End the killing of shelter animals in Indianapolis

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City of Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

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This year, 10,000 healthy dogs and cats will be killed in Indianapolis shelters.

The vast majority of these homeless pets can and should be placed into loving homes or should never enter a shelter in the first place. But there is hope.

No Kill sheltering models, based on innovative programs and services have already saved the lives of tens of thousands of animals in other communities.

Instead of embracing No Kill, our shelters cling to their failed model of the past, a model that results in the unnecessary, tax-funded killing of healthy dogs and cats.

It is time for change.
(Please click the 'letter' link to the left to read the actual petition to the City of Indianapolis.)

If you would like to learn more about the Indy No Kill Initiative, please visit our web site, www.indynokill.org (this wll open in a new window, and will not interfere with signing the petition below).

We the undersigned ask that the City of Indianapolis adopt the No Kill Equation.

The No Kill Equation is a cohesive set of initiatives that have been implemented successfully in a variety of cities and communities around the country resulting in dramatically lower kill-rates of cats, dogs and other companion animals in city shelters, while maintaining public health and safety.

Programs modeled after the No Kill Equation seek to give citizens greater input and involvement in how the shelter operates and they can be implemented on a cost-effective basis. In many cases, these programs are less expensive than killing. In all cases, these programs are a better reflection of the heart of the people of Indianapolis.

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# 1,281:

9:02 pm PST, Dec 29, LORI CHAMBERLAIN, California
I'm not a crazy, radical person, but these innocent animals cannot speak for themselves. I've spent a lot of time in city/county animal shelters across the country. It's simply heartbreaking and with a bit of change, of few of these innocent souls could be spared. Please find it in your heart to consider another means to manage these shelters, if anything just consider the monetary savings being suggested in this initiative.

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8:49 pm PST, Dec 29, Name not displayed, Indiana

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8:07 pm PST, Dec 29, Susan Rowinski, California
For a city that claims to be pro-life, it appears to be "anti-life", and at the tax payers expense, when it comes to Indianapolis's animal control obligations. The people of Indianapolis should demand a higher standard and accountablity on this issue.

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5:59 pm PST, Dec 28, Kiana Pierle, Indiana

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3:10 pm PST, Dec 28, Amanda Neibert, Indiana
It is senseless to euthanize animals yet continue to allow anyone to breed animals as often as they wish simply because they want to. Nevermind if they even know what they are doing. Nevermind that they are not obligated by law to find responsible forever homes for these animals. Nevermind that they are not required to take care of these animals by law should they not find them suitable homes, should they become ill and not suitable for sale, or should they not make the profit from these animals that the breeder had anticipated. Never mind that animal owners are not required by law to spay or neuter their animal. Let's all just keep creating more wonderful animal lives and then when no one can afford to deal with them any longer let's just kill them. This is the most ignorant solution to this problem imaginable, but I will agree it seems to be the easiest. No wonder it continues. Something has got to change.

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2:50 pm PST, Dec 28, Jennifer Gardner, Florida

# 1,275:

8:34 am PST, Dec 27, Barbara Bates, United Kingdom

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6:25 am PST, Dec 26, AnimalSpirit Martz, Indiana

# 1,273:

6:38 am PST, Dec 25, Damon Hoppe, United Kingdom

# 1,272:

11:40 am PST, Dec 17, Dawn Goodloe, Indiana
It's not the animals fault. It is the irresponsible owners who should have to pay.

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8:38 pm PST, Dec 15, Amanda Blohm, Indiana
I would like tougher legislation on puppy mills. There is no need to bring more animals into this world when there are so many that already need loving homes. Killing these innocent animals is not the solution to pet overpopulation. Stopping the puppy mills and irresponsible breeders is the best way to ensure every cat and dog gets the loving home they deserve.

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12:29 pm PST, Dec 10, Lea Pierce, Indiana

# 1,269:

5:15 pm PST, Dec 8, Sandy Myrick, Indiana
people shouldn't be allowed to breed animals while so many are being killed in shelters

# 1,268:

5:07 am PST, Dec 8, Kathleen Garrett, Indiana

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10:06 am PST, Dec 4, Christine Havens, Georgia

# 1,266:

6:51 am PST, Dec 4, Manuela Curti, United Kingdom

# 1,265:

5:19 am PST, Dec 4, Roberta Allis, Massachusetts
Shelter Animals deserved a second chance to share their love. from a Dog Mom, Rescue Volunteer, Therapy Dog Pair, Hospice and Nursing Home Volunteer

# 1,264:

7:17 pm PST, Dec 3, David Peters, United Kingdom

# 1,263:

2:37 pm PST, Dec 3, Jessica Hudak, Indiana

# 1,262:

10:17 am PST, Nov 29, Tracy Newcombe, United Kingdom

# 1,261:

7:27 pm PST, Nov 25, Chris Jordan, Canada
For more impact, add a personal comment here

# 1,260:

10:31 am PST, Nov 25, Marc Anderson, Indiana
PLEASE

# 1,259:

6:43 am PST, Nov 24, Sallianne Zody, Indiana

# 1,258:

7:54 am PST, Nov 22, Name not displayed, Indiana
San Francisco was the incubator for the first successful community-wide adoption of the "No-kill" philosophy. Nathan Winogard has spread the program across the nation to both urban and rural communities. Indianapolis should join the movement or at the very least implemenr a trial to determine its chances for success here. We will proably be surprised by the result.

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6:48 pm PST, Nov 20, Amber Whitmore, Indiana
Animals deserve the right to live. People who don't have to see the animals find a way to disconnect themselves from what's happening to them in these shelters that kill them when no one comes to adopt them or when the shelter gets too full. Taxpayer money should be going to opening no-kill shelters for these animals instead of using the money to put the animals to sleep. It's not fair and not right. Imagine it was your cat or dog that ended up getting lost and the shelter put it to sleep because you couldn't find it in time.

# 1,256:

2:24 pm PST, Nov 20, Rod Ewing, Ohio
penalize people who neglect their pets...don't penalize the pet!

# 1,255:

6:29 pm PST, Nov 16, Patricia England, Indiana
Dog is God spelled backward. Be responsible

# 1,254:

4:27 pm PST, Nov 16, Lisa Huey, Indiana
I have 4 shelter dogs and they love me uncondtionaly, as I love them, they would die for me. All shelter animals deserve a chance at life just as humans, if not more.

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12:08 am PST, Nov 15, Name not displayed, Minnesota
THIS IS NOT A SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, ONCE AGAIN THE PROBLEM IS STUPID PEOPLE WHO THINK THEY CAN AQUIRE AN ANIMAL AND THROW IT AWAY WHEN THEY DO NOT WANT IT ANYMORE. AND ANOTHER PROBLEM IS A STATE WHO SAYS OH WELL WE WILL JUST GAS THEM ALL INSTEAD OF TRYING TO EDUCATE ITS CITIZENS ON COMMON SENSE AND SET AN EXAMPLE FOR THEM TO FOLLOW INSTEAD OF MURDER, BECAUSE IF YOU ARE NOT PART OF THE SOLUTION YOU TO ARE THE PROBLEM. IDIOTS. GET COMMON SENSE!

# 1,252:

6:57 pm PST, Nov 14, Claudia Lee, Canada

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10:20 pm PST, Nov 8, Chris Siros, Texas
I agree

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