Dear Friends and Colleagues:

At their annual animal shelter conference, I sat listening to the welcome address by the President of the nation’s largest humane organization. He said that ending the killing of savable animals was within reach across the country, called upon all shelters to commit themselves to doing so, and he gave them the prescription to do it: the programs and services of the No Kill Equation.

I heard him dismiss the different excuses: “Ringworm is not a reason to kill animals,” respiratory infection “is not a reason to kill cats,” claims of lacking space “should never be an excuse.” He described these as “cases where extra effort is made to save their lives whereas in the past death would have been the easier choice.” He called upon shelters to “steadfastly ensure that the ingredients of the Saving Lives philosophy are embraced and executed in their entirety in the honest belief that ‘we can do it!’” He was unapologetic, emphatic, and without ambiguity: “We can adopt our way out of killing,” he stated. And “we will.”

He then presented different shelter managers who had embraced this effort so that they could speak about their experiences: Like the one who came into an open admission facility with a 65% rate of killing and reduced it to under 4% in one year. And another who took over a shelter once described as “hopelessly overcrowded” but now has a 97% save rate. And still another that has seen enforcement decline 70% after going from a punitive philosophy to one that makes it easy for people to do the right thing, through a series of community based incentives such as free and low-cost spay/neuter. It was like a dream.

Read all about it by clicking here.

Irreconcilable Differences Wins Bronze

Irreconcilable Differences: The Battle for the Heart & Soul of America’s Animal Shelters wins a bronze medal for Best Book in the Animals/Pets category by the Independent Publishers Association, which will be given at an event at Book Expo America in New York City. Almost 4,000 entrants from 42 states, 7 Canadian provinces, and 6 countries overseas competed for honors.

To learn more, click here.

The Sweetest Way to Save a Life

Rescue Chocolate is “the sweetest way to save a life”! That’s because 100% of the net profits from the sale of the bars are donated to animal shelters and rescue organizations around the country and for May 2010, the No Kill Advocacy Center is the chosen beneficiary. So start indulging and help create a No Kill nation in the process!

To learn more and/or to purchase, click here

No Kill Blog

 

As the San Francisco Animal Shelter writer for examiner.com, I am writing about local and national news from a San Francisco Bay Area perspective. Read all the articles by clicking here.

Animal Wise Radio

Join me every Sunday morning on Animal Wise radio as we talk about the No Kill revolution in America. For more information, click here.

Stay Connected

♦ Read Nathan's books by clicking here.
♦ Read the blog, by clicking here.
♦ Follow on twitter, by clicking here.
♦ Listen weekly on Animal Wise Radio, by clicking here.
♦ Follow the work at the No Kill Advocacy Center, by clicking here.
♦ Subscribe to the No Kill Advocacy Center’s free e-newsletter, by clicking here.
♦ Attend a public seminar and/or booksigning, by clicking here.
♦ Stay up-to-date about upcoming books, by clicking here.
♦ Read local and national shelter news with a San Francisco Bay Area angle by clicking here.

 ♦