Mike FryDec 20, 2018Only by Telling the Truth Can the Truth be ChangedThe year was 1999 and I had already been advocating for No Kill sheltering for many years. There was much I did not understand at the...
No Kill LearningDec 6, 2018Advocate: 'It is really sad they never tried this hard to save lives'In Pueblo, Colorado, the old guard has tried desperately to cling to power as the No Kill timeline kept moving forward. There is much we...
No Kill LearningNov 28, 2018Watch: Getting to No KillPueblo, Colorado is a community currently undergoing dramatic social change surrounding their animal shelter. Their story is still...
No Kill LearningNov 25, 2018Pueblo, Colorado: Moving Along The No Kill PathI just returned from an inspiring event in Pueblo, Colorado. It was inspiring to me for many reasons, most importantly, I love meeting...
Mike FryNov 10, 2018Soylent Pets - What's in Your Pet FoodTranscript of the above video: Ah, yes, the dramatic final moments of the classic post-apocalyptic science fiction thriller, Soylent...
No Kill LearningOct 31, 2018Biking with Shelter Dogs - A Life-SaverWe recently published a video on kennel stress in shelter dogs. In that video, we talked about biking with shelter dogs and promised an...
No Kill LearningOct 29, 2018Kennel Stress in Shelter DogsKennel stress in dogs is a challenge faced by every animal shelter. Some animal shelters even use it as an excuse to kill otherwise...
No Kill LearningOct 10, 2018No Kill Advocates Stunned by Press Conference About Pueblo Animal ServicesNo Kill Learning hosted a Facebook LIVE press conference regarding a request for proposals (RFP) to run Pueblo Animal Services on October...
No Kill LearningSep 27, 2018Traditional Animal Shelters: You're Invited to the Party!In my decades of work in the No Kill Movement, one thing has always struck me as odd: why do traditional animal shelters resist the...
No Kill LearningSep 20, 2018Breaking News: No Kill Learning to Submit Proposal in Response to Pueblo, Colorado Animal Services RMinneapolis, Minnesota - Minnesota-based No Kill Learning is announcing its intention to submit a formal proposal to the City and County...
No Kill LearningSep 16, 2018Pet Overpopulation and Mandatory Spay/NeuterPet overpopulation and mandatory spay/neuter: two topics that seem to come up nearly every time killing of healthy and treatable pets in...
No Kill LearningSep 11, 2018Barrier Aggression in Dogs in SheltersBarrier aggression is not true aggression. I recently stumbled across some funny videos that demonstrate what barrier aggression looks...
No Kill LearningAug 19, 2018How Did We Get Here?What the story of a dog's death has to say about where we are... In a recently published Op-Ed in the New York Times, written by Carol...
Mike FryAug 14, 2018Myth: No One Wants to KillPhoto: So-called "euthanasia" is the leading cause of death for healthy dogs and cats in animal shelters. Supporters of this form of...
Mike FryJul 28, 2018Animal Transport Results in Deaths on the Road and Here at HomeI recently watched the news about 11 dogs that died en-route to the Animal Humane Society (AHS) in Golden Valley from a shelter in southern
Mike FryJun 12, 2018The Easy Path to No KillA Certified Euthanasia Technician (CET) recently talked to me about the euthanasia decision process at the shelter where she works. She desc
Mike FryApr 19, 2018'Rescue' vs 'Broker'For years, I have been perplexed by the fact that some rescue organizations attend dog auctions to purchase puppy mill dogs under the guise
Mike FryApr 18, 2018American Puppy Mills and the Rescues That Keep Them AfloatIt is a smell you can't ever really get rid of. Once you smell it, it stays in your memory forever: a pungent mix of decaying feces, urine,
No Kill LearningMar 19, 2018The Shelter CEO Isn't the Top Dog and Shouldn't Be Treated Like They AreEven though we know it is not true, we often like to think about and talk about the animal shelter director or CEO as being the "top dog" in
Mike FryFeb 7, 2018The Gender Problem in Animal WelfareWayne Pacelle, the former, long-term CEO of the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS) has been in the news recently amid allegations...