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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.

Sign the Pledge

We pledged to take action:

# 31,919:

2:40 pm PST, Dec 14, Alexandra MAUVE, France

# 31,918:

12:29 am PST, Dec 14, Name not displayed, Singapore

# 31,917:

12:23 am PST, Dec 14, Chinmayee Jog, Australia

# 31,916:

10:49 pm PST, Dec 11, Merry Loscalzo-Stumpf, Iowa

# 31,915:

11:43 am PST, Dec 11, Name not displayed, Illinois

# 31,914:

8:08 am PST, Dec 11, Name not displayed, South Africa

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4:02 am PST, Dec 10, Name not displayed, Japan

# 31,912:

3:47 am PST, Dec 9, Mira Tatouss, Tunisia

# 31,911:

7:28 pm PST, Dec 8, Hiedi Tan, Tennessee

# 31,910:

3:56 pm PST, Dec 8, Penny Gregorio, Hawaii

# 31,909:

3:23 pm PST, Dec 8, Karen Fletcher, United Kingdom

# 31,908:

11:38 am PST, Dec 8, Ana Maria Carvalho, Brazil

# 31,907:

3:11 am PST, Dec 8, Jennifer Alaggio, New Jersey
promote spaying and neuteuring, keep the local shelters on their toes about how many animals they are euthanizing, etc.

# 31,906:

7:12 pm PST, Dec 7, Molly Medvick, Canada

# 31,905:

11:10 am PST, Dec 7, Irina Cazacu, Italy

# 31,904:

1:59 am PST, Dec 7, Ekeim Teeuwisse, Netherlands

# 31,903:

1:03 pm PST, Dec 6, Inga Katelari, Cyprus

# 31,902:

12:21 pm PST, Dec 4, Alison Halm, Illinois

# 31,901:

8:59 am PST, Dec 3, Cathala Corine, France

# 31,900:

10:56 pm PST, Dec 1, Name not displayed, California
Donations

# 31,899:

6:44 pm PST, Nov 30, Name not displayed, Utah

# 31,898:

2:06 pm PST, Nov 29, Corinne Avedissian, France

# 31,897:

1:47 pm PST, Nov 29, Carlo Bengiovanni, California

# 31,896:

2:58 am PST, Nov 29, Valerie Pestova, Russian Federation

# 31,895:

8:43 am PST, Nov 28, Name not displayed, Florida

# 31,894:

9:40 am PST, Nov 27, Daniel Zeiger, California

# 31,893:

8:44 am PST, Nov 27, Iraida Ramos, New York
I know, i see it when i volunteer at shleters. senseless killings for no reason. Good cats and dogs are put to sleep in large amounts of numbers. But this is not told on their reports. They should make its records public to the people.

# 31,892:

6:04 am PST, Nov 27, SANJA LALIC VALECIC, Croatia

# 31,891:

5:38 am PST, Nov 27, Charlotta Fredriksson, Sweden

# 31,890:

3:30 am PST, Nov 27, Christel Dieltjens, Belgium

# 31,889:

9:37 pm PST, Nov 26, Luara Blauth Paim, Brazil

# 31,888:

7:12 pm PST, Nov 26, Name not displayed, New York

# 31,887:

3:36 pm PST, Nov 26, Name not displayed, Missouri

# 31,886:

4:37 am PST, Nov 26, Paola Ghidotti, Italy

# 31,885:

3:04 am PST, Nov 26, Anne Thompson, United Kingdom

# 31,884:

3:06 pm PST, Nov 25, Angela Moreno, Illinois
I will try to tell more people about TNR. Also, I'm going to keep trying to get people like my brother to spay/neuter their cats (and dogs).

# 31,883:

3:08 pm PST, Nov 24, Diane Tumbrello, New York

# 31,882:

6:30 am PST, Nov 24, Name not displayed, Indiana

# 31,881:

6:57 pm PST, Nov 23, Name not displayed, Canada

# 31,880:

2:49 pm PST, Nov 23, Name not displayed, Hawaii

# 31,879:

9:55 am PST, Nov 23, Kimberly Barnett, Utah

# 31,878:

6:46 pm PST, Nov 22, Name not displayed, Massachusetts

# 31,877:

2:02 pm PST, Nov 22, Teresa Olsen, Virginia

# 31,876:

1:48 pm PST, Nov 22, Costanza Troini, Italy

# 31,875:

10:04 am PST, Nov 22, Lana Stojkovic, Serbia And Montenegro
sart with organisation Animal Cops in our country!!!

# 31,874:

8:57 am PST, Nov 22, Herlijk Coo, Philippines

# 31,873:

10:35 pm PST, Nov 21, Brenda Giles, West Virginia
Stop this! cats need our help as much as dogs do

# 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

# 31,869:

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

# 31,868:

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

# 31,860:

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

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