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“No-kill” debacle: will Pueblo bring “responsible sheltering” into vogue?

April 16, 2019 By Merritt Clifton

90% “live release” mandate failed catastrophically in less than 90 days             PUEBLO,  Colorado––“You can’t manage an animal shelter to a number,”  Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region president Jan McHugh-Smith told Pueblo Chieftan reporter Anthony A. Mestas,  hours after her organization returned to running the Pueblo Animal Services shelter on April 9,  2019,  […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Animal rights & welfare, Cats, Cruelty & neglect, Cruelty & neglect, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Humane history, Laws & politics, Population control, Population control, Religion & philosophy, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Doug Rae, Elisabeth Lewyt, Jan McHugh-Smith, Jeff Young, Lynda Foro, Marvin Mackie, Nathan Winograd, Richard Avanzino

“Fix Felines by Five Months” — Spay/USA founder Esther Mechler

February 15, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

“Spay delay has been as bad an influence (especially for cats) as lack of resources.” Thanks so much for putting out the great article on “The Queen,” by Marvin Mackie, DVM. It seems that a large number of people including too many vets are fuzzy about the topic – I know I was. As you […]

Filed Under: Behavior & health, Cats, Dogs & Cats, Letters, Opinions & Letters, Population control Tagged With: Esther Mechler, Marvin Mackie

The Queen (her reproductive cycle may surprise you)

February 7, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

by W. Marvin Mackie, D.V.M. QuickSpay & Consulting San Pedro, California There is a thoughtful new movement designed to get to the next and final phase of ending domestic annual over-production of kittens. The over-production problem is becoming known in animal shelters as the kitten tsunami which occurs each late spring/early summer. The solution is […]

Filed Under: Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Middle Left, Feral cats, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Population control Tagged With: Marvin Mackie, QuickSpay

Pet Overpopulation and the 70% Rule

March 7, 2003 By Merritt Clifton

by W. Marvin Mackie, D.V.M. March 2003 In an October 2002 article about the national Animal Birth Control program in India,  entitled “Get 70% or flunk”, ANIMALS 24-7 editor Merritt Clifton mentioned the Fibonacci 70% rule.  His writing piqued my interest to the point that I asked him for further clarification,  and then conducted some research of […]

Filed Under: Breeding, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feral cats, Opinion, Opinions & Letters, Population control, Population control, Street dogs Tagged With: 70%, Fibonacci, Marvin Mackie

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