No-Kill Movement

What does no-kill mean? How do you build a no-kill organization? Who has done it? The answers can be found in this section.

Many traditional animal shelters are switching to no-kill. Click on Transitioning to No-Kill to find out how they made the transition and what the results have been like at shelters in Jacksonville, Tampa Bay, New York, Richmond, and San Francisco.

California legislation that supports the efforts of no-kill rescue groups (Hayden Law) is discussed at length, and Guest Essays by Michael Mountain, Nathan Winograd, Ed Boks and other animal welfare leaders bring unique perpectives to the no-kill debate.