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Mike Fry
Dec 20, 2018
Only by Telling the Truth Can the Truth be Changed
The year was 1999 and I had already been advocating for No Kill sheltering for many years. There was much I did not understand at the...
No Kill Learning
Dec 6, 2018
Advocate: 'It is really sad they never tried this hard to save lives'
In Pueblo, Colorado, the old guard has tried desperately to cling to power as the No Kill timeline kept moving forward. There is much we...
No Kill Learning
Nov 28, 2018
Watch: Getting to No Kill
Pueblo, Colorado is a community currently undergoing dramatic social change surrounding their animal shelter. Their story is still...
No Kill Learning
Nov 25, 2018
Pueblo, Colorado: Moving Along The No Kill Path
I just returned from an inspiring event in Pueblo, Colorado. It was inspiring to me for many reasons, most importantly, I love meeting...
Mike Fry
Nov 10, 2018
Soylent Pets - What's in Your Pet Food
Transcript of the above video: Ah, yes, the dramatic final moments of the classic post-apocalyptic science fiction thriller, Soylent...
No Kill Learning
Oct 31, 2018
Biking with Shelter Dogs - A Life-Saver
We recently published a video on kennel stress in shelter dogs. In that video, we talked about biking with shelter dogs and promised an...
No Kill Learning
Oct 29, 2018
Kennel Stress in Shelter Dogs
Kennel stress in dogs is a challenge faced by every animal shelter. Some animal shelters even use it as an excuse to kill otherwise...
No Kill Learning
Oct 10, 2018
No Kill Advocates Stunned by Press Conference About Pueblo Animal Services
No Kill Learning hosted a Facebook LIVE press conference regarding a request for proposals (RFP) to run Pueblo Animal Services on October...
No Kill Learning
Sep 27, 2018
Traditional Animal Shelters: You're Invited to the Party!
In my decades of work in the No Kill Movement, one thing has always struck me as odd: why do traditional animal shelters resist the...
No Kill Learning
Sep 20, 2018
Breaking News: No Kill Learning to Submit Proposal in Response to Pueblo, Colorado Animal Services R
Minneapolis, Minnesota - Minnesota-based No Kill Learning is announcing its intention to submit a formal proposal to the City and County...
No Kill Learning
Sep 16, 2018
Pet Overpopulation and Mandatory Spay/Neuter
Pet overpopulation and mandatory spay/neuter: two topics that seem to come up nearly every time killing of healthy and treatable pets in...
No Kill Learning
Sep 11, 2018
Barrier Aggression in Dogs in Shelters
Barrier aggression is not true aggression. I recently stumbled across some funny videos that demonstrate what barrier aggression looks...
No Kill Learning
Aug 19, 2018
How Did We Get Here?
What the story of a dog's death has to say about where we are... In a recently published Op-Ed in the New York Times, written by Carol...
Mike Fry
Aug 14, 2018
Myth: No One Wants to Kill
Photo: So-called "euthanasia" is the leading cause of death for healthy dogs and cats in animal shelters. Supporters of this form of...
Mike Fry
Jul 28, 2018
Animal Transport Results in Deaths on the Road and Here at Home
I recently watched the news about 11 dogs that died en-route to the Animal Humane Society (AHS) in Golden Valley from a shelter in southern
Mike Fry
Jun 12, 2018
The Easy Path to No Kill
A Certified Euthanasia Technician (CET) recently talked to me about the euthanasia decision process at the shelter where she works. She desc
Mike Fry
Apr 19, 2018
'Rescue' vs 'Broker'
For years, I have been perplexed by the fact that some rescue organizations attend dog auctions to purchase puppy mill dogs under the guise
Mike Fry
Apr 18, 2018
American Puppy Mills and the Rescues That Keep Them Afloat
It is a smell you can't ever really get rid of. Once you smell it, it stays in your memory forever: a pungent mix of decaying feces, urine,
No Kill Learning
Mar 19, 2018
The Shelter CEO Isn't the Top Dog and Shouldn't Be Treated Like They Are
Even though we know it is not true, we often like to think about and talk about the animal shelter director or CEO as being the "top dog" in
Mike Fry
Feb 7, 2018
The Gender Problem in Animal Welfare
Wayne Pacelle, the former, long-term CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has been in the news recently amid allegations...
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