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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!

American Pets Alive Logo

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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