Colorado – Nathan J. Winograd

Forever on the Cusp

By Nathan J. Winograd | August 25, 2018August 25, 2018 by Nathan J. Winograd

A dog available for adoption at the Humane Society of Fremont County, one of the brightest spots in Colorado’s constellation of progressive sheltering communities. Colorado is stuck. Don’t get me wrong. The state has the second largest number of communities with placement rates above 90%. Fremont County is continuing to help redefine the rehabilitation of dogs with behavior challenges, finding homes for 99% and limiting “aggression”-related killing to 1/4th of 1%. The City Council in…

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Colorado on the Cusp

By Nathan J. Winograd | September 19, 2017September 19, 2017 by Nathan J. Winograd

Colorado has an 89% statewide live release rate for dogs and cats. Humane Society of Fremont County is leading the way. Sugar was surrendered to Humane Society of Fremont County by the dog’s owner because she was “aggressive toward people and other dogs.” Most shelters would have killed her as “owner requested euthanasia” without ever giving her a chance. They would not have counted her in statistics and, by sweeping her death under the rug…

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Colorado 2015

By Nathan J. Winograd | July 5, 2016July 14, 2016 by Nathan J. Winograd

86% of Colorado dogs were saved, 83% of cats were saved, 74% of birds, 87% of rabbits, 85% of “pocket pets” (other small mammals), 96% of reptiles, 83% of fish and “farmed” animals.