Animal Control

An emphasis on lifesaving is taking hold in many animal control and traditional shelters.

• Moving from a Traditional to a No-Kill Shelter

  2007
  Bonney Brown describes her journey of transitioning a traditional humane society into a no-kill facility.  Read More

• Getting Control of Animal Control

  2007
  Craig Brestrup describes the sad conditions and high death rates in one animal control facility and offers concrete steps on how this city and others can turn the situation around.  Read More

• Honesty and Transparency in Animal Control: A Formula for Lifesaving

  2006
  Chief Executive Officer of the Philadelphia Animal Care and Control Association, Tara Derby details the steps she took to radically improve her shelter's live release rate in very short order.  Read More

• Indianapolis Animal Care & Control

  2006
  New managerial tactics bring new hope to Indianapolis.  Read More