Photo: The Bell of New Beginnings hangs in the lobby of the Lake County Animal Shelter. Each time an adoption occurs, staff there ring the bell. The bell is a symbol of a new beginning for each new pet adopted. It is also a representation of a whole new beginning for this shelter. On January 15, 2017 new leaders took the keys to the municipal animal shelter in Lake County, Florida and walked into the building with a new staff and a new mission: save the lives of every healthy

Note: the following has been turned into a downloadable flyer that animal shelters and rescues can use to hand out to people who want to help people determine if a cat they find needs help. Download the flyer here. Every day in animal shelters across the USA, so-called “stray” cats pour into animal shelters, most of them picked up by well-meaning animal lovers concerned for the welfare of the felines being scooped up. More often than not, however, taking an otherwise healthy

A regular parade of healthy free-roaming cats visit the catnip plants in my garden every day. These felines are happy and content and don't need animal shelters to "rescue" them. While No Kill continues gaining momentum across the country, some opponents keep arguing against it. One of the most unusual, and in many ways dishonest, arguments against No Kill comes in the form of equating No Kill to “limited admission.” People who use this approach to cast disfavor on No Kill sa