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Building a No Kill Community

Join me at the University of the Pacific in Stockton, CA, on Saturday, November 5, 2011 for a Building a No Kill Community seminar, followed by a book signing for both Redemption and Irreconcilable Differences. The seminar is free and open to the public. The workshop has been called, A prerequisite for rescue groups and organizations that are serious about changing their communities to No Kill. Sponsored by ELSA (Exposing the Lives of Shelter Animals)…

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All You Need is Love…

In August, the City Council in Rockwall, Texas voted unanimously to become a No Kill community. To top it off, the shelter had a stunning 97% rate of lifesaving for one of the busiest months of the year, an August to remember. I spoke to Michael Kitkoski, who along with his wife, Pam, is the founder of Rockwall Pets, the volunteer-based organization spearheading the No Kill initiative.

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No Kill 2.0

Even as we succeed in more and more communities, we must not simply sit back and wait for the others to catch up. We must update our efforts to reflect the changing nature of the No Kill debate within our own movement. We must upgrade to No Kill 2.0 with open and loving arms. The animals who are currently falling through the cracks that continue to exist also deserve our protective embrace.

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