Nathan Winograd and the No Kill Equation (was Marmalade... The outcome)
Diane, I know you are a feral cat advocate and I usually agree with everything you post, but in this case I do not. My only consolation for this terrible situation is that it might in some way shed light on the practices of our municipal shelters. Glenda wrote to us about how everyone is sorry for what happened, that it was a mistake that Marmalade was killed, but the truth is there was no mistake made here. Shelters are not safe havens with the best interest of individual animals in mind. If this facility's policies, (and the people that operate it) were concerned with saving life, then this would not have been possible. I am writing to the list about this because it is my strong conviction that so called shelters and their policy of killing healthy animals can and must be changed. If every shelter were as dedicated to saving lives first, the way the people on this list are, then things would change. Here was a cat that was trapped and taken to the shelter, a cat that may or may not have belonged to someone, a cat that had Glenda fighting for his right to live, and still they killed him. It's disgraceful and I can't sit by and not comment when I hear opinions chalking it up to misunderstanding. This cat was killed because there weren't enough people, or a strong enough advocate, to make sure he wasn't. Marmalade suffered this fate because the people at the shelter were not interested in saving lives. He is one of many, many animals that die each day because it is easier to kill them then to figure out a way to save them. If every shelter in our country decided that their number one objective was to save lives rather than end them, things would change. Please, everyone join Nathan Winograd in his No Kill movement toward a more enlightened approach to the way this country deals with overpopulation. Here is his website: http://www.nathanwinograd.com/nathanwinograd_004.htm Here is a paste from a recent nmhp forum discussion with Nathan Winograd. He has changed my mind-set about the possibilities of a no-kill nation. I hope he changes yours. The real deception going on in this country is the great lie that animals are being killed in the United States because there are too many animals, not enough homes. The vast majority are being killed because shelters refuse to put into place all the programs and services of the No Kill Equation, which are necessary to save lives. Just to give you one example, every time a shelter kills a neonatal kitten because they lack a foster program, that is a completely preventable death. To say that kitten was killed because of pet overpopulation is not only misleading, it is a bald faced lie. Yet most groups repeat that lie over and over and over. So if the concern is deception, it starts with the kill-oriented traditionalists. How many websites talk about shelters which are saving 91% or more of animals? How many websites state that No Kill has been achieved and others should follow suit? How many say that the reason kittens are being killed is because the shelter director obstinately refuses to implement a foster program? In fact, the most misleading and deceptive term of them all is shelter. Most shelters are nothing of the sort. They are, pure and simply, death camps. Ask yourself if your shelter has: 1. A fully functioning volunteer program where at least 300 people for every 100,000 human residents actually help at least one time per week at the shelter? 2. Offsite adoptions at multiple locations seven days per week? 3. Socialization programs so that cats get out of their cages at least two times per day and dogs at least three times for walks and play time? 4. Medical behavior rehabilitation programs? 5. A fully functioning TNR (Humane Trap-Neuter- Return for feral cats) program that replaces killing with neutering? 6. A foster care program that can foster as many as 25-30% of all impounded animals (and higher during peak periods)? 7. Low and no cost spay/neuter opportunities for at risk animals, somewhere in the neighborhood of a minimum of 1,000 surgeries for every 100,000 human residents? 8. Adoption programs seven days a week with evening and weekend hours? (And without rules and regulations that have no basis in reality but prevent good adoptions such as no puppies or kittens for families with young children, which is the rule at my local shelter!) 9. Carte blanche for legitimate rescue groups to save any animal on death row, any time? 10. Programs beyond haphazard advice from hurried workers on the telephone to help owners overcome the behavioral, medical and environmental conditions which cause them to surrender their pets? 11. Good public relations that keeps the shelter in the public eye? 12. A compassionate, hard working director who holds his or her staff accountable making sure customer service is good, people are friendly, the shelter is clean and responsive, and all the cages and kennels are kept full
Re: Nathan Winograd and the No Kill Equation (was Marmalade... The outcome)
blessings, nina. next, let's talk about all the feral groups that routinely still kill FIVs and FeLVs based on a single test. MC -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892
Re: Nathan Winograd and the No Kill Equation (was Marmalade... The outcome)
I LOVE NATHAN WINOGRAD. He is hope and sanity in a hopeless and insane world. He also answered one of my questions on the NMHP forum. :) i have the same name there;) On 8/9/07, Nina [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Diane, I know you are a feral cat advocate and I usually agree with everything you post, but in this case I do not. My only consolation for this terrible situation is that it might in some way shed light on the practices of our municipal shelters. Glenda wrote to us about how everyone is sorry for what happened, that it was a mistake that Marmalade was killed, but the truth is there was no mistake made here. Shelters are not safe havens with the best interest of individual animals in mind. If this facility's policies, (and the people that operate it) were concerned with saving life, then this would not have been possible. I am writing to the list about this because it is my strong conviction that so called shelters and their policy of killing healthy animals can and must be changed. If every shelter were as dedicated to saving lives first, the way the people on this list are, then things would change. Here was a cat that was trapped and taken to the shelter, a cat that may or may not have belonged to someone, a cat that had Glenda fighting for his right to live, and still they killed him. It's disgraceful and I can't sit by and not comment when I hear opinions chalking it up to misunderstanding. This cat was killed because there weren't enough people, or a strong enough advocate, to make sure he wasn't. Marmalade suffered this fate because the people at the shelter were not interested in saving lives. He is one of many, many animals that die each day because it is easier to kill them then to figure out a way to save them. If every shelter in our country decided that their number one objective was to save lives rather than end them, things would change. Please, everyone join Nathan Winograd in his No Kill movement toward a more enlightened approach to the way this country deals with overpopulation. Here is his website: http://www.nathanwinograd.com/nathanwinograd_004.htm Here is a paste from a recent nmhp forum discussion with Nathan Winograd. He has changed my mind-set about the possibilities of a no-kill nation. I hope he changes yours. The real deception going on in this country is the great lie that animals are being killed in the United States because there are too many animals, not enough homes. The vast majority are being killed because shelters refuse to put into place all the programs and services of the No Kill Equation, which are necessary to save lives. Just to give you one example, every time a shelter kills a neonatal kitten because they lack a foster program, that is a completely preventable death. To say that kitten was killed because of pet overpopulation is not only misleading, it is a bald faced lie. Yet most groups repeat that lie over and over and over. So if the concern is deception, it starts with the kill-oriented traditionalists. How many websites talk about shelters which are saving 91% or more of animals? How many websites state that No Kill has been achieved and others should follow suit? How many say that the reason kittens are being killed is because the shelter director obstinately refuses to implement a foster program? In fact, the most misleading and deceptive term of them all is shelter. Most shelters are nothing of the sort. They are, pure and simply, death camps. Ask yourself if your shelter has: 1. A fully functioning volunteer program where at least 300 people for every 100,000 human residents actually help at least one time per week at the shelter? 2. Offsite adoptions at multiple locations seven days per week? 3. Socialization programs so that cats get out of their cages at least two times per day and dogs at least three times for walks and play time? 4. Medical behavior rehabilitation programs? 5. A fully functioning TNR (Humane Trap-Neuter- Return for feral cats) program that replaces killing with neutering? 6. A foster care program that can foster as many as 25-30% of all impounded animals (and higher during peak periods)? 7. Low and no cost spay/neuter opportunities for at risk animals, somewhere in the neighborhood of a minimum of 1,000 surgeries for every 100,000 human residents? 8. Adoption programs seven days a week with evening and weekend hours? (And without rules and regulations that have no basis in reality but prevent good adoptions such as no puppies or kittens for families with young children, which is the rule at my local shelter!) 9. Carte blanche for legitimate rescue groups to save any animal on death row, any time? 10. Programs beyond haphazard advice from hurried workers on the telephone to help owners overcome the behavioral, medical and environmental conditions which cause them to surrender their pets? 11. Good public relations that keeps the shelter
Re: Nathan Winograd and the No Kill Equation (was Marmalade... The outcome)
By the way, Nathan Winograd's book comes out on 9/1. Preorder it today. Read it and change the world:) http://tinyurl.com/3c2ey6 On 8/9/07, MaryChristine [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: blessings, nina. next, let's talk about all the feral groups that routinely still kill FIVs and FeLVs based on a single test. MC -- Spay Neuter Your Neighbors! Maybe That'll Make The Difference MaryChristine AIM / YAHOO: TenHouseCats MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 289856892 -- Rescuties - Saving the world, one cat at a time. http://www.rescuties.org Vist the Rescuties store and save a kitty life! http://astore.amazon.com/rescuties-20 Please help Caroline! http://rescuties.chipin.com/caroline I GoodSearch for Rescuties. Raise money for your favorite charity or school just by searching the Internet with GoodSearch - www.goodsearch.com - powered by Yahoo!
