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deadline: 12-14-2009
goal: 45,000

Stop the Secrecy and Killing in Animal Shelters

Sponsored by: Alley Cat Allies

A staggering number of cats are killed in shelters each year. And the majority of these killings happen in secret, away from the public eye and off the record. That's because only a few states require animal shelters to keep records and publicly report the number of cats they kill each year.

You have a right to know what is happening to the animals in your shelters and how your tax dollars and donations are being spent. You can demand that policies change.

A revolutionary change in shelter practice and policy is needed. Pledge to make this happen at your local shelter by contacting them to:

- Find out their policy on keeping records of how many cats they kill.
- Encourage them to make this information publicly available.
- Support humane methods of care, such as affordable and accessible spay and neuter services and Trap-Neuter-Return programs.

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# 31,872:

10:25 am PST, Nov 21, Isabel Cruz, Portugal

# 31,871:

9:18 am PST, Nov 21, Biggi Huss, Germany

# 31,870:

8:26 pm PST, Nov 20, Renee R, Louisiana

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9:02 am PST, Nov 20, Name not displayed, Ohio

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8:29 pm PST, Nov 19, MICHELE VONSTAICH, California

# 31,867:

5:38 am PST, Nov 19, Elena Ezhova, Russian Federation

# 31,866:

8:20 am PST, Nov 16, Edward Reed, Virginia

# 31,865:

8:18 am PST, Nov 16, Katie Sennett, Virginia
If I could help take in cats as a foster house to prevent overcrowding in animal shelters to help limit the amount of cats killed. More people need to know about this.

# 31,864:

7:14 am PST, Nov 16, Isabel Pereira, New York

# 31,863:

4:18 am PST, Nov 16, Christine Lafferty, Texas
I will keep educating as many people as I can about the program of TNR...My goal is to get people aware of the current situation that is unacceptable on how cats are treated in the USA...

# 31,862:

12:51 am PST, Nov 13, TIFFANIE LUONG, California

# 31,861:

11:09 am PST, Nov 12, Anna T., Ukraine

# 31,860:

9:36 am PST, Nov 11, Sagrario Rilo, Spain

# 31,859:

10:35 am PST, Nov 10, Niki Papageorgiou, Germany

# 31,858:

10:32 am PST, Nov 10, Angela Ansaloni, Italy
we want to know how many poor cats are killed STOP THE SECRECY AND KILLING IN ANIMAL SHELTERS.....Angela Ansaloni

# 31,857:

10:31 am PST, Nov 10, Nicolette Ludolphi, Germany

# 31,856:

10:21 am PST, Nov 10, Kristin Vines, Pennsylvania

# 31,855:

10:12 am PST, Nov 10, THEODORE SPACHIDAKIS, Greece

# 31,854:

10:07 am PST, Nov 10, ANDRZEJ KOPEC, United Kingdom

# 31,853:

5:53 am PST, Nov 9, Becky Le compte, Texas

# 31,852:

10:06 am PST, Nov 8, Yenty Wong, Indonesia

# 31,851:

3:12 pm PST, Nov 7, Maria Calçada, Poland

# 31,850:

3:19 pm PST, Nov 6, Victoria P., Ukraine

# 31,849:

7:42 pm PST, Nov 3, Nick Leonard, Nevada

# 31,848:

11:14 am PDT, Oct 31, Name not displayed, Greece

# 31,847:

4:19 pm PDT, Oct 28, Вероника Шубина, Ukraine

# 31,846:

9:45 am PDT, Oct 28, Irina Kovtun, Ukraine

# 31,845:

7:36 am PDT, Oct 28, Hyunjin Jessica Cho, Ohio
I am going to adopt cats from the animal shelter because it seems that no one will take them. Everyone wants kittens. I will also encourage people to adopt a cat from the shelter.

# 31,844:

3:25 am PDT, Oct 28, Maria Fongaro, Italy

# 31,843:

5:59 am PDT, Oct 27, Alex Jubb, United Kingdom

# 31,842:

2:43 pm PDT, Oct 24, Evgenija Kiseliova, Ukraine

# 31,841:

6:39 pm PDT, Oct 23, Kelly Carson, Canada
Even if your local council votes to continue to gas cats, do not leave it at that. Continue to pressure them. Some people I know took out a full-page ad in a local paper to let the public know what was happening at their local animal control.

# 31,840:

10:07 am PDT, Oct 23, Roxana paola Vera, Argentina

# 31,839:

5:23 pm PDT, Oct 22, Sara Gaspar, Portugal

# 31,838:

1:03 pm PDT, Oct 21, Lucyna Kuklińska, Poland

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6:52 am PDT, Oct 21, Gerlinde Palsingh, Austria

# 31,836:

2:59 pm PDT, Oct 20, Devon Montgomery, Ohio

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1:54 pm PDT, Oct 17, Kristen Lamb, New York

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10:20 am PDT, Oct 17, Cammay Lo, Hong Kong

# 31,833:

9:43 pm PDT, Oct 15, Lyhann O'Shaughnessy, Mexico

# 31,832:

3:13 am PDT, Oct 15, Maria Kagelind, Sweden

# 31,831:

8:06 pm PDT, Oct 14, Patrice Mains, Pennsylvania
get cats fixed and do not let your inside cat run the streets..

# 31,830:

11:02 pm PDT, Oct 13, Maren Heinig, Australia

# 31,828:

12:46 pm PDT, Oct 11, Christina Anderson, Canada

# 31,827:

4:39 pm PDT, Oct 10, Cornelia Ajimi, Germany

# 31,826:

8:31 am PDT, Oct 10, Galia Sultanova, Russian Federation

# 31,825:

4:58 pm PDT, Oct 5, Lisa Costello, Connecticut

# 31,824:

3:58 am PDT, Oct 5, Nadine Wyatt, Tennessee

# 31,823:

12:33 pm PDT, Oct 3, Elena Runeva, Russian Federation

# 31,822:

6:11 pm PDT, Oct 1, Sara Di gennaro, New York

# 31,821:

11:41 am PDT, Oct 1, Elke Landenberger, Virginia

# 31,820:

11:32 am PDT, Oct 1, Stefano Confalonieri, Italy

# 31,819:

10:10 am PDT, Oct 1, Debbi Scheun, South Africa

# 31,818:

8:03 am PDT, Oct 1, Lene HANSEN, Denmark

# 31,817:

7:24 am PDT, Oct 1, Marietta Wybo alfaro, Kenya

# 31,816:

7:05 am PDT, Oct 1, Maria Eugenia Gonzalez Castellanos, Mexico

# 31,815:

7:03 am PDT, Oct 1, Joyce Waldie, North Carolina

# 31,814:

7:01 am PDT, Oct 1, Emily Kyaska, Australia

# 31,813:

6:40 am PDT, Oct 1, Adriana Readinger, Venezuela

# 31,812:

6:39 am PDT, Oct 1, Gina Blumen, New York
Spaying and Neutering must be encouraged! Tell anyone who will listen!!

# 31,811:

6:39 am PDT, Oct 1, Christiane Page, Spain

# 31,810:

6:37 am PDT, Oct 1, Melissa Webber, South Africa

# 31,809:

6:34 am PDT, Oct 1, Gideon Wayne Fitzpatrick, Washington D.C.

# 31,808:

6:08 am PDT, Oct 1, Gregory Cornish, New York

# 31,807:

11:43 pm PDT, Sep 24, Maria Yashina, Russian Federation

# 31,806:

12:54 pm PDT, Sep 24, Peppe Marinelli, Italy

# 31,805:

11:47 am PDT, Sep 23, Rosa Genova, Spain

# 31,804:

4:41 am PDT, Sep 21, Massimiliano Bertari, Italy

# 31,803:

2:53 am PDT, Sep 18, Jane Trenkina, Russian Federation

# 31,802:

2:47 am PDT, Sep 18, Name not displayed, Russian Federation

# 31,801:

9:56 am PDT, Sep 17, Yulia Volkova, Russian Federation

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