No Kill Advocacy Center

A No Kill nation is within our reach….

“If every animal shelter in the United States embraced the No Kill philosophy and the programs and services that make it possible, we would save nearly four million dogs and cats who are scheduled to die in shelters this year, and the year after that. It is not an impossible dream.”

The No Kill Advocacy Center’s No Kill Equation is the only model that has been successful in creating a No Kill community. As a result, No Kill will only be achieved when shelters fully and comprehensively implement the programs and services of the No Kill Equation.

How do you build a No Kill community? Come to the conference that has been called “a prerequisite for rescue groups and organizations that are serious about changing their communities to No Kill.”

The No Kill Advocacy Center has developed model legislation to help animal lovers and animal advocates achieve their goal of No Kill communities: The Companion Animal Protection Act.

0n June 11, 2012, the No Kill Advocacy Center asked shelters across the country to end the killing of animals for Just One Day by putting down their “euthanasia needles” and picking up cameras instead: to photograph and market animals. 800 organizations answered the call, finding homes for roughly 9,000 animals, erasing one day’s worth of killing healthy and treatable animals. It may have been the safest day for companion animals in shelters ever. We can do better. Pledge your shelter or rescue group today…

When shelter directors refuse to voluntarily embrace the No Kill philosophy and implement the programs and services that save lives, we must force them to do so, or force them aside. The No Kill revolution starts with you.

From model legislation, to model policies, to ground-breaking studies, to support for activists, to advocacy, to conferences and seminars, to direct assistance, to legal action, the No Kill Advocacy Center is working to end the systematic killing of animals in U.S. shelters. But we cannot do it without your support. Become a member of the No Kill Advocacy Center today. Together, not only will we save lives; but we will also create a future where every animal will be respected and cherished, and where every individual life will be protected and revered.

The No Kill Revolution in America

Starting with the founding of the first SPCA in North America by Henry Bergh and continuing to this very day, the documentary will tell the story of heroes and villains, betrayal and redemption. But most of all, it is the story of a social movement that is as noble and just as those which have come before.

How can your local shelter fix a problem they refuse to admit exists? How can shelters reform their practices when they refuse to have standards and benchmarks that would hold them accountable to the best performing shelters in the nation? They can’t. They don’t. And they won’t. So you will have to do it for them. Our No Kill advocate’s toolkit will show you how.