January 12, 2009Comments are closed.No Kill
Two powerful posts; first read this – why we kill
It explains why millions of dogs are still being killed annually in North American public shelters despite the fact that there could be alternatives for many of them. It’s because people are told it’s the right thing to do. People are told there is no other way. People are told it’s for the best and so they blindly without question continue to kill dogs.
Then read this – the law that will stop the killing
Every successful social movement results in legal protections that codify expected conduct and provide protection against future conduct that violates normative values. We need to regulate shelters in the same way we regulate hospitals and other agencies which hold the power over life and death. The desire of the community for No Kill, the expectation of government for use of tax money to save, rather than end the lives of animals, and the rights of animals who seek refuge in shelters to their very lives must be codified in law.
