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The Commission on Animal Control and Welfare Debates No Kill Legislation for San Francisco
Submitted by jj on Mon, 08/10/2009 - 20:27
On Thursday, August 13, 2009, the San Francisco Commission of Animal Control and Welfare will be finalizing their discussion about how to make San Francisco a “No Kill” city through legislation or a city-wide coalition. A No Kill policy would ensure that no savable animal (including thosethat are sick, injured, unweaned, traumatized, or feral) is euthanized in San Francisco shelters.
Nathan Winograd updates our efforts toward no kill (July 2009)
In his blog on examiner.com, Nathan Winograd comments on our efforts to implement no kill in the city of San Francisco. We have been driving the discussion on no kill at the Animal Control and Welfare Commission for several months. Now the Commission is at the point of forwarding a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.
Successes!
FixSanFrancisco.org has had a number of successes in the past few months.
On the Front Lines: Shelter Managers See It All
Fetch (the paper) printed an article in March, 2009 about the experiences of local shelter managers. While we certainly appreciate that shelter managers work hard in a difficult, though often rewarding job, we took exception to a quote by SF SPCA shelter manager, Holly Fink. Read the article, then read our response, which was published in the Letters to the Editor in the next issue of Fetch.
Our Response:
Berkeley Alliance for Homeless Animals Coalition Wins Maddie's Fund Award
Maddie's Fund rewards Berkeley groups for progress toward no kill. If it can happen in Berkeley, it can happen in San Francisco!
Hearing Dog Program Lawsuit Update
An article published on April 28, 2009 in the SF Weekly updates the situation. At stake is $500,000 bequested to the SPCA's Hearing Dog Program, even though the SPCA has stated that they have discontinued the program and have no staff dedicated to the program. A second article on April 29, 2009, also in the SF Weekly, confirms the SPCA HAS BEEN AWARDED THE FULL AMOUNT of the bequest.
The San Francisco Weekly article that started it all
On June 11, 2008 the SF Weekly wrote an article: A Time to Kill that exposed some of the more shameful moments at the SF/SPCA. It also reported on the closing of the Hearing Dog Program at the SF/SPCA.
Nathan Winograd speaks at the SF Commission of Animal Control & Welfare
On March 12, 2009 Nathan J. Winograd addressed the San Francisco Commission of Animal Control & Welfare. FixSanFrancisco.org was instrumental in arranging his invitation to the meeting.
Here are Nathan's comments on that meeting and a summary of what he had to say regarding the history and future of the no kill movement in San Francisco and elsewhere in the country. The comments are posted on Nathan's web site: http://www.nathanwinograd.com/
Florida County Pledges To Go No Kill!
County pledges effort for "no-kill" shelter.
Summary: Brevard County Commission has unanimously pledged to work toward a “no-kill” strategy at its animal shelters in Melbourne and Titusville. The effort follows a 2007 report that showed a 61% euthanasia rate for shelter animals. Similar no-kill sheltering plans were adopted in Gainesville, Jacksonville and Hillsborough County.
$500,000 Bequest Specifically Intended for Hearing Dog Program in Dispute
If you donated a large sum specifically to the SPCA's former Hearing Dog Program, where would you want it to go?
SFGate article: "Dispute over bequest for Hearing Dogs program."
Press Release from the new independent "The Hearing Dog Program:"
