The list below is occasionally updated.
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Shelter Liability:
How behavior testing fails adopters, dogs, volunteers & shelter staffEuthanasia & No-kill:
Animals 24-7; September 9, 2015
Albuquerque city shelter released dangerous dogs
Office of inspector general’s report confirms allegations
Animals 24-7; September 6, 2015
No one held to account for Asheville Humane Society pit bull adoption fatality
Animals 24-7; August 8, 2015
Albuquerque pound broke city’s own dangerous dog law
Animals 24-7; May 15, 2015
Adopters of imported rescue dogs must consider liability
by Dr Rebecca Ledger
June 29, 2015; Vancouver Sun
Shelter sued for rehoming pit bull who attacked woman
Animals 24-7; May 2, 2015
Albuquerque Animal Welfare Department #2 and behaviorist allege neglect of public safety in pushing pit bull adoptions
Animals 24-7; April 2, 2915
Stamford shelter manager is first in U.S. to be charged with reckless endangerment for rehoming dangerous dogs
Animals 24-7, June 23, 2014
Fitchburg (MA) becomes third public shelter to suspend operations due to liability concerns about pit bulls
Animals 24-7, June 18, 2014
Shelters sued for attacks by rehomed pit bulls
Animals 24-7; May 15, 2014
Who invented no-kill?Oakland, CA
Animals 24-7; October 25, 2015
The no-kill myth: It’s cruel to dogs and cats to pledge to end shelter euthanasia
September 28, 2015; NY Daily News
Do "No-Kill" Shelters Harm Other Shelters?
September 27, 2015; Devore Shelter Friends
Can you trust these live release rate statistics?
by Stephanie Dickrell
May 3, 2015; St Cloud Times
'No-kill' pits shelter against shelter -- and animals lose
March 6, 2015; Fresno Bee
Casualties of the “save rate”
Animals 24-7; February 25, 2015
No-kill shelters are a commendable concept, but take a closer look
by Michael W. Fox, DVM
Washington Post; January 28, 2015
Taiwan adopts plan to become no-kill nation by 2017
Animals 24-7; January 25, 2015
Shelter rabies cases remind of the risk in trying to "save them all"
Animals 24-7; December 21, 2014
Record low shelter killing raises both hopes & questions
Animals 24-7; November 14, 2014
Growth of no-kill policies can jam animal shelters
by Mike Hendricks
Kansas City Star; August 30, 2014
Nathan Winograd in Perspective
Animals 24-7; July 31, 2014
Who invented no-kill?
Animals 24-7; July 31, 2014
Pit bulls were 32% of US shelter inventory in June 2014
Animals 24-7, July 5, 2014
Why do shelters with empty cages kill animals at night?
Animals 24-7, June 13, 2014
Are No-Kill shelters good for dogs and cats?
by Brian Palmer
Slate; May 19, 2014
We cannot adopt our way out of shelter killing
Animals 24-7, March 12, 2014
Pit bull overload floods shelters, strains rescuers
Chicago Tribune; December 5, 2013
Pit bulls clog shelters
Columbus Dispatch; August 19, 2013
Pit bulls and political recklessness
Animals 24-7; September 16, 2012
Pit bulls and shelter bankruptcy
by Alexandra Semyonova
17 Barks; June 20, 2012
A new age for sheltering in Oakland
by Sam Levin
East Bay Express; January 28, 2015
Animal advocates debate a no kill policy for Oakland Animal Services
by Molly Pierce
Oakland North; December 18, 2014
Relocating Surplus Southern Animals:
Love your pit bull, but pay the priceNews Articles:
June 26, 2015; Calgary Herald
Dogs rescued from the U.S. causing problems in B.C.: animal advocacy group
June 23, 2015; Vancouver Sun
17 bully breed dogs on 'death row' in California sent to Calgary
June 22, 2015; Calgary Herald
Wings of Rescue takes Bakersfield pit bulls to Canada
June 22, 2015; Bakersfield Now
Adoption transport, Crazy Cat Ladies, & pyramid schemes
Animals 24-7; March 4, 2015
ASPCA to transport dogs from Beaufort Co. Animal Services, Hilton Head Human Society to DC for adoption
WCSC Live5; March 3, 2015
The ASPCA will transfer dogs from the Lowcountry (Beaufort County Animal Services Facility and the Hilton Head Humane Association) to Washington twice a month for the next three years.
Rather Than Fix the Problem, Houston Officials Ship Stray Animals Off to Other States
by Craig Malisow
Houston Press; February 17, 2015
A Peek Inside Rescued Pets Movement's Lawsuit Against a Foster
by Craig Malisow
Houston Press; February 17, 2015
Hilton Head dogs sent up north for a chance at a better life
WJCL News; January 11, 2015
Rescued dogs from Florida coming to Waterloo
Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier; January 9, 2015
Larimer Humane Society receives dogs from failed Florida rescue
The Coloradoan; January 8, 2015
SC helping relieve animal shortages in other states
WLTX19; January 2, 2015
Local shelter offers rescue dogs to foster and adopt
Castine Patriot, December 18, 2014
With many shelters in Maine operating as “no-kill” shelters, “it’s difficult to deal with the controversy around importing rescue dogs,” she said, something that the sanctuary does whenever it has available room. Its most recent dogs come from a gassing facility in South Carolina.
Florida man flies 3,000th rescue animal to safety
Associated Press; December 18, 2014
Bennett volunteers with Pilots and Paws. The South Carolina-based charity that enlists small plane pilots to take animals from overcrowded shelters that have high euthanasia rates to foster homes, rescue groups and less-crowded shelters that don't kill them.
Rescue dog pipeline flows from California to Washington
by Brynn Grimley
The News Tribune, December 13, 2014
Lack of regulation of dog rescues puts more burden on adoptive owners
by Brynn Grimley
The News Tribune, December 13, 2014
Lakewood woman faces criticism for adopting out dangerous dogs
by Brynn Grimley
The Olympian; December 13, 2014
Two-week trial postponement for animal rescue operator who had dead, emaciated dogs at Dumont houseRelated SRUV Posts:
June 17, 2015; Cliff View Pilot
Popular as pups, adult pit bulls increasingly discarded, surrendered
June 11, 2015; Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
Animal rescue operator charged with cruelty, neglect for dead, emaciated dogs at Dumont house
June 8, 2015; Cliff View Pilot
Proposed bill could end Austin's 'no kill' status
March 12 2015; KVUE
County grapples with overhaul of animal shelters
by Abby Sewell
Los Angeles Times; February 7, 2015
Movement to save shelter pets growing in Contra Costa
SFGate; January 26, 2015
Pressure mounting on Contra Costa Animal Services to reduce euthanasia
San Jose Mercury News; January 24, 2015
Alternatives to euthanasia
By Rob Blizard, Norfolk SPCA
The Virginian-Pilot; January 4, 2015
No-Kill shelters save millions of unwanted pets, but not all of them
NPR.org; December 31, 2014
A look back at the journey to no-kill in 2014
Bradenton Herald (FL); December 31, 2014
Animal euthanasia target of zero in 3 years: Taichung Mayor Lin
China Post; December 28, 2014
Pit bull most euthanized breed on Front Range
Rocky Mountain PBS-I News; November 27, 2014
El Paso County shelter euthanized more than one pit bull a day in 2013
Rocky Mountain PBS-I News; November 21, 2014
Animal euthanasia or no-kill? The answer isn’t pretty
Long Beach Press-Telegram; March 18, 2014
How no-kill dog control came to Kolkata, India
by Debasis Chakrabarti
June 15, 2003
Newark and Niagara
SRUV; February 13, 2015
Like a Dog
SRUV; February 3, 2014
The Removal of Joe Rock
SRUV; August 1 2014
Importing pit bulls
SRUV; November 21, 2013
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. . . . more [rehomed] shelter dogs have killed and disfigured people in 2014 alone than killed and disfigured people in the entire time from 1858 through 2009.
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