To become a no-kill shelter, 90% of the animals need a live outcome. The Guthrie Animal Shelter is already so close to reaching this milestone, but they need community help.   Recently, the City of Guthrie took an important step forward by passing a community cat ordinance and launching community cat programming, showing a strong commitment to humane and effective solutions for cats in the community. This progress demonstrates what is possible when residents, local leaders, and shelters work together!  Let's keep that momentum going and show Guthrie Animal Shelter staff and leadership how much their work means to the community by showing up to adopt, foster and volunteer!     Together, we can make the Guthrie Animal Shelter no-kill! 

To become a no-kill shelter, 90% of the animals need a live outcome. The El Reno Animal Shelter and Yukon Animal Control are so close, but they need community help. Let's show the shelter staff and leadership how much their work means to the community by showing up to adopt, foster and volunteer!  Together, we can make Canadian County a no-kill community! 

To become a no-kill shelter, 90% of the animals need a live outcome. Balch Springs Animal Services is so close, but they need the community's help.  Let's show the shelter staff and leadership how much their work means to the community by showing up to adopt, foster and volunteer!  

To become a no-kill shelter, 90% of the animals need a live outcome. City of Jasper Animal Control and Shelter is so close, but they need the community's help. Let's show the shelter staff and leadership how much their work means to the community by showing up to adopt, foster and volunteer!  

To become a no-kill shelter, 90% of the animals need a live outcome. The City of Alvarado Animal Control is so close, but they need the community's help. Let's show the shelter staff and leadership how much their work means to the community by showing up to adopt, foster and volunteer!  

To become a no-kill shelter, 90% of the animals need a live outcome. The City of Hurst and Watauga Animal Services are so close, but they need community help. Let's show the shelter staff and leadership how much their work means to the community by showing up to adopt, foster and volunteer!

Under the revised interpretation of the old statute, if 2 out of a litter of 6 kittens are sneezing or have ringworm, all the kittens (and mom) will be killed instead of being sent to rescue.  During the March to September time period, our rescue had 81 cats and kittens transferred to us from WAS in 2023. During the same time period this year, there have been had 18. That's 63 cats and kittens (or 77% less) that had easily treatable infectious diseases that were killed unnecessarily.  In 2023, over 25,000 animals (cats and dogs) found new homes through shelters and rescues in Kansas. That number will be dramatically lower in 2025 and lower still if action isn't taken immediately to stop the proposed changes.

Together we can make sustainable changes that save lives while creating a framework of support for the pets of Little Rock. Animals who end up at the animal shelter are part of this community and city officials need to know that the people of Little Rock care about shelter animals dying. In 2022, Little Rock Animal Village took in 2795 dogs and 1140 cats. While 86% of cats were saved, only 56% of dogs made it out alive. Little Rock is killing more dogs than anywhere else in the state of Arkansas. Supporting our community means supporting our shelter and programs that focus on providing safe and positive outlets for cats and dogs entering shelters. It is important your representatives know that saving cats and dogs is important to the people of Little Rock. In a recent poll, 78% of likely voters in Little Rock believe the shelter should adopt policies that reduce the number of dogs and cats being killed at the shelter as opposed to 6% that do not. All dogs in Little Rock deserve a chance at a happy, healthy life. By joining this effort, you can be part of creating a healthier community for pets and people. Show your support by signing and sharing this petition today!

BARCS budget has not been significantly increased since 2008 when the City covered 80% of the cost. The City is now covering only 20% of BARCS operating costs. It's time to update City funding to reflect the changing community needs and do something before Baltimore sees an entirely preventable and tragic loss of pets' lives. Baltimore citizens love their pets and ask the City Council and the Mayor to stand up for BARCS now. For too many years, BARCS has been saving lives on a shoe string. BARCS is THE ONLY public, open-admission animal service for the entire city. Increasing the City's share of the budget from $1.3M to at least $3M will allow BARCS to properly staff the shelter, to cover the rising costs of inflation and to account for the increasing costs of animal medical and community needs. Dogs like Small Fry are the reason that BARCS needs increased funding. Small Fry was found trapped in a Baltimore house, alone for at least a week. Her severe emaciated condition indicated that she was neglected for much, much longer. In fact, when she came to BARCS, she was barely able to wag her tail due to human neglect. Thanks to BARCS, Small Fry was nursed back to health with high quality medical care. She was adopted into a loving home -- even finding the doggy love of her life. You can see Small Fry's Dog Wedding picture at the top of this petition. Thanks to BARCS more than 10,000 pets like Small Fry have happy endings each year. But as the City's portion of funding decreases, dogs like Small Fry find themselves at risk. This is why Baltimore City needs to significantly raise the budget for BARCS. In addition to properly funding BARCS, the city needs to hire a police officer who is full-time and designated to investigate animal abuse cases, as well as appoint a chair to the City's Animal Abuse Commission. For more information on this topic, check out this Sun article that explores this in depth. https://www.baltimoresun.com/opinion/op-ed/bs-ed-op-barcs-animal-shelter-crisis-20230803-eqwl4w7mbjej7nro5svznwyrqm-story.html

Without No Time To Spare Animal Rescue and Sanctuary thousands of dogs and cats will have no where to go in Warren County. This forces people to dump animals and leave them defenseless. This affects peoples lives in so many ways. Presently in the United States approximately 1,000 animals are euthanized daily because we don't have enough shelters. No Time To Spare has been making a difference not only rescuing animals, but also making sure they are spay/neutered, microchipped and vetted before they are adopted. Please don't stop their good work for the community. We need them!

Sometimes when you want to create change in your community, it's hard to know where to begin. We work with local advocates like you to make sustainable changes that save lives while creating a framework of support for the pets of Clovis and the people who care about them. Animals who end up at the county shelter are part of this community and county officials need to know the people of Clovis care about the whole community- pets and people. The people and pets in Clovis deserve programs that focus on providing safe and positive outlets for cats and dogs entering shelters. In 2020, 66% of all animals entering the shelter left alive and only 32% of cats entering the shelter left alive. It is important your representatives know that saving cats and dogs is important to the people of Clovis. In order to create change at the shelter- programs that are proven to be effective at saving animals lives and fiscally responsible need to be implemented at the shelter and supported by the community. The good news is that you can be a part of supporting positive programs that are working around New Mexico. Some examples include community cat programming (to ensure cats are spayed/neutered, vaccinated, and returned to their homes), foster programming (to provide temporary housing to pets prior to finding their permanent homes), adoption outlets, and progressive field services and resources to ensure people have what they need to keep their pets. By advocating for these programs and continued collaboration with other community organizations, you can be part of creating a healthier community for pets and people. Show your support by signing and sharing today!

In July 2021, the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA) published proposed amendments to the state’s Animal Welfare Act. The proposed amendments provide many positive improvements for dogs and cats in Illinois. However, some of the well-meaning amendments would make it difficult for shelters to maintain their foster programs. Shelters, like so many places, are under strain. With pandemic restrictions being reduced or eliminated, many people are traveling or returning to work. That means fostering and adoptions are returning to pre-pandemic levels. We need the state to find the right balance of making fostering less difficult for animal shelters and their volunteers while maintaining a safe environment for the dogs and cats. Help make it better for animal shelters to implement lifesaving foster programs. The deadline for submitting comments is August 30, so please sign and share the petition today.