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Our neighbors down in Austin have already accomplished no kill in their city.
In July, our largest no-kill shelter, Operation Kindness in Carrollton, through the anonymous gift of an adopter, broke ground on a new big dog run area called Bear's Den. This will double their capacity for dogs and further increase the number of dogs they can save. This is the shelter that helped saved Anabelle from death.
On August 15, the Rockwall City Council voted to make Rockwall a no-kill city. The transformation has already been underway thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers. The whole community has gotten involved and in August 2011 the city's save rate was 97%. If I am not mistaken this will be the first open intake no-kill shelter in DFW.
To say that I am really happy about the progress we've made in the last year is an understatement.
I know we have a few DFW area folks on here. I definitely encourage you guys to support the no-kill movement... volunteer or foster for OK or Rockwall, donate, spread the word, etc.
Here is the Operation Kindness website: North Texas' Oldest and Largest No-Kill Animal Shelter | Operation Kindness | Saving animals since 1976
Here is Rockwall Pets website: Rockwall Pets: Adopt a Rockwall shelter pet!
Our neighbors down in Austin have already accomplished no kill in their city.
In July, our largest no-kill shelter, Operation Kindness in Carrollton, through the anonymous gift of an adopter, broke ground on a new big dog run area called Bear's Den. This will double their capacity for dogs and further increase the number of dogs they can save. This is the shelter that helped saved Anabelle from death.
On August 15, the Rockwall City Council voted to make Rockwall a no-kill city. The transformation has already been underway thanks to a group of dedicated volunteers. The whole community has gotten involved and in August 2011 the city's save rate was 97%. If I am not mistaken this will be the first open intake no-kill shelter in DFW.
To say that I am really happy about the progress we've made in the last year is an understatement.
I know we have a few DFW area folks on here. I definitely encourage you guys to support the no-kill movement... volunteer or foster for OK or Rockwall, donate, spread the word, etc.
Here is the Operation Kindness website: North Texas' Oldest and Largest No-Kill Animal Shelter | Operation Kindness | Saving animals since 1976
Here is Rockwall Pets website: Rockwall Pets: Adopt a Rockwall shelter pet!