Davyd Smith
10 Years of Saving Lives: Reflecting on Doug Rae's No Kill Legacy
Doug Rae celebrates 10 years of saving lives at Fremont Humane, transforming it into Colorado's top No Kill shelter.
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Davyd Smith
Aug 9
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
May 1
Straight Talk for Animal Shelters
Golden retriever with text saying we can save every healthy and treatable pet.
Davyd Smith
Apr 29
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 28
Artificial Intelligence, Quantum Computing and Animal Welfare
Quantum computing has the potential to significantly reduce the need for animal testing in pharmaceutical testing by enhancing the accuracy
Davyd Smith
Apr 26
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 24
Aurora Colorado Must Rethink Breed Specific Legislation: Moving Towards Responsible Dog Ownership
This history of BSL in Aurora has problematic roots, and the city's needs to work with #EndAuroraBSL efforts to develop a more equitable and
Davyd Smith
Apr 20
Its Not Just Live Release Rate (LRR) - No Kill Community Metrics
Beyond just the overall save rate, No Kill communities should also look at several other data points to comprehensively track their impact:
Davyd Smith
Oct 25, 2023
Henry was killed on Saturday, October 21, 2023
Pictures of Henry before he was killed by a Colorado shelter.
Davyd Smith
Jul 28, 2023
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
Apr 5, 2023
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
Mar 30, 2023
The No Kill Movement and Pet Population (NOT overpopulation)
Screenshot of video Myth of Pet Overpopulation by the Nokill Advocacy Center
Davyd Smith
Nov 17, 2022
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...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
Jul 11, 2022
Silent Shelter - An Important Film about Free Speech and Animal Shelters
We hear every week about shelter volunteers who have been silenced by shelter leadership as a condition of volunteering. Some have been...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
May 26, 2022
Revisiting the Subject of Mandatory Spay and Neuter
We have spoken in the past about something called Mandatory Spay Neuter (often referred to as MSN) and our opposition to MSN. We had a...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
May 10, 2022
No Kill in Motion Panel Discussions Update
We're a little behind in sharing our latest panel discussions here which are on our Youtube channel and shared on Facebook....
Aubrie Kavanaugh
Mar 18, 2022
No Kill in Motion: A New Conversation with James Evans of CARE
In this video in our No Kill in Motion series, Davyd Smith of No Kill Colorado has a conversation with CEO James Evans of CARE...
Davyd Smith
Nov 28, 2021
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
Aubrie Kavanaugh
Oct 15, 2021
A Tale of Two Cities and the Power of Compassion
This blog was originally published by Paws4Change on September 14, 2020 and is shared here with permission. In one city, cats and kittens...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
Oct 11, 2021
No Kill in Motion: New Math Which Doesn't Count Animals and Memphis Redux
No Kill in Motion - Shelter New Math and When Not All Animals Count When we calculate the Live Release Rate it is exactly what the words...
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