Betsy Boo is waiting for a forever home but we still need to raise the remainder of her $2500 vet bill - we still have $1300 more to raise. She did not have a happy past but ever since we welcomed her into our NMPA!/ABQPA! shelter pet rescue program, our Betsy Boo has nothing to offer but the BIGGEST smiles and kisses for everyone she meets. She deserves a great home!! We have not found a potential adopter with the ability to adopt a dog that comes with a $1300 outstanding vet bill so we're calling on fellow pittie lovers to join with us in raising the final amount to help Betsy take the next step on the road to her forever home.
"Unfairly known as violent killers, Pit Bulls have suffered from the stigma of negative media coverage that has lead to city-wide bans across the country. This breed-specific legislation has torn pets away from families, and killed thousands of innocent dogs in cities like Denver, Miami, Cincinnati, and San Francisco.
The film investigates the myths associated with these breeds, challenges the idea that they are inherently vicious, and presents eye-opening research regarding the media’s role in influencing people’s opinion on dog attacks.
Stripping away the preconceptions to show the loving companions they can be, Beyond the Myth is an important, must see film for all dog lovers."
INSPIRATION!! “Sgt. Karl Bailey, a police
officer, took over an animal control shelter in Seagoville, Texas. He
had no formal experience. He was not familiar with the No Kill
movement. He started as the new boss of Seagoville Animal Services in
January 2011… One minute later, he abolished the gas chamber. His
second minute on the job: he ordered the killing to come to an end.
When someone asks you how long it should take to achieve No Kill, tell
them about Sgt. Bailey. And... Continue reading...
by: Melissa Roberts, Co-Founder and
President, New Mexico Pets Alive!
April
6, 2012 – Albuquerque, New Mexico – After decades of slow momentum in quality of
life improvements and unnecessary loss of life for many of New Mexico’s
companion animals, the week of March 26 – 31, 2012 marked the beginning...
For many years Aimee Sadler had been working double and triple-time as Executive Director of 2 open admission shelter Behavior and Training programs for shelter dogs on top of helping shelters nationwide. Shelters across the country will now have expanded access to her services and the life of many more shelter dogs is about to get much sweeter. We're THRILLED about what's in store for shelter dogs across America!!
Here is another article of almost sheer perfection in explanation by Ryan Clinton writing in O is For Onward.
"The number of cliches one uses to describe America’s pet-killing habit
is inversely proportional to one’s knowledge of the solutions to such
killing: the more cliches one uses, the less he or she understands the
subject." Read the entire post at: http://oisforonward.com/2012/05/sadly-there-are-too-many-cliches
"The truth is it doesn’t take five years to implement alternatives to
killing. It doesn’t take five years to set up a foster program, to
recruit volunteers, or to set up offsite adoption venues. All of these
things can be done in a matter of days, weeks, months, whatever needs
dictate to prevent killing. No Kill requires action, not endless planning and five years of fundraising.
In fact, the communities across the country that have ended the killing
of healthy and treatable animals... Continue reading...
"classic story today of a county that used to be high kill but turned around under new management and immediately went no kill. They didn’t need a 3-year or 5-year or 10-year plan — they just did it. That county is Midland, in the state of Michigan, and here’s their story." http://www.no-killnews.com/?p=4614
No-Kill update for New Mexico: We are in the process of submitting the Town of Edgewood and City of Santa Fe
for review for No-Kill status feedback as "communities to watch".
Publi... Continue reading...
A single step - TAKE IT! Nathan Winograd has a new tumblr delivering a single step each day to help us create No Kill communities across America - Thank You, Nathan. http://nokilladvocacy.tumblr.com/ . . .
