Excerpt from Nathan Winograd’s No Kill Blog: Go Valpo! When you think of the great state of Indiana, what is the first thing which comes to mind? If you said “No Kill,” you’d be right! After reading Redemption, Porter County (Indiana) commissioners and advocates succeeded in getting the twenty...

It’s a MUST READ! In a lengthy and well researched article by Beth Walton published in the City Pages (online) the killing taking place in Minnesota’s largest, private humane organization is exposed and carefully scrutinized.  Ms. Walton begins with the story of a volunteer who grew disheartened...

Foster care is one of the most critical tools for saving animal lives in a shelter setting.  If you aren’t using it to its fullest capacity, you are missing out on a tremendous resource that taps into the community’s ability to provide assistance.  Many organizations have a foster care...

Written by TNKN contributor Selma of the Caveat blog.  Originally published in 2006. PART I This summer, I initiated an email conversation with one of the self-styled experts who support the banning and restriction of dogs collectively known as ‘pit bulls’ by journalists, politicians and...

In what appears to me to be an effort to deflect blame and change the subject, HSUS has released a statement regarding the slaughter of more than 170 cats and dogs at the Tangipahoa Animal Shelter in Louisiana.  Once again I am confounded by the lack of accountability within the animal welfare field...

They are everywhere.  Some are hidden in corners of our communities where we rarely travel and others are integrated into the soul of our neighborhoods but what they have in common is an acceptance of the philosophy that it is “ok” and justifiable to take animal lives rather than work proactively...

An incredible tragedy has highlighted how the lack of compassionate leadership can result in senseless deaths and even outright animal slaughter as the Tangipahoa Parish Animal Shelter killed more than 170 cats and dogs - essentially all of the animals in the shelter - in one night. NEW ORLEANS (WWL)...

http://www.theweeklyalmanac.com/articles/2008/08/06/community/doc4899ee4fac39e474762946.txt As reported in the Weekly Almanac, the Dessin Animal Shelter’s interim Executive Director recently awarded certificates of appreciation to community members for their guidance in helping the Dessin shelter...

When we’re been swindled in the past, we can become desperate to protect ourselves in the future. The loss of control that comes from being unable to trust our instincts leaves us scrambling and unsure and we come up with solutions based on quietening these out of control feelings, rather than sensible...

I don’t own a pit bull.  My dogs of choice are independent, freaky, northern breeds and dogs with pointy ears and long muzzles.  Even to this day, and probably forever more, my own dogs are (for the most part) pointy eared and full of fur.  They shed fur that swirls on our living room floor...