Los Angeles. Neither the city not the county pounds test.
On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 9:11 AM, CATHERINE DIDONNA <westnint...@yahoo.com>wrote: > around here doesn't say where you are?????????????? > > *From:* Kathryn Hargreaves <khargrea...@gmail.com> > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 16, 2012 12:29 PM > > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] "No-kill" animal shelter killing FeLV+ cat > > I (and others) use the term ``pound'' for all so-called ``shelters'' that > are not truly No Kill (saving 90%+). > > > On Tue, Oct 16, 2012 at 8:26 AM, Beth <create_me_...@yahoo.com> wrote: > > According to her email it wasn't a pound, it was a so-called no-kill > shelter. > "Pounds" are usually owned by the local municipality. > > > Don't Litter, Fix Your Critter! http://www.furkids.org/ > > > *From:* Kathryn Hargreaves <khargrea...@gmail.com> > *To:* felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > *Cc:* Alev Durmus <alev_dur...@yahoo.com> > *Sent:* Tuesday, October 16, 2012 12:19 PM > *Subject:* Re: [Felvtalk] "No-kill" animal shelter killing FeLV+ cat > > What pound was this? > > That's one of the only good things about the pounds around here is that > they don't test for FIV/Felv, so then they don't kill for it. Of course, > I think they should test, and still not kill for it. > > These are the open-admission No Kill (saving 90%+) shelters in the U.S.: > http://www.nokillhouston.org/no-kill-shelters-in-north-america/ Since > they made you wait for an opening, they are not open-admission by that list > compiler's standards. There are many so-called no-kill (note the > lowercase letters) ``shelters'' that are not open-admission, and many say > they are no-kill even if they do kill, presumably to get donations. > > The only way you can absolutely tell if a pound is a No Kill shelter is to > somehow get their intake/transfer/kill stats---sometimes via FOIA (Freedom > of Information Act). If you're lucky, they post them on their website. > > Most pounds in this country are just killing machines, unfortunately. > See the bottom of my messages for how to change this. Fortunately, now > that people know it can be done, they are demanding their pounds become No > Kill shelters. All it will take is time. Hopefully, in my lifetime. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > > -- > ---------------------------- > Go Get a Life---Go Get a Shelter Animal! > > If you can't adopt, then foster "bottle baby" shelter animal, to save > their life. Contact your local pound for information. > <http://www.laanimalservices.com/volunteer_fostercare.htm> > > If you can't bottle feed, foster an older animal, to save their life, and > to free up cage space. > > > Ask your local animal pound to start saving over 90% of their intake by > implementing the No Kill Equation: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/ > > Here's the current growing list of true No Kill communities: > http://www.nokillhouston.org/no-kill-shelters-in-north-america/ > > Legislate better animal pound conditions: http://www.rescue50.org > > More fun reading: > http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/guides/ > > More fun watching: http://vimeo.com/nokill/videos especially > http://vimeo.com/48445902 > > > > Local feral cat crisis? See Alley Cat Allies' for how to respond: > http://www.alleycat.org/page.aspx?pid=537 > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > Felvtalk mailing list > Felvtalk@felineleukemia.org > http://felineleukemia.org/mailman/listinfo/felvtalk_felineleukemia.org > > -- ---------------------------- Go Get a Life---Go Get a Shelter Animal! If you can't adopt, then foster "bottle baby" shelter animal, to save their life. Contact your local pound for information. <http://www.laanimalservices.com/volunteer_fostercare.htm> If you can't bottle feed, foster an older animal, to save their life, and to free up cage space. Ask your local animal pound to start saving over 90% of their intake by implementing the No Kill Equation: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/no-kill-equation/<http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/> Here's the current growing list of true No Kill communities: http://www.no-killnews.com/<http://www.nokillhouston.org/no-kill-shelters-in-north-america/> (see the right sidebar) Legislate better animal pound conditions: http://www.rescue50.org More fun reading: http://www.nokilladvocacycenter.org/shelter-reform/guides/ More fun watching: http://vimeo.com/nokill/videos especially http://vimeo.com/48445902 Local feral cat crisis? See Alley Cat Allies' for how to respond: http://www.alleycat.org/page.aspx?pid=537
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