I happened to catch a news story this morning interviewing Richard Paquette from the Greater Sudbury Animal Control. Greater Sudbury animal control shelter has now adopted a no kill policy. Kudos to the Greater Sudbury community.
I thought it was important to help spread the word this is achievable and success comes easier and quicker when the community pulls together to make policy work. The Greater Sudbury animal control services are a separate entity from the OSPCA.
In an excerpt from the article;
Last year, animal control impounded 637 stray dogs, said Paquette, and 49 were euthanized. Even though the city is adopting a no-kill policy for dogs, some canines may still have to be put down because of bad behaviour or temperament, or due to illness.
Last year, animal control impounded 917 cats and euthanized 399 of them. The number of cat adoptions is up, said Paquette, but the total number of cats being picked up is staggering.
Here is a link to a success story incorporating the TNR program (trap/neuter/release for cats) among other successful implementations.
Great to hear! Redemption – The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America, by Nathan Winograd was so enlightening to read. It is available on Dogwise, and if anyone interested goes there from the link on the Dog Legislation Council of Canada website, we can make some $ for the legal challenge!
I would like to make a correction to this posting. As you will read in the original article, it is the City of Greater Sudbury Animal Control, which has its own shelter, that adopted a no-kill policy. The Ontario SPCA is an entirely separate organization. Richard Paquette works for the City of Greater Sudbury, not for the Ontario SPCA.
Thanks very much for making the correction. I will change this in the post as well.