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No Kill Saves Lives—and Public Shelters, Too! Dispelling the Misinformation
For years, critics have claimed that No Kill policies harm public, open-admission shelters, but the facts tell a different story. No Kill is
Davyd Smith
Jan 30
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Setting the Record Straight: Debunking Myths About No Kill Animal Shelters
Dispelling myths about No Kill animal shelters. Learn the facts about lifesaving programs and how they benefit animals and communities.
Davyd Smith
Jan 25
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Misleading and Disingenuous: The Reality Behind Colorado’s Animal Shelters
A recent CBS Colorado news story highlights a surge in kill rates and an increase in dog surrenders at Colorado animal shelters but fails to
Davyd Smith
Aug 9, 2024
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Straight Talk for Animal Shelters
Golden retriever with text saying we can save every healthy and treatable pet.
Davyd Smith
May 1, 2024
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The OTHER Freedom - Allowing a Homeless Pet or Community Cat to Live should be a No Brainer
Dog Paw and Human Hand touching. Text says "Freedom to Live"
Davyd Smith
Apr 29, 2024
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Basic TNR (Trap, Neuter, Return)
Learn how trap-neuter-return (TNR) programs can help control the population of community cats and improve their health. This blog post explo
Davyd Smith
Apr 26, 2024
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Call Out the Lie – Colorado Can Be No Kill today
There is a pervasive defense for killing healthy and treatable animals from regressive shelters and it’s an outright lie.
Davyd Smith
Jul 28, 2023
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Let's Set Misconceptions Straight About No Kill
Dispelling misconceptions and clarifying the truth about the No Kill movement. Find out what it's really about and how it's been so successf
Davyd Smith
Apr 5, 2023
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The No Kill Movement and Pet Population (NOT overpopulation)
Screenshot of video Myth of Pet Overpopulation by the Nokill Advocacy Center
Davyd Smith
Mar 30, 2023
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Colorado can be No Kill today. Why isn’t it?
In Colorado, we have more adopters than needed for the healthy and treatable pets that die in our shelter system each year. Sounds crazy...
Davyd Smith
Nov 17, 2022
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Violence is the Last Refuge of the Incompetent
“Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.” Foundation, a new series based on Isaac Asimov’s books by the same name, has brought an ol
Davyd Smith
Nov 28, 2021
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Colorado has more adopters than pets losing their lives in the shelter system
An online recent article from KDVR announced the record number of pets entering Colorado for sale is increasing. But the number entering th
Davyd Smith
Sep 30, 2021
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Maddie's Fund Continues to Support Needless Killing
For Maddie's Fund, this kind of advocacy is, apparently, unacceptable. In response, the head of Maddie's Fund's Shelter Medicine program, Dr
No Kill Movement
Nov 1, 2019
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The Burden of Change
If there are methods we can use to save animals, why not embrace them fully?
Aubrie Kavanaugh
Aug 23, 2019
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