If Dogs Talked: 11/18/13

Monday, November 18, 2013

Be careful with these items around your dogs on the holidays....

Here is the list, via Cesar Milan. http://cesar.mn/nf8b

Congrats. Another NO KILL shelter has been approved in the US (a FIRST in NC)....

LINCOLN COUNTY ANIMAL SERVICES TO BECOME FIRST MUNICIPAL SHELTER

IN NORTH CAROLINA TO BECOME A NO KILL FACILITY

Lincoln County Animal Services and Make Lincoln County No Kill Join Forces to Save Animals

Lincoln County, NC (November 18, 2013) – The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners voted today to adopt the philosophy and move toward the implementation of the No Kill Equation (NKE), a nationally recognized and proven approach to saving 90% or more of the healthy and adoptable animals, at Lincoln County Animal Services (LCAS) in Lincolnton, North Carolina. With this vote, LCAS will become the first municipal animal shelter in the state of North Carolina to be designated as a No Kill Animal Shelter.

Leading the effort to introduce the No Kill Equation was Make Lincoln County No Kill (MLCNK), a grassroots group of volunteers wanting to affect change and support this effort at LCAS. MLCNK and LCAS will join forces guided by the No Kill Equation to work toward achieving a 90% or higher save rate through increasing the number of adoptions, rescues, and fosters. The program will also work toward decreasing the number of incoming animals to the shelter through Trap, Neuter, Release (TNR) and barn cat programs for feral cats, low-cost spay/neuter programs, pet retention efforts, and owner-reclaim programs. Emphasis will also be placed on securing alternative funding through donations, grants, sponsorships, and fundraising events, plus public education and volunteer recruiting through community outreach efforts and raising awareness through participation in various public and media events.

“We are excited about leading the way in the State of North Carolina through our commitment to become a No Kill Municipal Shelter,” states Alex Patton, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners. “It is the right decision and one shared by the majority of our citizens.”

“With our internal commitment to saving 90% or more of the healthy and adoptable animals and by joining forces with the volunteers of MLCNK, we will have the resources needed to accomplish this goal,” explains Martha Lide, Assistant County Manager.

According to William Edmiston, member of the steering committee with MLCNK, “We are already implementing various parts of the No Kill Equation and have over 1,000 volunteer hours committed per month to put toward this effort.

“We encourage everyone to learn more about how they can help in this positive effort,” adds Karen Banker, also on the steering committee. “Many of the activities and support needed do not involve direct animal service. There are many ways to contribute to this worthwhile mission of saving Lincoln County’s homeless animals.”

Lincoln County Animal Services is the municipal shelter for Lincoln County located at 650 John Howell Memorial Drive, Lincolnton, NC.

Make Lincoln County No Kill (MLCNK) is a grassroots group of volunteers dedicated to transforming Lincoln County Animals Services into a No Kill Shelter and increasing the live release rate of healthy and adoptable animals to 90% or above. To learn more or to sign up as a volunteer, visit www.MakeLincolnCountyNoKill.org.

Make Lincoln County No Kill- NC

This group is meeting tonight. Please show your support any way possible (you do not have to live there to be a member - see link at bottom). As many of you know, across the country (and world) groups are working to promote viable alternatives to the routine killing of shelter dogs and cats. This is a proven method that works (spay, neuter, educate, community involvement, rescue/foster groups, etc). We are changing how animals are treated and we need everyone to be involved to make the unnecessary killing of shelter pets a thing of the past.

Thank you! Now for the their announcement:

Exciting News!

MLCNK is on the agenda for the Lincoln County Commissioners meeting this Monday, November 18. We are asking you to attend (wearing orange) in support of our No Kill mission and goals.

The meeting begins at 6:30pm. We will meet in the parking lot of the James W. Warren Citizens Center at 6:10. The address is 115 W. Main Street, Lincolnton on the 3rd Floor.

Please invite others you know to join us. A brief presentation will be delivered to the Board after which we hope to seek a formal vote of approval and support from theCounty Commissioners.

This is a significant milestone and potentially the start of a new direction for ourcounty and the animals in their care. We urge you to attend and show your support for our mission of saving animals lives.

Thank you for your ongoing support!

Jena

Jena M. Healy

Make Lincoln County No kill

www.makelincolncountynokill.org

When the battle seems to be all uphill, remember we are here for the voiceless animals who depend on us to keep on keeping on for them.