Aubrie Kavanaugh
If You're Looking to Save Lives, Ask the Advocate
There’s a phrase that goes something along the lines of, "if you want something done, go ask the busy person." The meaning is pretty...
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No Kill Movement
Aug 22, 2017
No Polite Way
We hear from a lot of advocates that their efforts to encourage shelter reform in their communities are viewed as “attacks,” as if the...
No Kill Movement
Aug 18, 2017
What We Can Learn from the Killing of Charlie at Pueblo Animal Services
Last week we wrote about how the killing of savable pets in animal shelters disrupts and divides communities. As if on cue, and to prove...
nokillmovement
Mar 25, 2017
5-Year No Kill Plans Cost Lives
There is a common misconception about No Kill that is being spread by some of the larger animal welfare organizations: "It takes YEARS to...
nokillmovement
Sep 28, 2016
Attempts to Muzzle No Kill Advocates Abusive and Illegal
Note: The muzzle on the puppy in the above photo was added digitally. We would never do that to a puppy. As No Kill efforts around the...
nokillmovement
May 10, 2016
Redemption Now Streaming on Amazon
Redemption: The No Kill Revolution in America is the story of animal sheltering in the USA; how it was born of compassion and then lost...
nokillmovement
Jan 21, 2016
Caught in a Hole, Best Friends Keeps Digging
Anyone who understands very much about animal shelters in the USA knows that the state or local mandated stray hold period is a crucial...
nokillmovement
Jan 11, 2016
When Your Friendly Community Shelter Isn't
Nearly every No Kill advocate shares at least one common experience: the moment they discovered their "friendly community animal shelter"...
nokillmovement
Jul 1, 2015
Can We Stop Saying "No Kill" Already?
Words matter. And, the ones we choose say as much about ourselves as they do the things to which we attach them. Take, for example, the...
nokillmovement
Jun 30, 2015
Pet Overpopulation: Myth, Meme and Zeitgeist
Myth: Noun - A fiction or half-truth, especially one that forms part of an ideology Meme: Noun - A unit of cultural information, such as...
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