We wrote Friendly Fire not only to expose this crisis of cruelty, but to explain the nature of the opposition to the No Kill movement so that others—animal lovers, public officials, legislators, the media—can find the confidence and courage necessary to see through, and stand up to, those who seek to delay and derail urgently needed shelter reform.
For years, the Humane Society of the United States accused No Kill advocates of lowering the quality of adoptive homes. Although we did no such thing, quantity and quality can go hand in hand, the truth is that no one can reduce the quality more than HSUS President Wayne Pacelle. How long can he go? To the very bottom.
HSUS publishes a “shelter advocate toolkit” that ignores progress, offers platitudes, and attempts to set the clock back while promising progress.
You don’t have to believe in or perpetuate the lie of pet overpopulation to work on efforts to curtail harm to dogs in puppy mills.
A gas chamber is one of the cruelest methods of legally killing an animal. But it is still legal in most states.
Rise, Californians. Rise and be heard before it is too late. Because if you don’t, the animals won’t stand a chance.