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The beginning of no-kill animal shelters

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The story of Best Friends is one to be shared with anyone who might be inspired by the power of a belief​


Thirty-five years ago, a group of people made a leap of faith to realize a vision that they had long shared — to create a sanctuary for abandoned and abused animals. This was the logical extension of the rescue and advocacy work they had been doing for years. Little did they appreciate that their endeavor would catapult them to the forefront of a fledging movement to end the killing of 17 million dogs and cats who were dying in our nation’s shelters annually at that time. With little money, no master plan, few construction skills and countless lives hanging in the balance, they set out to address a local aspect of a much larger problem. What they created instead was the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the world and a national movement to end the killing of companion animals.

Looking back now, it was a watershed moment for animal welfare. Yet to the founders of Best Friends Animal Society, it wasn’t about carving a place or moment in history, it was simply about doing the right thing for creatures who could not speak or act on their own behalf. The founders sought a meaningful spiritual life and they held to an understanding that the spiritual is expressed through kindness to those most in need — the animals and the earth.

Today, the number of animals being killed in our nation’s shelters is down to about 347,000 per year. It’s still a problem. Yet the work inspired by the founders of Best Friends has yielded a movement to Save Them All, creating a significant cultural shift in how animals are treated. That movement, rooted in the simple notions of right versus wrong, kindness over killing, individual value over faceless numbers, has taken hold in all corners of the country, from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City to Brown County, Indiana. Today, a third of all communities with sheltering services around the country are now no-kill.

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This is not a plea for donations but please click to understand who these people are... in fact I ask that you do not donate anything other than a bit of your time
 
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Thank you for posting this. If we wouldn't have so many mindless breeders, people who can't be bothered with spaying and neutering their pets, people who buy animals on a whim, our shelters would be next to empty.
We give to shelters regularly and ask friends and family who have us on a gift list to do so as well. The stimulus checks are being used for buying food, litter and odds and ends for the shelter.
 

The story of Best Friends is one to be shared with anyone who might be inspired by the power of a belief​


Thirty-five years ago, a group of people made a leap of faith to realize a vision that they had long shared — to create a sanctuary for abandoned and abused animals. This was the logical extension of the rescue and advocacy work they had been doing for years. Little did they appreciate that their endeavor would catapult them to the forefront of a fledging movement to end the killing of 17 million dogs and cats who were dying in our nation’s shelters annually at that time. With little money, no master plan, few construction skills and countless lives hanging in the balance, they set out to address a local aspect of a much larger problem. What they created instead was the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the world and a national movement to end the killing of companion animals.

Looking back now, it was a watershed moment for animal welfare. Yet to the founders of Best Friends Animal Society, it wasn’t about carving a place or moment in history, it was simply about doing the right thing for creatures who could not speak or act on their own behalf. The founders sought a meaningful spiritual life and they held to an understanding that the spiritual is expressed through kindness to those most in need — the animals and the earth.

Today, the number of animals being killed in our nation’s shelters is down to about 347,000 per year. It’s still a problem. Yet the work inspired by the founders of Best Friends has yielded a movement to Save Them All, creating a significant cultural shift in how animals are treated. That movement, rooted in the simple notions of right versus wrong, kindness over killing, individual value over faceless numbers, has taken hold in all corners of the country, from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City to Brown County, Indiana. Today, a third of all communities with sheltering services around the country are now no-kill.

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This is not a plea for donations but please click to understand who these people are... in fact I ask that you do not donate anything other than a bit of your time
No kill shelters are a great example of something people thought couldn't be done, until someone did it.
 
No kill shelters are a great example of something people thought couldn't be done, until someone did it.
Proverbs 31:8-9
Yes, I might just make you look it up
 
No kill shelters are a great example of something people thought couldn't be done, until someone did it.
it aint done yet
I ask that you contact them and ask them what you can do to finish the job
they have the answers and sometimes its a lot of work... we know.
 

The story of Best Friends is one to be shared with anyone who might be inspired by the power of a belief​


Thirty-five years ago, a group of people made a leap of faith to realize a vision that they had long shared — to create a sanctuary for abandoned and abused animals. This was the logical extension of the rescue and advocacy work they had been doing for years. Little did they appreciate that their endeavor would catapult them to the forefront of a fledging movement to end the killing of 17 million dogs and cats who were dying in our nation’s shelters annually at that time. With little money, no master plan, few construction skills and countless lives hanging in the balance, they set out to address a local aspect of a much larger problem. What they created instead was the largest no-kill animal sanctuary in the world and a national movement to end the killing of companion animals.

Looking back now, it was a watershed moment for animal welfare. Yet to the founders of Best Friends Animal Society, it wasn’t about carving a place or moment in history, it was simply about doing the right thing for creatures who could not speak or act on their own behalf. The founders sought a meaningful spiritual life and they held to an understanding that the spiritual is expressed through kindness to those most in need — the animals and the earth.

Today, the number of animals being killed in our nation’s shelters is down to about 347,000 per year. It’s still a problem. Yet the work inspired by the founders of Best Friends has yielded a movement to Save Them All, creating a significant cultural shift in how animals are treated. That movement, rooted in the simple notions of right versus wrong, kindness over killing, individual value over faceless numbers, has taken hold in all corners of the country, from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City to Brown County, Indiana. Today, a third of all communities with sheltering services around the country are now no-kill.

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This is not a plea for donations but please click to understand who these people are... in fact I ask that you do not donate anything other than a bit of your time
My niece got her older cat from a no kill shelter. He had been there over 2 years, and was one of the longest inhabitants of the shelter. he was 9 when he came into her life. Cat's happy, My niece is happy. Everyone wins.
 
Proverbs 31:8-9
Yes, I might just make you look it up
Proverbs 31: 8-9 makes NO mention of animals, so maybe you were thinking of some other part of the Bible?

Open your mouth for the people who cannot speak,
For the rights of all the unfortunate.
Open your mouth, judge righteously,
And defend the rights of the poor and needy.


I find it curious that you would use a part of the Bible from the Hebrew texts- even incorrectly, to make your point about saving animals. Maybe you have never read Leviticus, you know, the parts detailing animal sacrifices?
 
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