Aubrie Kavanaugh
No Kill in Motion - Use of Breed Labels for Shelter Dogs
The use of breed labels for shelter dogs has declined in recent years. Most dogs cannot be accurately identified just by looking at them...
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Aubrie Kavanaugh
- May 17, 2021
No Kill in Motion - The Status of Colorado House Bill 21-1160
We had an earlier panel discussion about Colorado House Bill 21-1160 which we felt was dangerous. We also blogged about the bill. The...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Apr 19, 2021
No Kill in Motion: A Discussion with Alan Rosenberg
We've shared before about the incredible research done by Alan Rosenberg of the NJ Animal Observer related to animal shelter data. In...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Mar 29, 2021
Why We Oppose Colorado House Bill 21-1160: It's Dangerous
In 2004, a conference was held in Pacific Grove, California which resulted in the Asilomar Accords which created definitions used to...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Mar 21, 2021
No Kill in Motion: Our Opposition to Colorado House Bill 21-1160
Colorado House Bill 21-1160 will be heard by the Agriculture, Livestock and Water Committee on Monday, March 22, 2021. We oppose this...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Mar 9, 2021
No Kill in Motion - Microchipping of Community Cats
We sometimes hear people propose that free roaming community cats should be microchippped. In this panel discussion we talk about the...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Feb 23, 2021
No Kill in Motion - The Words "Healthy" and "Treatable"
We use the words healthy and treatable when we define No Kill to mean that shelters do not kill healthy and treatable animals. But what...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Feb 1, 2021
No Kill in Motion: The Veterinary Oath and Animal Shelters
Veterinarians take an oath. It is not quite the same as the oath taken by medical doctors. It states: "Being admitted to the profession...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Jan 25, 2021
No Kill in Motion: No Kill Communities as Geographic Hubs
When a community becomes a No Kill community and no longer destroys healthy and treatable animals, what obligation is owed to other ...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Dec 28, 2020
No Kill in Motion: Our No Kill Library and Reading Room
There is a lot of information available about No Kill shelter philosophies and issues related to those philosophies. We end the year by...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Dec 22, 2020
No Kill in Motion: Use the Phrase "No Kill"
We hear people complain about use of the phrase "No Kill" often. They say it is divisive or that people don't understand it. In this...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Dec 14, 2020
No Kill in Motion: Holiday Pet Adoptions
We hear all the time that people take issue with shelters adopting out animals during the holiday season or presume doing so will lead to...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Dec 3, 2020
No Kill in Motion: Negative Advertising by Animal Shelters
We often see negative advertising by animal shelters whether it is threats to kill animals by some arbitrary date unless they are adopted...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Nov 18, 2020
No Kill in Motion: Dogs Return to the White House
In this episode of No Kill in Motion, we discuss the potential impact of having a shelter dog - Major Biden - live in the White House...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Nov 6, 2020
No Kill in Motion: Shelter Revenue Related to Life-Saving
In this edition of No Kill in Motion we talk about shelter revenue and how it relates to saving lives. Some people think that it takes...
Davyd Smith
- Oct 19, 2020
Hey Denver, Vote YES on 2J!
With the election looming, its Pit Bull Awareness month and Denver Colorado has 2J on the ballot a proposal to peel back BSL legislation...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Oct 5, 2020
Boots on the Ground: The Twin Cities No Kill Story
Approximately two years ago, Mike Fry of No Kill Learning began working on the first of three short documentary films about no kill...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Oct 1, 2020
No Kill in Motion: A Conversation with James Evans of CARE
We had a wonderful opportunity to speak with James Evans of CARE recently - Companions and Animals for Reform and Equity. This...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Sep 28, 2020
No Kill in Motion: About Those Owner Surrenders
This discussion is about the subject of owner surrenders, Some shelters believe they are required to take owned animals when, in fact, ...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
- Sep 15, 2020
No Kill in Motion: What's in a Live Release Rate?
We had a discussion recently about Live Release Rates as one of our panel discussions. How important are they? How are they used against...
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