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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...

Susan Houser

Jul 13, 20167 min read

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

Nov 25, 20154 min read

[Dear Readers – This is the first in a series of occasional posts on shelter data. Not statistics on individual shelters, but more...

Susan Houser

Oct 1, 20155 min read

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

Sep 23, 20155 min read

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

Jun 3, 20153 min read

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

Apr 29, 20153 min read

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...

Susan Houser

Mar 23, 20155 min read