Lost Dogs Home has solution to shelter killing

Its happened! The Lost Dogs Home have found the key to not killing the pets in their care.

Is it a swanky new law like mandatory desexing?

Nope!

Is it some kind of breeder permit system?

Nope!

Is it a change in leash laws, pet number limit laws, breed specific laws or more powers to impound stray cats?

Nope! Nope! and nope! No law. They did it by… wait for it… NOT KILLING!

I know – revolutionary.

30 dogs rehomed in one weekend!

With 39 dogs up for adoption in one weekend, the Home, with the assistance of Network Ten and Channel 7, appealed to the public to adopt a dog from us. As a result, 30 dogs are now enjoying life in happy new homes!

Ten-year-old Rhett Adopted

Rhett is ten-years-old, one of the reasons Jessie had to adopt him. “Dogs deserve better than spending their last years in a cage, so I wanted to let him live what he has left in the lap of luxury,” said Jessie.

Record number of dog adoptions in January!

January 2010 has set a blistering pace for adoptions at The Lost Dogs’ Home with 220 dogs rehomed at its Gracie Street headquarters. This is a staggering 59 percent increase compared to the same time last year.

When you have the largest shelter in Australia, the richest shelter in Australia and one of the most high profile shelters in Australia, you don’t need laws to stop killing. You just need to use your power, money and influence to get people rushing to your shelter. Running, not walking. You can adopt your way out of killing.

What’s more, you don’t need to be the largest, richest or most high profile to do it. Watch my video on how social media is giving the ‘little guys’ access to eyeballs like never before. It’s just in the case of the Lost Dogs Home, a lack of resources or exposure can’t be bandied about as an excuse for poor shelter performance.

So next time you hear some high profile shelter manager playing martyr; “we have to kill because people are so irresponsible”, remember the Lost Dogs Home. Who went from this:

To this

In a single month, not through some magical law, but by simply deciding to do something other than killing.

See also: The Lost Dogs Home find the key to stopping killing, is to do something other than killing