Originally posted on www.nokillrevolution.blogspot.com on March 10, 2009 Breed-ban history There are 300+ million people living in the United States, and 70+ million dogs live among us. Though some dogs suffer abuse and neglect at the hands of irresponsible caretakers, the vast majority of guardians...

Bear with me while I introduce you to my pet Meet “peeve”. It can be very difficult, when you are deep in the trenches, to step back and examine the bigger picture. When you are seeing the individual stories of families and animals in crisis, it’s really hard to step back. But in order...

The HSUS has just - within days - changed their policy regarding animals they identify as “fighting” dogs. While they previously had a policy of recommending death in all cases, they have, under pressure, revised that policy to recommend individual evaluations rather than mass extermination....

Another VICTORY for our No Kill Nation: Caddo Parish is located just a little north of Shreveport, Louisiana.  They are smack dab in the region of the country that gained so much attention after Hurricaine Katrina. Animal welfare workers who travelled to Louisiana were heartbroken over the high numbers...

Earlier this week, rescue groups throughout the country pleaded with the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) and Wilkes County officials not to put nearly 150 dogs and puppies seized from a dog fighting raid systematically to death. Instead, they asked that the dogs be individually assessed and...

In Wilkes County, North Carolina, 127 Pit Bull-type dogs seized from a dog fighter are going to be systematically put to death. As they did in the Michael Vick case, HSUS is once again leading the charge to have the dogs slaughtered. In response to anger from the rescue community calling for HSUS and...

That’s right. One man alone made it into the news this week as being responsible for bringing more than 1000 dogs to an animal shelter. I can hear all of my fellow animal sheltering folks’ heads exploding.  Now before you start your Google News search to hunt him down and eat him for breakfast,...

Please spread the word and forward this post far and wide. The city of Virginia Beach, as we mentioned in a post this past weekend, is seeking a Shelter Director and they have made a commitment to find someone who holds lifesaving as a high priority. The position is newly created and will, at this time,...

Or too many emails and phone calls … we can’t process them all.  That’s the excuse that shelter operator Melinda Barefoot gave when questioned as to why families and individuals cried foul to the local television news. They had been unable to adopt or rescue animals at the Johnston...

“A new and larger vision is needed, a vision in which shelters hold themselves accountable for meeting demanding performance standards that preserve life — not destroy it.” ~ Ed Duvin Humane organizations and SPCA’s sometimes find themselves with a responsibility above and beyond...