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Who invented no-kill? (It wasn’t Nathan Winograd)

October 25, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

  Many pioneers contributed to developing the methods of today The origins of no-kill dog and cat sheltering may be traced back as far as 1858,  when Elizabeth Morris and Anne Waln cofounded the first animal shelter in the U.S. on the outskirts of Philadelphia. The Morris/Waln collaboration has two surviving direct descendants,  the Women’s Humane Society and […]

Filed Under: Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Feature Home Bottom, Population control, Population control, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Alex Lewyt, Merritt Clifton, Mike Arms, No-kill

Casualties of the “save rate”: 40,000 animals at failed no-kill shelters & rescues

February 26, 2015 By Merritt Clifton

25,000 dogs and 15,000 cats At least 25,000 dogs and 15,000 cats found at failed no-kill shelters and rescues from 2005 through 2014 might be politely described as casualties of the “save rate,” also known as the “live release rate.” The numbers of dogs and cats impounded by law enforcement from failed shelters and rescues dropped […]

Filed Under: Advocacy, Animal control, Animal organizations, Cats, Dogs, Dogs & Cats, Editorials, Feature Home Bottom, Feral cats, Opinions & Letters, Population control, Population control, Sanctuaries, Shelters, USA Tagged With: Merritt Clifton, Napier's Log Cabin, No-kill, Richard Avanzino, Spindletop

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