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Thomas Cole (http://www.shelterrevolution.org/)
The veil of secrecy Before reading further take just a moment and ask yourself what is the primary cause of the needless killing in animal shelters? Don’t look ahead, think about it for a moment… My answer is secrecy. This is a crippling kind of secrecy. It prevents asking for help thereby eliminating any...
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The next post will begin our dive into troubled waters by highlighting specific weaknesses of shelters and offer innovative solutions. It will, if the past is any indicator, ruffle lots of feathers. It seems very important to first single out some much-maligned people to say a good word about them so they do not...
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Where do all these shelter animals come from? To deal with the annual slaughter of unwanted companion animals (pets) we need to look at both sides of the issue: how to stop the flow of homeless animals into our shelters and what to do with these animals once they end up in shelters. Let’s...
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And the journey begins… I write for one purpose only: to put an end to the annual slaughter of millions of dogs and cats in shelters. Can this hideous holocaust be stopped? Some say yes and offer their formulae for success. Most say, “No, this is the way it has always been and always...
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Why are shelters so different even in the same city? The simple answer is that there is no “system” in North America. There is no structured organization of shelters or rescue groups. Each shelter functions independently and is self-supporting. Starting at the national level, there are two large humane organizations that have long held...
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Where is this blog heading? To conclude my introductory post it might be helpful to make sure we’re all on the same page before we begin this journey together. This blog is not meant to be a fluffy trade journal for industry insiders. My writing is to serve as: a scalpel cutting through secrecy...
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You would think that people dedicated to the singular cause of rescuing cats and dogs would agree on almost everything and enjoy working together in such a noble cause. But when it comes to reducing the killing of millions of animals every year in North America almost every idea becomes a topic for bloody...
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