Archive for No Kill

Shelter Resolution Challenge by Frisco City Councilman Bob Allen

May 14, 2012 Great news for the Collin County shelter animals! Frisco City Councilman, Bob Allen, is taking the lead for positive shelter change. We need more elected officials like Councilman Allen to take the lead in their communities! Nice work by all the volunteers working hard to save the shelter animals in their community!
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No Kill – Achieving Success Despite The Obstacles!

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May 4, 2012 No Kill: It’s not easy, but the rewards are incomparable! Building a no kill community … is not easy. Maintaining a no kill community … is not easy. But, no kill communities do not do it because it is easy. They do it because it is the right thing to do. As
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Building a No Kill Community – No Experience Needed

no kill workshop speakers cheryl schneider, michael kitkoski, sgt karl bailey, patty alexander, and dr ellen jefferson

May 3, 2012 Increase the live save rate of animals in your Community – no experience needed Texas has several no kill communities; interesting to note about four is that the leadership that transformed these communities to no kill do not have a career shelter professional resume. In fact, they have no expertise in managing
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DFW No Kill Workshop Schedule

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JOIN US as we gather in North Texas March 10 with the shared vision and goal of revolutionizing our communities to implement life-saving shelter pet programs! Approximately 200,000 animals die each year in North Texas open-admission, taxpayer funded animal shelters. 200,000! However, a no kill nation, a no kill Texas, is within our reach. The Dallas /
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A Prayer for Street Kitties

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January 29, 2012 A SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL POEM about the cats and kitties that are born, live, and die on the streets. In animal rescue, they are called feral cat colonies. If like the author of this poem, you wish to learn more about caring for the feral cats in your community and managing the colony
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The Inspirational Impact Dr Martin Luther King Jr Has on Pawsitively Texas

Martin Luther King Jr Tribute on Pawsitively Texas

January 16, 2012 Righting American Wrongs America pauses this week to remember and honor Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. A brave man guided by his moral convictions to advocate change for the civil rights of a people that had long been abused, oppressed, and held back. He knew that racial segregation and racial discrimination were
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I Need Your Help

alva founder of pawsitively texas

January 5, 2012 As you may know, Pawsitively Texas is hosting a No Kill Workshop in Dallas/Ft Worth for all that want to learn more about saving the lives of shelter pets. On March 10, 2012, we’ll meet at the Addison Conference Centre in Addison, Texas. We have a stellar speaker line-up including national no
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Pawsitively Thankful …

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November 23, 2011 I  wanted to take a moment and let you know how very thankful and grateful I am to the amazing people that make up the Pawsitively Texas and animal rescue communities. We share a photo, a story of a dog, cat, and occasionally livestock in need, and this wonderful community fueled by
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CALL TO ACTION – ROCKWALL ANIMAL SHELTER EMERGENCY

Speak and Pray for Pets in need photo

29 September 2011 Rockwall Pets is reporting a terrible situation at the municipal shelter. There has been an outbreak of Distemper; all pets are now in quarantine and five pets have died (unconfirmed if Distemper was the cause for all or not). Since policy does not require any pet to be vaccinated upon entering the
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Introducing … American Pets Alive!

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August 22, 2011 GREAT NEWS FOR A MONDAY! Austin Pets Alive! has gone national to help other cities become NO KILL. From the American Pets Alive Facebook page, they describe their mission as “AmPA enables groups outside of Austin to reach No Kill utilizing the successful methods of Austin Pets Alive. Training focuses on euthanasia
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Every Home Needs A Harvey! Pet Adoption Video

April 12, 2011 It is a proven no kill initiative to employ creative marketing when showcasing pets for adoption. Making use of video to show the pet’s personality, good photography, and social media marketing are all great tools to help pets find their forever homes more quickly. The video below is just a fun look
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Where the Ft Worth Mayoral Candidates Stand on No Kill

April 11, 2011 The Ft Worth No Kill group is asking the Ft Worth mayoral candidates where they stand on making Ft Worth a no kill city; because there are several links, and Facebook limits the length of my posts, I collected the response links here to make it easy to review them all (note:
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Dallas Mayoral Forum on Changes at Dallas Animal Services

April 11, 2011 The Metroplex Animal Coalition Mayoral Forum was held Sunday, April 10, at the Dallas Public Library. You can listen to the Forum by clicking this link. (Note: links to audio will open in a new pop-up window.) I’ve listened to the entire Forum, here are a few of my personal take aways
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Important Legislation for Texas Pets!

Friday, we were excited to announce great legislation for Paws! See: the blog post announcing HB 3450. This week, we learned Texas Humane League Network is opposed to this legislation designed to bring shelter reform and compassion to our Texas animal shelters. In an email to one who questioned why, she was referred to as
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BREAKING NEWS … NEW ANIMAL RIGHTS LAWS PROPOSED IN TEXAS

March 25, 2011, I am very excited to share this news from Guest Blogger, Nathan Winograd, national No Kill leader. This is a huge opportunity for each of us to take a stand and be the voice for the animals. It will not be without opposition, so every person that believes municipal pounds must do
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