Duluth shelter accepts 63 additional cats
It’s Friday, as well as that means I’d like to share an example of people doing amazing work for homeless animals.
This week animal Allies Humane society in Duluth, Minn., was dealt with with the difficulty of accepting more than 60 cats from an alleged hoarding situation, according to the Duluth news Tribune. The humane society already had 71 cats between its two shelters in addition to 69 kitties living in foster homes.
While some shelters would say, “We can’t save them all.” Or, “Lowering adoption charges attracts poor owners,” animal Allies does not believe that way.
This humane society does not location the blame on “irresponsible owners” or “a lack of homes.” It reaches out to the neighborhood as well as asks for help.
If a shelter trusts the public to step up, the people will respond graciously.
Help from the community
To boost adoptions as well as make space for all incoming cats, animal Allies decided to waive adoption charges on the 71 cats already at its two shelters, according to its web site. pictured is Simba, one of the cats offered for adoption.
To notify more people, animal Allies contacted the media as well as sent out a plea for adoptive homes, foster houses as well as donations. It requested help, as well as people stepped forward.
Between Tuesday as well as Wednesday, 50 animals had been adopted, according to the humane society’s Facebook page.
This is what it takes to save more animals – open, honest communication between the shelters as well as the public. people working together.
No healthy, adoptable dogs or cats have been killed at animal Allies in the last three years, according to the Duluth news Tribune.
Duluth has been acknowledged as a no-kill neighborhood as of 2011 as well as is setting an example for other cities in my region. It’s important for the rest of us to take note of what’s happening there. For example, the group is taking part in just someday 2013 – day where all shelters are motivated to ended up being no kill, even if it’s just for the day.
What is your neighborhood doing to get more cats adopted?
Read about Duluth’s ongoing free adoptions on barn cats.
If you have an example of a shelter or rescue doing amazing work for animals, let me understand at Lindsay@ThatMutt.com.
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