
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A Defense of No Kill in Both Word & Deed
A social, friendly kitten rescued off the street by a rescuer (and her dog) after she was released to the streets, in a location she was not familiar with, by Brevard County Animal Shelter, a shelter that calls itself No Kill. And while many of us — myself included — support “Return to Field” and TNR enthusiastically, it is lazy and dishonest to take friendly kittens and release them in parking lots and claim they’ve…
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A Den of Abuse in NYC
Julie Bank’s tenure in New York City has been marked by neglect, abuse, needless killing, and vindictive retribution to those call it into question and want it to end. She has singled out for retribution the animal lovers in order to protect the animal abusers. And animals are suffering greatly.
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The Dead Walk the Earth
Introducing the National Federation of Humane Societies, yet another in a long line of half-baked schemes to coopt the No Kill movement.
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Memphis: A Public Trust Betrayed
If the Attorney General’s office fails to act, animals will continue to suffer, the taxpayers will continue to have their money squandered, and further criminal behavior will likely continue, while the City condones, rather than corrects widespread problems.
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The Indictment of Wayne Pacelle
You are the judge and jury, and I will leave it to each and every one of you to decide whether you believe, as I do, that he is guilty of the allegations I’ve laid out. This is my case against Wayne Pacelle. And I am trying it in the court of public opinion.
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The Anatomy of a Lie
How the pound, the Mayor’s Alliance, the ASPCA, and Maddie’s Fund conspire to hide the truth about New York City’s abusive pound system, allowing immense animal suffering to continue.
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The Truth Will Out
I believe in telling the truth, however unpleasant it may be. Truth is a weapon and truth is armor. And given the strong, moneyed, and entrenched forces we must battle to achieve success, we need all the power and protection we can get.