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Blog Entries Tagged as no-kill shelters

  • Dec
  • 26

'No-kill' is no solution to animal homelessness

Posted by Guest Blogger at 9:06 AM | Permalink | No Comments


Last year, a family called PETA seeking help for their dying cat. The cat was elderly, rail thin, cold to the touch, moaning and too weak even to lift his head. Despite his hopeless condition, a local "no-kill" shelter had refused to help him because the family could not afford the mandatory 40-dollar surrender fee.

That's just one example …

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  • Dec
  • 7

Animals Deserve Good Lives – and Good Deaths

Posted by Paul Phillips at 2:24 PM | Permalink | No Comments


You might not know me, but I'll bet you've heard of my father, Tony Nicklinson. He became famous for something no one would wish on their worst enemy. A stroke in 2005 left him paralyzed from the neck down, unable to speak, care for himself or live any semblance of the life he once loved. In August, judges …

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  • May
  • 8

Why It's Important to Be Picky About Adoption

Posted by Jeff Mackey at 9:10 AM | Permalink | 1 Comment


A recent article on CNN's website helps explain why many animal advocates—PETA included—support policies requiring in-depth assessment before placing companion animals into new homes: By screening properly, rescue workers and animal shelters can help make sure that animals who have often survived cruelty, neglect, or abandonment will find safe homes in which they will be treated …

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  • Mar
  • 20

'No-Kill' Nightmare: When an Animal 'Sanctuary' Isn't

Posted by Guest Blogger at 1:02 PM | Permalink | Comments (6)


Acquiring an animal means making a lifetime commitment. But what if illness, economic hardship or some other unforeseen circumstance forces you to give up a cherished animal companion? Many well-meaning people unwittingly turn to pseudo-sanctuaries that promise loving care for their animals, but as a new PETA undercover investigation reveals, giving animals away to strangers—even those …

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  • Jul
  • 17

'I Want to Open a Huge Sanctuary for Homeless Cats and Dogs'

Posted by Scott VanValkenburg at 5:06 AM | Permalink | Comments (30)


'I Want to Open a Huge Sanctuary for Homeless Cats and Dogs' by Cott Van Valkenburg"If only I had the money, I'd open up a huge sanctuary for all homeless cats and dogs!" I'm sure you have heard this idea expressed as a possible solution to the homeless dog and cat crisis. Over the decades, I've found that these comments usually come …

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