Susan Houser
No Kill: Programs and Models
We hear a lot about No Kill programs, and very little about No Kill models. That’s too bad, because the programs are only one aspect of...
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Susan Houser
- Nov 25, 2015
- 4 min
Who Speaks For No Kill?
One of the first things that new students learn about in law school is the famous 1803 Supreme Court case of Marbury v. Madison, which...
Susan Houser
- Oct 1, 2015
- 5 min
How Many Public Shelters Are There?
[Dear Readers – This is the first in a series of occasional posts on shelter data. Not statistics on individual shelters, but more...
Susan Houser
- Sep 23, 2015
- 5 min
Modern Life: Dog and Cat Version
In the last 30 to 40 years there have been great changes in how most owned dogs and cats live their lives in the United States. Those...
Susan Houser
- Jun 3, 2015
- 3 min
History Quiz – Just for Fun
The organized humane movement in the United States began right after the Civil War. From 1866 when the first SPCA was founded until the...
Susan Houser
- Apr 29, 2015
- 3 min
Scarlett’s Story
Scarlett, before she was named Scarlett, was a homeless calico cat who lived in a poor neighborhood in Brooklyn. In the late winter of...
Susan Houser
- Mar 23, 2015
- 5 min
Should We Be Doing TNR for Community Dogs?
TNR for dogs? It may sound crazy, but hear me out. We have a few cities, particularly in the southern part of the United States, where...
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