Davyd Smith
Colorado has more adopters than pets losing their lives in the shelter system
An online recent article from KDVR announced the record number of pets entering Colorado for sale is increasing. But the number entering th
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Aubrie Kavanaugh
Sep 27, 2021
No Kill in Motion: Rejection of Adopters and Keeping Focused on our Goal
Rejection of Adopters and Barriers to Adoption We hear all the time about adopters being rejected and about barriers to adoption. What...
Davyd Smith
Sep 21, 2021
Homeless Pets Should Not Degrade Because They Enter a Shelter.
A news story from KOB4 in Albuquerque states, “Workers say some gentle dogs are becoming more and more dangerous.” This is the whole...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
Sep 13, 2021
No Kill in Motion: Grey Zone Dogs and Mandatory Laws
Gray Zone Dogs We had a panel discussion recently in our No Kill in Motion series about "gray zone" dogs in animal shelters. These are...
Davyd Smith
Sep 10, 2021
I Lost My Dog This Morning
So, my dogs got out of the yard today. One I found immediately; one I frantically drove around the neighborhood for a while looking for...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
Jul 19, 2021
No Kill in Motion: Adoptions by Appointment, Advocacy and Animosity
The panel discussions below cover a host of topics. We hope they help you in some way. Adoptions by Appointment Only We've heard that a...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
Jul 1, 2021
Shelter Hours Make all the Difference
I participated in a No Kill in Motion panel discussion recently about the subject of appointment-only hours for animal shelters. During...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
Jun 22, 2021
No Kill in Motion: Results of the Shelter Study
In this panel discussion, we hear the results of the lengthy study performed by Alan Rosenberg of the NJ Animal Observer regarding well...
Aubrie Kavanaugh
May 25, 2021
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...
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...
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