Thanks to a grant from No Kill Nation, I am thrilled to announce that a free copy of Redemption, my film about the No Kill revolution in America will be sent to every shelter and rescue group in the country. We now have a solution to shelter killing and it is not difficult, expensive nor beyond practical means to achieve. As the film demonstrates, No Kill is a humane, sustainable, effective model that allows open admission animal control shelters to save all healthy and treatable animals. Unlike the “adopt some and kill the rest” form of animal sheltering that is responsible for the needless deaths of millions of savable animals every year, No Kill shelters are saving as high as 99% of all animals entrusted to their care. If the shelter in your community is not one of them, I hope the film inspires them to become one.
Consider this:
- Almost 1,000,000 people live in communities where the municipal shelter is saving at least 98% of the animals;
- About 10,000,000 people live in communities where the municipal shelter is saving at least 90% of dogs and cats in their shelters; and,
- Over 40,000,000 people live in communities saving at least 80%.
How are they doing it? About 7,000,000 animals enter shelters every year, yet roughly 30,000,000 Americans acquire a new companion animal every year. We can adopt our way out of killing and many communities have by implementing the cost-effective programs and services of the No Kill Equation. By working with people, embracing lifesaving programs, and treating each life as precious, a shelter can transform itself.
The No Kill Advocacy Center is here to help with free step by step guides. Check them out at nokilladvocacycenter.org. And soon, we’ll have a self-assessment tool with model policies and procedures for the operation of an open admission No Kill shelter.
Together, not only will we save lives; but we will create a future where every animal will be respected and cherished, and where every individual life will be protected and revered.
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