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What do I say about a book that completely changed my entire way of thinking about animal sheltering? So many things that we have all been taught for decades is completely wrong and it is shocking to discover this. We have been allowing the deaths of millions of animals every year, not knowing that there are alternatives that would save them.
I read this book on a flight to and from Minnesota. I spent most of the flight with my mouth hanging open in utter amazement.... amazement that someone figured out how to stop killing all healthy and treatable pets in animal shelters 15 YEARS ago yet US shelters are still killing millions every year; amazement that I, as an animal lover and rescuer, didn't know anything about it; amazement that all the programs and services that save lives are SO common sense that it is absurd that every shelter isn't doing them; and amazement that the largest, wealthiest animal "welfare" organizations have been fighting against these life saving methods and fighting against everything I believe in. I had been donating monthly to 2 of these organizations but immediately stopped as soon as I got off the plane.
I encourage everyone to read this book. I've read it several times now and everytime I do, I see again that everything Winograd writes is absolutely true. Now that I'm trying to bring these life saving methods to Houston's 5 kill shelters, unfortunately I see everything he talks about over and over and over... I see shelter directors that fight these life saving methods. I see bureaucrats who say they are working towards No Kill but refuse to follow the model that actually works, so they keep trying the same failed catch and kill methods.
It is disgusting and disturbing to find out what is really going on in America's shelters and at the largest animal welfare organizations. But, now that we know, it is equally as inspiring to know that many compassionate people are working hard to change the landscape.
After reading this book, I am no longer satisified to be just the "foster mom" and weekend volunteer, who saves as many as I can and cries about those that I can't bring home. I am now determined to spread this life saving message to everyone in Houston. No Kill is inevitable. Everyone needs to read this book and get on the bus.
SPCA, Humane Society, and Animal Shelters EXPOSED
Millons of healthy, adoptable dogs and cats are killed every year and the SPCA, the Humane Society of the US, and thousands of tax-payer-funded so-called shelters are to blame. The truth is out, though these agencies don't want you to know it. Read this book and find out what they don't want you to know. It's time to make the US a NO KILL nation.
Life changing book - for positive change to help animals everywhere
Redemption is a history of humane animal groups, starting with the ASPCA and others - how they started and how they went wrong and best of all - HOW TO FIX IT for good. Saving animals one at a time was never fast enough and an animal "shelter" should do just that- "SHELTER", not kill.
