Susan HouserJul 13, 20167 minFEATURENo Kill: Programs and ModelsWe 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...
Susan HouserNov 25, 20154 minEDITORIALWho 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 HouserOct 1, 20155 minSHELTERINGHow 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 HouserSep 23, 20155 minFEATUREModern Life: Dog and Cat VersionIn 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 HouserJun 3, 20153 minFEATUREHistory Quiz – Just for FunThe organized humane movement in the United States began right after the Civil War. From 1866 when the first SPCA was founded until the...
Susan HouserApr 29, 20153 minEDITORIALScarlett’s StoryScarlett, before she was named Scarlett, was a homeless calico cat who lived in a poor neighborhood in Brooklyn. In the late winter of...
Susan HouserMar 23, 20155 minFEATUREShould 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...