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 No Kill in a Nutshell Minimize

· No Kill means that no healthy or treatable animal will be euthanized in order to make space for more animals.

 · No Kill means that no homeless pet is turned away from a shelter.  "Open Admittence" is a requirement for a shelter to be "No Kill".

· No Kill does not mean no animals are euthanized.  It would be inhumane to not euthanize terminally ill, sick or badly -injured animals.

· No Kill does not mean hoarding animals in shelters. It means taking a proactive approach to finding homes for animals.
 
· No Kill requires many elements, low cost spay/nueter options, trap/neuter/release programs, foster care and aggressive adoption programs.

· No Kill means that cities must adopt pet friendly policies and effectively use resources to save lives.

Learn more by visiting the No Kill Advocacy Center .
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 Can our community ever truly be No Kill? Minimize
Are you frustrated and saddened by the thousands of animals killed in Kansas City Metro shelters each year?  Wondering what can be done, if anything, to improve animal sheltering in the community?  Or is it all hopeless...?
 
In the book Redemption, author Nathan Winograd details how the American shelter system is failing the animals it should be protecting and what steps can be taken to turn a community shelter from death-row to No Kill.
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Join Kansas City Dog Advocates and the No More Homeless Pets KC Coaltion in bringing No Kill to the Metro.  To get ready for this challenge, please read Nathan Winograd's Redemption, the author's case for No Kill as well as counter arguments of misguided blame.
  • What can be learned from Winograd's book?
  • What can be applied in our own community?
  • What role do individuals have in creating change?
  • Can our community ever truly be No Kill?
  • Visit www.NoKillAdvocacyCenter.org
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 What can you do to help save animals? Minimize

  • Adopt a homeless pet!  If you are in the market for a pet, please consider adoption first.  Not only are you saving that pet, you are making room for another pet in need.  Visit www.PetFinder.com to see the homeless pets in the Metro.

  • Spay or Neuter your pet!  Having your pet fixed lowers the numbers of animals entering the shelter by elminating unexpected litters.  While the number of puppies entering shelters has been reduced in recent years due to so many responsible pet owners altering their dogs, litters of kittens still fill the shelters.  Click HERE options.

  • Trap/Neuter/Return!  Do you have feral cats in your neighborhood that are producing litters of kittens?  There are programs in place that can help you trap these cats, get them fixed and vaccinated at low cost and return them to their homes.  Click HERE for details.

  • Volunteer!  If you are not in the market for a pet you can still help by volunteering for a local shelter, rescue or low-cost spay/neuter facility.  Opportunities range from walking dogs to socializing kittens to fostering a pet until it gets adopted.  Fostering is also an excellent way to see if pet ownership is right for you before commiting to adopt a pet for life.

  • Sponsor a Spay!  Consider donating to a low cost spay/neuter facility that helps low income families alter their pets.  Studies show that the expense of the procedure is the number one reason responsible pet owners don't spay/neuter their pets.  Sponsoring a spay will help not only the animal, but also help a family in need.  Click HERE to donate. 

  • Contact your city leaders!  Many animal control departments in the Metro are underfunded and understaffed.  Often, resources are not used efficiently and it costs pets their lives.  Let your local politicians know that pet friendly policies are important to you!

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    Buy a signed copy of the book in advance at www.nmhpkc.org/store.  Cost is $20 and will be available now at the NMHPKC Clinic located at 5428 Antioch Drive, Merriam, KS  66202.

     

    In addition, or if you cannot buy the book please visit www.NoKillAdvocacyCenter.org for additional articles.

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