6.11.13 - Just One Day

On June 11, 2012, the No Kill Advocacy Center andAnimal Ark asked shelters across the country to stop the killing for Just One Day by putting down their “euthanasia needles” and picking up cameras instead: to photograph and market animals. We asked them to reach out to rescue groups, host adoption events, stay open for extended hours, and ask their communities to help them empty the shelter the good way. About 800 organizations answered the call, finding homes for roughly 9,000 animals, erasing one day’s worth of killing. It may have been the safest day for companion animals in shelters ever.

Those participating included some of the largest animal control shelters in the nation. In a California shelter, roughly 100 animals found homes. A Texas shelter, normally closed on Monday, opened for the day and placed 231 animals. A Florida shelter also participated and placed 116 animals. The director of animal control in still another reported, “The parking lot has been full since 10:00 this morning, it continues to be full. I’ve never seen so many people come out here all at one time, in one day.” Seventy-eight animals went home from a South Carolina shelter. In an Arizona shelter, 88 out of 100 dogs and 28 out of 30 cats were adopted by 11 am. In another community, they ran out of animals.

Just One Day 2013 is just one week away. Has your shelter or rescue group taken the pledge?

A Day to Remember: www.nathanwinograd.com/?p=9665

Learn more and get involved: www.justoneday.ws.

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