About Us
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The No Kill Advocacy Center was founded in 2004 by Nathan Winograd. Nathan had created the nation’s first — and at the time, only — full-service No Kill community, saving not only dogs and cats, including all community cats, but rabbits, hamsters, gerbils, horses, and others. There were no other national organizations exclusively dedicated to creation of a No Kill nation and certainly none with staff who had experience creating No Kill communities.
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Our History |
The number of animals killed in shelters is at an all-time low, the number of senior pets in people's homes is at an all-time high, the number of No Kill communities is on the rise. And they all got there the same way, by implementing the programs and services of the No Kill Equation. A No Kill nation is within our reach.
At this bright new dawn, let us seize the day... |
Who We Are |
The No Kill Advocacy Center is a legal advocacy organization that reforms shelters through litigation, legislation, education, consultation, training, and other direct assistance.
It was founded by Nathan J. Winograd. He is an attorney, a graduate of Stanford Law School, a former criminal prosecutor and corporate attorney, and has held a variety of leadership positions including director of operations for the San Francisco SPCA and executive director of the Tompkins County SPCA, two of the most successful shelters in the nation. He has spoken nationally and internationally on animal sheltering issues, has written animal protection legislation at the state and national level, has created successful No Kill programs in both urban and rural communities, and has consulted with a wide range of animal protection groups including some of the largest and best known in the nation. Nathan is executive producer of a feature length documentary on the No Kill movement and the author of eight books. Redemption, his first book, won five national book awards and redefined the animal protection movement in the United States. |
Millions of healthy animals are [killed] in shelters every year. Nathan Winograd wants that reduced to zero… Winograd is helping to save thousands, even millions. – Reader’s Digest.
[T]he Tompkins County SPCA saved 100% of all healthy, friendly dogs and cats, 100% of treatable sick and injured animals, and 100% of feral cats. Overall, 93% of dogs and cats were saved… This amazing result was accomplished by an “open-door” agency that also contracts to perform animal control. Credit for saving so many cat and dog lives rests squarely on the shoulders of Nathan Winograd. – Maddie’s Fund.
The world owes much to those rare individuals who see things differently – and who then devote themselves to vindicating their maverick conclusions.”– The Bark.
Please note: We are not affiliated with or connected in any way to any other No Kill organizations, Facebook pages, or groups. They have modeled themselves on our organization, borrow liberally from our information and approach, and frequently repost our material and the material of Nathan Winograd, our director, leading to confusion.
