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Topic: DECLARATION OF THE NO KILL MOVEMENT by NATHAN WINOGRAD..A GREAT HOPE FOR THE POOR ANIMALS...

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Lach V.	DECLARATION OF THE NO KILL MOVEMENT by NATHAN WINOGRAD..A GREAT HOPE FOR THE POOR ANIMALS... December 30, 2007 6:47 AM Donateur worden Nieuwsbrief Stuur een e-card Declaration of the No Kill Movement in the USA This year, some five million dogs and cats will be killed in shelters. The vast majority can and should be placed into loving homes or should never enter shelters in the first place. But there is hope. No Kill sheltering models, based on innovative, non-lethal programs and services, have already saved the lives of tens of thousands of animals. But instead of embracing No Kill, many shelters—and their national agency allies—cling to their failed models of the past, models that result in the killing of millions of dogs and cats in U.S. shelters every year. No Kill is a revolution. And behind every revolution is a declaration—a statement of grievances, and a listing of rights and principles that underscore our great hope for the future. We assert that a No Kill nation is within our reach—that the killing can and should be brought to an end. Join us in endorsing The Declaration of the No Kill Movement in the United States. It is open to every individual, every group, and every agency that wants to bring about an end to the killing by implementing the programs and services that will establish a No Kill nation. Programs like ensuring public access to affordable spay/neuter services, allowing rescue groups to save animals on death row, and communitywide Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) for feral cats. These are not radical concepts, but in the current sheltering world, one can be ostracized for daring to proclaim the simple truths that population control killing is not an act of kindness and that feral cats have a right to live. [ send green star]
Lach V.	December 30, 2007 6:50 AM Join us in speaking for those who can’t. In the length of time it will take you to read the Declaration, nearly one hundred dogs and cats will be needlessly killed. I. Preamble One hundred and fifty years ago, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals and other humane organizations were founded to establish standards for humane treatment of animals, to promote their rights, and to protect them from harm. This marked the formal beginning of the humane movement in the United States. The scope and influence of these early humane organizations were testament to the public’s concern for animals. It did not take long for them to set their sights on the abuse of homeless animals and cruel methods of killing by public pounds. It was common practice at the time for city and town dogcatchers to beat, drown, or shoot homeless animals. Many humane agencies responded by entering into animal control contracts with towns and cities to ensure that the killing was done more humanely. But in taking on municipal animal control duties, these agencies abandoned their lifesaving and life-enhancing platforms when those beliefs conflicted with their contractual responsibilities. In the current era, where laws require killing by even more “humane” methods, these contradictions have become starker. [ send green star]
Lach V.	December 30, 2007 6:51 AM Increasingly, the practices of both humane societies and municipal animal control agencies are out of step with public sentiment. Today, most Americans hold the humane treatment of animals as a personal value, which is reflected in our laws, cultural practices, the proliferation of organizations founded for animal protection, increased per capita spending on animal care, and great advancements in veterinary medicine. But the agencies that the public expects to protect animals are instead killing more than five million animals annually. Lifesaving alternatives to the mass killing of animals in shelters have existed for decades. These lifesaving methods are based on innovative, humane, nonlethal programs and services that have proven that the killing can be brought to an end. Too many of these agencies, however, remain mired in the kill philosophies of the past, unwilling to or hampered from exploring and adopting methods that save lives. This is a breach of their public trust, a gross deviation from their responsibility to protect animals, and a point of view that we, as caring people and a humane community, can no longer accept or tolerate. We assert that a No Kill nation is within our reach—that the killing can and must be brought to an end. It is up to each of us working individually and together to implement sheltering models that have already saved tens of thousands of animals in progressive communities. If we work together—with certainty of purpose, assured of our own success, with the commitment that “what must be done, will be done”—the attainment of our goals will not be far off. [ send green star]
Lach V.	NO KILL RESOLUTION December 30, 2007 6:53 AM II. No Kill Resolution Whereas, the right to live is every animal’s most basic and fundamental right; Whereas, societies for the prevention of cruelty to animals and other humane organizations were founded to establish standards for humane treatment of animals, to promote their rights, and to protect them from harm; Whereas, traditional sheltering practices allow the mass killing of sheltered animals; Whereas, every year shelters in the United States are killing millions of healthy and treatable animals who could be placed in homes, and are also killing millions of feral cats who do not belong in shelters; Whereas, life always takes precedence over expediency; Whereas, the No Kill movement in the United States has successfully implemented new and innovative programs that provide alternatives to mass killing; Whereas, lifesaving change will come about only if No Kill programs are embraced and further developed; Whereas, failure to implement No Kill programs constitutes a breach of the public’s trust in the sheltering community; Now, therefore, be it resolved that No Kill policies and procedures are the only legitimate foundation for animal sheltering; and, It is incumbent upon all shelters and animal groups to embrace the philosophy of No Kill, to immediately begin implementing programs and services that will end the mass killing of sheltered animals, and to reject the failed kill-oriented practices of the past. [ send green star]
Lach V.	STATEMENT OF RIGHTS December 30, 2007 6:59 AM III. Statement of Rights We acknowledge the following: Sheltered animals have a right to live; Feral cats have a right to their lives and their habitats; Animals, rescuers, and the public have a right to expect animal protection organizations and animal shelters to do everything in their power to promote, protect, and advocate for the lives of animals; Animal protection groups, rescue groups, and No Kill shelters have a right to take into their custody animals who would otherwise be killed by animal shelters; Taxpayers and community members have a right to have their government spend tax monies on programs and services whose purpose is to save and enhance the lives of all animals; Taxpayers and community members have a right to full and complete disclosure about how animal shelters operate. [ send green star]
Lach V.	GUIDING PRINCIPLES December 30, 2007 7:01 AM Guiding Principles No Kill is achieved only by guaranteeing the following: Life to all healthy animals, and to all sick, injured, or vicious animals where medical or behavioral intervention would alter a poor or grave prognosis; The right of feral cats to live in their habitats. These conditions can be achieved only through adherence to the following: Shelters and humane groups end the killing of healthy and treatable animals, including feral cats; Every animal in a shelter receives individual consideration, regardless of how many animals a shelter takes in, or whether such animals are healthy, underaged, elderly, sick, injured, traumatized, or feral; Shelters and humane organizations discontinue the use of language that misleads the public and glosses over the nature of their actions, such as “euthanasia,” “unadoptable,” “fractious,” “putting them to sleep,” and other euphemisms that downplay the gravity of ending life and make the task of killing easier; Shelters are open to the public during hours that permit working people to reclaim or adopt animals during nonworking hours; Shelters and other government agencies promote spay/neuter programs and mandate that animals be spayed or neutered before adoption; Public shelters work with humane animal adoption organizations to the fullest extent to promote the adoption of animals and to reduce the rate of killing; Shelters provide care and treatment for all animals in shelters to the extent necessary, including prompt veterinary care, adequate nutrition, shelter, exercise, and socialization; Shelters are held accountable for and make information publicly available about all the animals in their care. [ send green star]
Lach V.	NO KILL STANDARDS December 30, 2007 7:03 AM V. No Kill Standards The implementation of these lifesaving procedures, policies, and programs must be the immediate goal of every shelter, and animal control and animal welfare agency: Formal, active commitment by shelter directors, management, and staff to lifesaving programs and policies, and dedication to promptly ending mass killing of shelter animals; Immediate implementation of the following programs by all publicly funded or subsidized animal shelters: High-volume, low- and no-cost spay/neuter services; A foster care network for underaged, traumatized, sick, injured, or other animals needing refuge before any sheltered animal is killed, unless the prognosis for rehabilitation of that individual animal is poor or grave; Comprehensive adoption programs that operate during weekend and evening hours and include offsite adoption venues; Medical and behavioral rehabilitation programs; Pet retention programs to solve medical, environmental, or behavioral problems and keep animals with their caring and responsible caregivers; Trap-Neuter-Return or Release (TNR) programs; [ send green star]
Lach V.	December 30, 2007 7:05 AM Rescue group access to shelter animals; Volunteer programs to socialize animals, promote adoptions, and help in the operations of the shelter; Documentation before any animal is killed that all efforts to save the animal have been considered, including medical and behavioral rehabilitation, foster care, rescue groups, neuter and release, and adoption. An end to the policy of accepting trapped feral cats to be destroyed as unadoptable, and implementation of TNR as the accepted method of feral cat control by educating the public about TNR and offering TNR program services; An end to the use of temperament testing that results in killing animals who are not truly vicious (e.g., shy/timid cats and frightened dogs) but who can be placed in homes, or are feral cats who can be returned or released; Abolishment of trapping, lending traps to the public to capture animals, and support of trapping by shelters, governments, and pest control companies for the purposes of removing animals to be killed; An end to owner-requested killing of animals unless the shelter has made an independent determination that the animal is irremediably suffering or cannot be rehabilitated; The repeal of unenforceable and counter-productive animal control ordinances such as cat licensing and leash laws, pet limit laws, bans on feeding stray animals, and bans on specific breeds. [ send green star]
Lach V.	KILLING OF HOMELESS ANIMALS AND STRAYS IS NO ACCEPTABLE... December 30, 2007 7:18 AM The No Kill principal starts with the decision, that killing of homeless animals, and strays, is no acceptable way to solve the problem of strays, or overpopulation of animals. No Kill is a plan solve the overpopulation, and stray problem in an animal-friendly way. Thereby, no healthy animals, or animals that can be medically treated, will be killed to solve the overpopulation: the animals will be spayed, and neutered, instead. No Kill will also try to re-home animals to help decreasing the number of strays. Nathan Winnograd is the architect of No Kill as it is being used nowadays. In the following articles, you will find more information about the method, and Nathan Winnograd in his function as Executive Director of The Tompkins County SPCA, and how he introduced the No Kill method. The No Kill declaration: http://www.nokill.eu/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=43 Diary of a No Kill shelter Director: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/pdf/diary.pdf Building a No Kill Community: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/pdf/BNKC.pdf Testing animal behaviour: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/pdf/Temperament%20Testing.pdf Interview with Nathan Winnograd: (html code to paste in html-mode directly, or refer to the following link: http://www.nokill.eu/content/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=108) <object width="375" height="300"> <param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/X1r9GJ_N7WU"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/X1r9GJ_N7WU" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent [ send green star]
Lach V.	MY DEAR FRIENDS, December 30, 2007 7:23 AM READING THIS INTERESTING, NICE DECLARATION I FELT SO IMPRESSED, SO HAPPY... BECAUSE, I FEEL IT LIKE A HOPE FOR THE FUTURE... FOR THE POOR ANIMALS, FOR THE STRAYS...A GREAT HOPE AND I KNOW...ONE DAY WILL BE NOT A HOPE BUT A REALITY, MY FRIENDS! CONGRATULATION, MR WINOGRAD AND TO ALL WHO HELP THIS MOVEMENT, I AM SO IMPRESSED, I WANTED TO SHARE WITH YOU, MY FRIENDS.... READ,WATCH THE FILMS, IT'S A REAL HOPE... [ send green star]
anonymous	December 31, 2007 12:02 AM Hi Veronica, Thank you for putting the No Kill declaration on ANIMCORD. Unlike the No Kill movement of Nathan Winograd in America, No Kill Europe just started over a year ago. While No Kill in the US has proven to be effective for over 20 years, still many more people need to know it, and to handle accordingly. It is the only proven way to help Strays. I hope we can help you with it in Romania, and there will come a time that also the rest of Europe accepts the way to treat strays, and how to handle animal overpopulation. We always refer to the original articles of Nathan Winograd, so you can read about shelter management, TNR (Trap Neuter, and Return), etc. Like we started in the Netherlands, and Belgium: Lets hope this is one of the seeds, to grow a whole forest ... [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Lach V.	THANK YOU December 31, 2007 12:39 AM DEAR EVERT JAN, I WAS REALLY IMPRESSED WHEN I READ THIS DECLARATION, BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MUCH SUFFERING HERE IN MY COUNTRY FOR THE POOR STRAY ANIMALS AND NOT ONLY[ ALSO FOR THE WILD LIFE AND FOR THE ANIMALS OF THE ZOOS ], THEREFORE, FOR ME, WHO I CREATED FROM A SMALL WEEKEND HOUSE A SMALL HUMBLE SHELTER, FOR ME AND I KNOW FOR MANY OF US, THIS DECLARATION IS A FANTASTICAL, A GREAT HOPE FOR THE FUTURE OF THE POOR STRAY ANIMALS FROM EVERYWHERE. I CONGRATULATE YOU AGAIN AND AGAIN AND WISH TO YOU THAT YOU CAN ACCOMPLISH WHAT YOU WANT, TO SUCCEED, BECAUSE IT'S A REAL HOPE, YOU REALLY MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN THIS WORLD, I SINCERELY ADMIRE YOUR WORK, PLEASE TELL MY BEST REGUARDS TO NATHAN WINOGRAD, WE ALL TRUST YOU ! GOD BLESS ALL OF US, WISHING TO YOU, TO YOUR DEAR WIFE, TO NATHAN WINOGRAD GOOD LUCK, HEALTH, FORCES TO FIGHT FOR A VERY GOOD CAUSE, SUCCESS IN IT, GOD BLESS YOU ALL, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!!!!! [ send green star]
Jana W.	December 31, 2007 3:16 PM Does anyone know if there is a place to sign this declaration in agreement? [ send green star] [ accepted]
anonymous	December 31, 2007 8:21 PM The declaration is not to be signed as far as I know, but to act accordingly, else you cannot say, that you act according to the No Kill pollicy. You can check the links below, or the website of Nathan Winograd http://www.nokilladvocaycenter.org The No Kill declaration: http://www.nokill.eu/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=15&Itemid=43 Diary of a No Kill shelter Director: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/pdf/diary.pdf Building a No Kill Community: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/pdf/BNKC.pdf Interview with Nathan Winnograd: http://www.nokill.eu/content/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=108 Happy New Year to you all. This post was modified from its original form on 31 Dec, 20:21 [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
anonymous	December 31, 2007 8:30 PM Correction on my previous post. The website of Nathan Winograd: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/ This post was modified from its original form on 31 Dec, 20:31 [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Lach V.	THANK YOU AND HAPPY NEW YEAR, January 02, 2008 4:52 AM DEAR JANA FOR YOUR INTEREST, IT'S SUCH A GOOD DECLARATION I AM ABSOLUTELY IMPRESSED AND I KNOW IF WE'LL TRY TO DO AS NATHAN WINOGRAD SUGGGEST, THE POOR ANIMALS WILL HAVE A BETTER CHANCE IN THEIR FRAGILE LIVES..., THANK YOU EVERT JAN FOR LETTING US KNOW THERE ARE ASO SUCH GOOD PROJECTS, SOLUTIONS, CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OF YOU WHO!!!! AND HAVE A LUCKY, HAPIIER NEW YEAR!!!! Reforming Animal Control What's New Contact Us Membership Home A Tour of U.S. Animal Shelters Be a witness to the truth No Kill Conferences/Seminars What's New The latest news from the No Kill Advocacy Center No Kill Sheltering Our full color print magazine. Available to members of the No Kill Advocacy Center Contact Form If every animal shelter in the United States embraced the No Kill philosophy and the programs and services that make it a reality, we would save over four million dogs and cats who are scheduled to die in shelters this year, and the year after that. It is not an impossible dream. [ send green star]
Lach V.	' THE POWER TO CHANGE THE STATUS QUO IS IN OUR HANDS' January 02, 2008 4:55 AM THIS IS SO REAL, SO GOOD, IT BRINGS ME HOPE FOR THE FUTURE OF SO MUCH SAD ANIMALS, THANK YOU NATHAN WINOGRAD! GOD BLESS YOU AND HAVE A VERY GOOD NEW YEAR! [ send green star]
anonymous	HSUS, PETA, and Nathan's Blog January 02, 2008 4:57 PM Comment from a No Kill point of view, on an article of HSUS, in which they state, that killing of animals is better, than keeping them in shelters. (which, of course is just to brutalize No Kill) In 1978, Phyllis Wright of HSUS wrote the following article: http://www.la-spca.org/education/why_euthanize.htm Reaction of Christie Keith of Pet Connection (Kill vs. No Kill): http://www.petconnection.com/blog/2007/11/20/whats-in-a-name-playing-the-orwellian-card/ Furthermore, there is an article in Nathan Winograd's Blog, about PETA: http://nathanwinograd.blogspot.com/2007/09/peta-wants-tompkins-county-to-kill.html Evert Jan Klein Velderman (www.nokill.eu) [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Lach V.	THANK YOU January 02, 2008 5:25 PM FOR POSTING THIS, VERY INTERESTING INDEED, PLEASE FRIENDS, READ, THANKS GOD, THERE ARE PEOPLE AS NATHAN WINOGRAD, BECAUSE... GOD, IT'S VERY, VERY DIFICULT TO UNDERSTAND PEOPLE AT THIS TIME, I CAN ONLY SAY, POOR, POOR, POOR UNWANTED ANIMALS!!!! [ send green star]
Lach V.	COM E FRIENDS January 03, 2008 3:34 PM AND READ, THERE ARE VERY INTERESTING THINGS IN THIS DECLARATION WHAT ALL OF US HAS TO KNOW, THERE ARE WONDERFUL PEOPLE WHO FIGHTS FOR THIS NO KILL MOVEMENT, IT'S A GREAT HOPE FOR THE POOR ANIMALS! [ send green star]
Lach V.	NO KILL MOVEMENT January 07, 2008 12:14 AM IT'S A GREAT HOPE FOR US, WHO ARE TRYING HARDLY TO SAVE THE POOR ANIMALS, PLEASE READ IT, AND COMMENT IT, I LIKE IT VERY, VERY MUCH, I THINK IT'S THE ONLY POSSIBLE FUTURE FOR THER POOR ANIMALS. THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU [ send green star]
Lach V.	IT'S SO INTERESTING, January 07, 2008 2:50 AM READ IT, YOU'LL LIKE IT, POST A COMMENT, LET'S SPEAK ABOUT, I AM WAITING YOUR OPINIONS... [ send green star]
Lach V.	I REALLY DONT KNOW January 13, 2008 5:38 AM OR ANYBODY?????? I FIND THIS PROCLAMATION TO BE A HOPE FOR THE POOR ANIMALS WHO DIES I TRAPS, SHO, KILLED IN ACCIDENTS, IN GAS CHAMBERS, POISONED AND SO MANY OTHER WAYS... I HOPED YOU'LL READ THIS PROCLAMATION AND STILL I HOPE AND I WAIT YOUR OPINIONS, YOUR IDEAS ABOUT.... I AM STILL WAITING.... READ , PLEASE!!!!! FOR ANIMALS !!!!!! [ send green star]
anonymous	January 13, 2008 5:44 AM i read the No kill movement from europe presented to me by Evert Jan It's logo is already on my care2 site for a while [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
anonymous	January 14, 2008 11:55 AM Thank you for your post Claudia ! Just to make clear for all readers of this article: there are differences between local pollicies, and laws in each country. During our seminar in 2007, on December 1st, and 2nd, there were guest speakers from Italy (Dorothe Friz), England (Chris Laurence), and an English businessman (Robert Smith) who set-up big projects in Turkey, and Romania to spay and neuter stray dogs, and to set-up shelters to treat dogs that were ill, and for rehoming purposes. No Kill Europe uses the No Kill pollicy from Nathan Winograd, and we have regular contact with him and his wife to talk things over. Our goal is to implement in Europe, to cover the differences in law, and local pollicies. Therefore we started in the Netherlands, and Belgium. We now know several vets, other foundations, animal welfare organisation, etc. to agree on many issues, and to come to a European "model" of the No Kill movement as originally set-up by Nathan Winograd. Here you can find a more detailed description of our guest spaekers on the recent No Kill semniar: Dorothea Friz: http://lega-pro-animale.de/ Chris Laurence: http://www.dogstrust.org.uk/press_office/spokespeople/chrislaurence/ Robert Smith: http://www.shkd.org/en/founder.html This post was modified from its original form on 14 Jan, 11:58 [report anonymous abuse] [ accepted]
Lach V.	THANK YOU January 14, 2008 2:38 PM CLAUDIA, THANK YOU EVERT JAN, WINOGRAD'S PROJECT IS A VERY GOOD ONE, I STRONGLY BELIEVE THIS WILL BE, FINALLY, THE FUTURE OF THE POOR STRAY ANIMALS. IT'S THE BEST SOLUTION, I THINK. THANK YOU, GOD BLESS YOU ALL [ send green star]
Lach V.	HI FRIENDS, January 21, 2008 2:46 PM I AM A BIT DISAPPOINTED , MY DEAR ANIMAL LOVER FRIENDS, WHY DONT YOU READ THIS GOOD DECLARATION??? I REALLY DONT UNDERSTAND... I WANTED SO MUCH YOU TO KNOW ABOUT THIS HOPE FOR THE ANIMALS.. TO LEARN YOUR IDEAS, OPINIONS ABOUT IT... IT IS NOT TOO LATE TO READ IT...AND I WAIT TO KNOW WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT....THANK YOU [ send green star]
Elena G.	January 23, 2008 1:59 AM Well, everything starting with "no kill" regarding animals is great for me. Killing millions of innocent animals because of human neglect, lack of responsability and disrespect for life IS SO WRONG!... People are treating animals like they were objects for decoration, toys, a necessary accessory for one's image or simply they are exploiting them for money. This is the general attitude towards animals and that is why most of the people can't believe that ANIMALS DO HAVE RIGHTS TOO! The fact that I am treating my furry companions as if they were my children is strange to some, exaggerate to others and to most of the others abnormal... It might be very disappointing and frustrating at some time, but I don't care, I just love my animals and allways will. And not only mine, ALL OF THEM. Only when people will understand that every living being with a nervous system CAN FEEL perhaps things are gonna change for the better and this Declaration will hit its target. LAWS ARE NOT ENOUGH! Besides, "laws are made to be broken" - this is very true. All that's forbidden is even more tempting, it's in the human nature. Good people need to stick together and make a difference. Promoting compassion for animals and standing ourselves for examples, this is the way of changing the world. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Lach V.	THANK YOU, DEAREST ELENA, January 23, 2008 2:18 AM AS ALWAYS, YOU SAY SO VERY GOOD THE REALITIES, ALL WHAT YOU SAID IS SO TRUE AND I AGREE 100% WITH ALL OF THEM, I HAVE SOMETIMES THE SAME FEELINGS REGUARDING ANIMALS, YOU KNOW TO US, IF SOMEONE HAVE OR CARE OF ANIMALS HOW IT IS CONSIDERED...NO COMMENT ON IT.... I WAS A BIT DISAPPOINTED THAT THE ANIMAL LOVERS HAVE NOT EXPRESSED THEIR OPINIONS, IDEAS OR CRITICS ABOUT THIS DECLARATION, WHICH I FIND ABSOLUTELY FANTASTICAL, CONGRATULATION AGAIN FOR IT! IT'S A REAL CHANCE, A HOPE FOR THE FUTURE, I WAS SO, SO GLAD TO FIND THERE ARE SOME MOVEMENTS....THEREFORE I POSTED, PINNED IN RED, HOPING THAT MORE AND MORE WILL COME AND SEE , READ IT...AND WORLD, PREJUDICES, OLD IDEAS WILL CHANGE AND A NEW WORLD , A BETTER ONE, WILL COME FOR THE ANIMALS! THANK YOU AGAIN, DEAREST ELENA FOR YOUR CLEVER WORDS, GOD BLESS YOU AND ALL YOU LOVE!!! [ send green star]
Lach V.	I INVITE ALL MY FRIENDS AND NOT ONLY, ALL THE ANIMAL LOVERS February 02, 2008 11:08 PM TO READ THIS DECLARATION, I AM REALLY SURPRISED YOU DONT READ IT, REALLY !!!!!! IT'S POSSIBLE FUTURE FOR THE ANIMALS A HOPE THAT CAN BE TRUE ONE DAY, WELL COME AND READ IT!! [ send green star]
Lach V.	Thanks,i appreciate February 05, 2008 7:17 AM And respect your opinion,dear Michelle,i do as and i am able to do.God bless you,my friend [ send green star]
Lach V.	Thanks,i appreciate February 05, 2008 7:18 AM And respect your opinion,dear Michelle,i do as and i am able to do.God bless you,my friend [ send green star]
Lach V.	March 03, 2008 4:37 AM IT'S REALLY DISTURBING TO READ EVERYWHERE THAT THE HEALTHY ANIMALS, CATS, DOGS, MILLIONS AND MILLIONS IN EVERY YEAR HAVE TO END IN HORRIBLE KILLING SHELTERS. FROM THE KINDNESS OF A FRIEND I HAD THE CHANCE TO READ THE BOOK OF NATHAN J.WINOGRAD CALLED ' REDEMPTION , THE MYTH OF PET OVERPOPULATION AND THE NO KILL REVOLUTION IN AMERICA' AND I WAS VERY MOVED, IMPRESSED TO READ IT AND, I CAN ASSURE YOU THERE IS A HOPE IN THE FUTURE FOR THE POOR VOPICELESS IF, ALL OF US WE CHANGE OUR PREJUDICES, MENTALITIES AND MORE COMPASSIONATE, WE SPREAD THE WORD, LEARN AND TEACH IN THE SAME TIME,.... THIS BOOK TEACHED ME THAT THE NO KILL MOVEMENT CAN PUT AN END TO THIS HORRIBLE REALITY OF OUR DAYS... THE KILLING SHELTERS... A HOPE FOR THE FUTURE...FOR THE ANIMALS... GOD BLESS YOU ALL [ send green star]
Lach V.	April 13, 2008 1:08 AM Working together to bring about a time when there are no more homeless pets. More> News Forums Special Guests Members Calendar Resources About Prev20 of 21 stories Next No More Homeless Pets Declaring No Kill! No More Homeless Pets with Nathan Winograd [ send green star]
Lach V.	news April 13, 2008 1:11 AM No More Homeless Pets No More Homeless Pets Conference - Win a free t-shirt! February 21, 2008 : 11:55 AM Mark your calendars: the National No More Homeless Pets Conference will take place October 24-26, 2008 in Las Vegas, NV with an optional trip to the Best Friends sanctuary. The conference will cover groundbreaking programs and emerging issues in working towards the goal of no more homeless pets. We want your input! What do you want to learn at the conference to help you help homeless pets in your community? Submit your suggestions by posting a comment to this story. All ideas are welcome and five lucky posting members will receive a free t-shirt! Registration coming soon. For more information, email conferences@bestfriends.org Sign in to post a comment [ send green star]
Lach V.	'NO PET LEFT BEHIND May 03, 2008 2:09 PM Subscribe to RD \| Renew Give a Gift \| Go to the RD Store Your America Living Healthy Advice & Know-How Laughs! Games & More In the Magazine Make Your Mark I asked them simply, 'What's plan B?' Saving LivesHis methods "aren't exactly rocket science," he admits. But they work -- mostly, he believes, because they center around one basic rule: Get the animals seen. Upbeat ads in local newspapers and on TV and the Internet feature photos of potential pets. Adoption centers are open seven days a week, including evenings, so people who work have time to get there. Inside, they employ what Winograd calls a supermarket strategy, placing the kittens and puppies in the back and putting the older, less desirable animals up front. "And guess what?" he says. "People often fall in love with the ones they see first and adopt them." Blind dogs, strays with missing limbs -- all find homes. "There is no dog or cat too old, too ugly or too undesirable not to be adopted by someone," says Winograd. Today, Tompkins County, which comprises the city of Ithaca and surrounding communities, is considered the only no-kill county in the United States. Nine out of ten dogs and cats that come through the shelter doors are saved. Only animals with incurable injuries or illnesses, and the truly vicious, are put down. The national average is half of all dogs and 70 percent of cats, totaling more than four million animals last year alone. And Winograd is taking his nontraditional methods to facilities around the country, representing his No Kill Advocacy Center (nokillsolutions.com), a nonprofit organization dedicated to achieving what he calls a no-kill nation. Cities that once had high euthanasia rates, like Philadelphia and Charlottesville, have seen pet adoptions jump 300 percent. Requests for assistance come from as far away as Ireland and Australia. Even though he drives a 1998 Honda Civic that leaks when it rains, and his family lives on a tight budget while his classmates from Stanford Law earn six-figure salaries, Winograd says he's doing what he'd always wanted to do when he grew up: run an animal shelter and save all the animals. "Just like a five-year-old," he acknowledges. "And like a five-year-old, I believe I can do it." Even as a young district attorney, he kept his goal in mind, starting when he prosecuted his first animal cruelty case. "It was my baptism by fire, literally," he says. A man was accused of intentionally setting his brown tabby cat on fire. Winograd made his case, and the abusive owner was sentenced to prison. It was the first of many such cases, and he prosecuted each with vigor. But the senseless violence, neglect and ignorance never failed to shock him. He decided simply, "I need to get to the other side and start saving these animals." Now, Winograd is helping to save thousands, even millions. He's convinced that a no-kill nation is possible. "I'm just here trying to shorten the time until it arrives." [ send green star]
Lach V.	CONGRATULATIONS MR WINOGRAD May 03, 2008 2:13 PM YOU ARE A REAL PRECIOUS EXAMPLE FOR THIS SAD WORLD WHERE THE KILLING IS THE ONLY METHOD... YOU ARE A REAL HOPE FOR US ALL! THANK YOU GOD BLESS YOU FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING! [ send green star]
Lach V.	September 02, 2008 11:59 PM /> Animals (tags: NoKILL! ) Hans - 1 day ago - nokill.eu No Kill sheltering models, based on innovative, non-lethal programs and services, have already saved the lives of tens of thousands of animals. This is what Evert Jan is foucssing on now and why he has no time for Care2! THANK YOU EVERT JAN! /> hot!!! \| add a comment \| visit site \| problem? [ send green star]
Lach V.	September 03, 2008 12:03 AM 140 No Kill Europe Evert Jan Is Concentrating on This /> Animals (tags: NoKILL! ) Hans - 1 day ago - nokill.eu No Kill sheltering models, based on innovative, non-lethal programs and services, have already saved the lives of tens of thousands of animals. This is what Evert Jan is foucssing on now and why he has no time for Care2! THANK YOU EVERT JAN! /> hot!!! \| add a comment \| visit site \| problem? Hans L. (756) Monday September 1, 2008, 4:57 am Dear friends and Care2 members! I have posted this Story as a tribute for Evert Jan Klein Velderman who is saving thousands of animal lifes! He did not have a group here in Care2 but he has been fighting with all of you who have asked him for support! please note this Story and visit the site! Maybe even donate money sothat he can try to save even more animals! You can find all the banking details of HIS European no kill foundation here! http://nokill.eu/content/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13&Itemid=41 <flag as inappropriate> Why is this inapropriate? Send ReportCancel Your report has been submitted to Customer service. Thank you. There was a problem submitting your report. Please try again later. [ send green star]
Lach V.	THANK YOU, DEAR EVERT JAN FOR YOUR FIGHT September 03, 2008 12:05 AM WE WILL MISS YOU HERE ON CARE 2, THAT'S FOR SURE, BUT WE UNDERSTAND GOD BLESS ALL YOU DO FOR THE ANIMALS [ send green star]
AvengingAngel W.	September 03, 2008 4:01 AM THANKS HANS, NOTED. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Debbie L.	September 03, 2008 4:14 AM Noted and commented, thank you Hans and Veronica for the update on Evert Jan and his wifes hard work and effort to support and promote the NO KILL Movement. They are amazing people. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Lach V.	yep, September 22, 2008 3:54 AM dear DEBBIE and ANGELA, I love and respect them very, very much, their fight, their work, may GOD BLESS THEM AND YOU ALL FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE ANIMALS WORLDWIDE [ send green star]
Glezela W.	March 29, 2009 12:33 PM Noted [ send green star] [ accepted]
Lach V.	source http://www.fixsanfrancisco.org/home/node/53 October 12, 2009 12:44 AM Nathan Winograd's opinion on the Animal Control and Welfare Commission (August 2009) News Nathan Winograd comments on FixSanFrancisco's efforts at the Commission on Animal Control and Welfare. The Commission's proposed "Road Map" will not take us all the way to becoming a No Kill City. San Francisco's local shelters are not taking the leadership role in this issue. We need legislation! [ send green star]
Lach V.	click on it October 12, 2009 12:50 AM http://www.nathanwinograd.com/?p=1801 [ send green star]
Barko Knine K.	October 15, 2009 10:07 AM thanks for all of the interesting information and declarations and I agree with all the no kill information. [ send green star] [ accepted]
Lach V.	THANK YOU,SO MUCH, DEAR BARKO, October 16, 2009 2:14 PM Yes, i believe and trust that the future generations will smart enough to make everything possible to stop the actual destroying all our wonderful earth, including its flora and fauna, i pray for better days, and here is the hope, NATHAN WINOGRAD Nathan J. Winograd Dear Friends and Colleagues: The long awaited follow-up to the most acclaimed book on animal sheltering ever written is coming this holiday season. For more information, click here. The No Kill Blog Beginning in 2008, I began sending hundreds of free copies of Redemption to virtually every rescue group and shelter in Australia, with the assistance of Pet Rescue in Australia and the No Kill Advocacy Center. The effort resulted in the first media article addressing the No Kill philosophy and spurned the Animal Welfare League of Queensland, an open admission animal management/control shelter, to embrace the programs and services of the No Kill Equation. All told, 800 free copies of the book were distributed throughout the Australian continent. On September 30 – October 2, 2009, I participated in a national conference on the Gold Coast of Australia. Bringing together shelter directors, government officials, rescue groups and animal lovers from all over Australia and New Zealand, I presented four workshop: Building a No Kill Australia, The No Kill Matrix: What is a Savable Animal?, Developing Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) in the Australian Context, and Reforming Animal Control/Management: A Discussion for CEOs, Managers and Leaders of Pounds & Shelters. Read what came out of that experience in "The Race is On," as Australia, New Zealand, and the U.S. vie to become the first nation to achieve No Kill. Click here. Twitter News & Tidbits Follow me on twitter and stay up to date with exclusive No Kill news from around the country not posted elsewhere, and including real time updates of new articles and blog posts. The Examiner As the San Francisco Animal Shelter writer for examiner.com, I am writing about local and national news from a San Francisco Bay Area perspective. In "Animal welfare commission takes up shelter reform law," three commissioners vow to fight the do-nothing mentality of the SPCA, ACC, and other commissioners that is costing the animals their lives. In "Wayne pacelle is coming to town," I discuss questions that Pacelle should be forced to answer at his upcoming San Francisco "Town Hall" meeting. Read the articles by clicking here. What's New ♦ You can get a CD with all of the documents in the Reforming Animal Control section of the No Kill Advocacy Center website, including other "How To" manuals, sample flyers, information guides, and more (click here to see the list of documents), and a signed copy of Redemption in their Reforming Animal Control/Building a No Kill Community Packet. For more information, click here. ♦ Join me at the Best Friends No More Homeless Pets conference in Las Vegas, NV. I will be giving a workshop on reforming animal control in your community. I will also participate in a panel discussion on adoptions. Stop by the exhibitor booth and pick up a free copy of Redemption (First Edition). For more information, click here. Animal Wise Radio Join me every Sunday morning on Animal Wise radio as we talk about the No Kill revolution in America. For more information, click here. Stay Connected ♦ Read the new version of the award-winning book, expanded and updated for 2009, by clicking here. ♦ Read the blog, by clicking here. ♦ Follow on twitter, by clicking here. ♦ Listen weekly on Animal Wise Radio, by clicking here. ♦ Follow the work at the No Kill Advocacy Center, by clicking here. ♦ Subscribe to the No Kill Advocacy Center’s free e-newsletter, by clicking here. ♦ Attend a public seminar and/or booksigning, by clicking here. ♦ Stay up-to-date about upcoming books, by clicking here. ♦ Read local and national shelter news with a San Francisco Bay Area angle by clicking here. Upcoming Appearances ♦ October 23-25, 2009, No More Homeless Pets Conference, Las Vegas NV. A New Edition for the Most Acclaimed Book on Animal Shelters Since its release in September 2007, Redemption has become the most critically acclaimed book ever written on its topic. The book has won five awards. It has been positively reviewed in the San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, The Bark Magazine, and over fifty newspapers nationwide. Not only has the book helped shift the national debate about killing, it is also playing a direct role in helping to transform communities. The 2009 second edition includes a new foreword, an expanded discussion of the No Kill Equation (the formula for ending the killing of animals in shelters), and a new section on the need to legislate No Kill through shelter reform legislation, with a proposed model law. The foreword covers changes in the movement since Redemption was first released in 2007, responds to critics of the book, and talks about further successes in the No Kill revolution. ♦ Winner of USA Book News' Best Book (Animal/Pets), a Best Book Muse Medallion winner by the Cat Writers Association of America, a Best Book nominee by the Dog Writers Association of America, finalist for the Eric Hoffer Award for Excellence in Publishing, and winner of a Silver Medal from the Independent Publishers Association, the book has been called "powerful and inspirational," "ground-breaking," and "a must read for anyone who cares about animals." Available wherever books are sold. For more information, click here. www.nathanwinograd.com Pleas [ send green star]