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No Kill Warehousing: Are No Kill Shelters "Hoarders" and Just Warehouse Animals?
No Kill shelters are often wrongly accused of hoarding animals. This article clarifies that No Kill means active lifesaving, providing care, rehabilitation, and finding forever homes, not passive storage. Learn how these shelters prioritize animal welfare and strive for measurable success.

Davyd Smith
May 12
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The Public Gets No Kill—and the Shelter Industry Still Doesn’t - or do they?
Another article tries to reduce No Kill to a 90% number and tie it to one organization’s brand. That’s not only misleading—it’s dangerous. No Kill means saving every healthy and treatable pet, period. It’s a philosophy, not a percentage. And it belongs to the people, not to marketing teams.

Davyd Smith
May 1
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Shining a Light on the Colorado Pet Overpopulation Fund: Why HB25-1137 is a Win for Animal Welfare
So, what is HB25-1137 about? It's about fairness. Currently, the CPOF board, largely controlled by members of well-funded organizations, dic

Davyd Smith
Feb 17
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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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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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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 28, 2024
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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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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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