Press Release: AKC Represents Dog Owners in Challenge to Denver Breed Ban [Wednesday, July 30, 2008]  The American Kennel Club® (AKC®) will be joining Karen R. Breslin of the Progressive Law Center, LLC of Lakewood, Colorado and the Washington D.C. office of Kaye Scholer LLP in representing dog-owning...

Alley Cat Allies has recently launched a “Lives Count, Secrets Kill” campaign aimed at animal shelter accountability and transparency.  According to ACA’s most recent newsletter: “Not only are millions of cats continuing to be killed, but this killing is being done in secret,...

Georgia Tech News Release: Tech Colleagues Care for Campus Cat Population Atlanta (July 30, 2008) —In a community where greater enrollment is often the goal, several members of the Tech community are concerned with keeping their numbers at a status quo. Construction project manager Steven Johnson and...

Maddie’s Fund and Petfinder.com are Announcing: Another Maddie’s Marketing Competition $300,000 for winning entries Maddie’s Fund and Petfinder.com will hold another $300,000 marketing competition this fall for Petfinder.com member shelters and rescues.  Has your organization found...

“Teach Compassion.” It is perhaps the most important job we have as animal protectionists. In the mission statement of every animal welfare and animal rights group, every private and public shelter, and within the credo of every activist is a calling to raise awareness of animal suffering and to...

If you’re involved with Pit Bulls or rescue work, you know that you spend a LOT of time battling misconceptions, e.g. “No, Pit Bulls don’t ’suddenly turn’ and no, their jaws don’t lock and no, dogs in rescue are not all there because they have serious behavioral problems...

Dear Sir, Recently (and previously) you have asked me not to speak poorly of my fellow shelter directors.  They are doing a difficult job, fighting an impossible battle against companion animal killing that is a community problem and its not their fault.  Thank you for your advice.  I have a problem...

Mapping lessons from the past, navigating the future, what worked & what didn’t. Spay USA National Spay/Neuter Conference - October 16-19, Chicago, IL Do you have an interest in… Spay/Neuter programs or clinics? Mobile clinics, fixed-site spay/neuter clinics or TNR programs? Spay/Neuter...

Written by Shel and originally published on the Saving Pets blog, February 28, 2008 Today I read an interview on the progress of ‘No Kill’ from one of my favourite animal rescue spokespeople Nathan Winograd. The thing I like about Nathan is that someone in rescue has come out and publicly challenged...

Submitted by TNKN contributor Nathan Winograd Over the past five years, several animal control shelters in communities across the United States have embraced not only the No Kill philosophy, but the programs and services which make it possible. As a result, they are achieving unprecedented lifesaving...