No More Homeless Pets
Weekly News

July 11, 2004
From super adoptions to revolutionary changes in animal control, each week we bring you news of successes large and small in the campaign to bring about a time when there will be No More Homeless Pets.

• 99¢ spay/neuter in North Carolina
• Free spay/neuter on the Navajo Nation
• Trailer donated for spay/neuter clinic in Tennessee

• PetCo promotes rabbit adoption in Minneapolis
• Aiming for 99% adoption rate in California
• Guniea pigs race into homes in Colorado

• Thrift store raises funds for grassroots groups in Kanab, Utah
• Cans for critters in North Carolina
• Radio station raises $1,000 for injured dog in New Jersey

• Exposé still sparking change a year later in North Carolina
• Anti-Cruelty Society goes no-kill in Chicago

International News

• Aussie Army gives animal abusers the boot

Foothills, North Carolina - Local residents have several opportunities to have their pets fixed for only 99 cents this summer. The Foothills Humane Society will take two trips a month to Asheville's Humane Alliance spay/neuter clinic. Read the story in the Tyron Daily Bulletin.

Navajo Nation - Eleven humane organizations are joining forces to offer free spay/neuter and low-cost vaccinations on the Navajo Nation. Read the article in the Arizona Daily Sun.

Knoxville, Tennessee - The Department of Energy's East Tennessee Technology Park donated a doublewide trailer to the Humane Society of Roane County. Along with Planned Pethood, the groups will turn it into a low-cost spay/neuter clinic. Find articles in the Knoxville News Sentinel (the article is free, but you must register) and on the Department of Energy website.


St. Paul, Minnesota - In an experiment being watched nationally, four PetCo stores in the Twin Cities suburbs are getting out of the business of selling rabbits. The Minnesota House Rabbit Society and other humane groups will be promoting rabbits for adoption through the stores. Read the article in the Pioneer Press.

Riverside County, California - Riverside County officials are aiming for a 99 percent pet-adoption rate by 2014, roughly double the current rate. Most of the people attending a forum on animal control services want the county to reach the goal in five years instead of ten. See the story in the North County Times.

Centennial, Colorado - Cavy Care has come up with an ingenious way to encourage guinea pig adoptions and raise money for guinea pig rescue: guinea pig races. Read the story in the Rocky Mountain News.

Louisville, Kentucky - A summer training class at the New Albany-Floyd County Animal Shelter brings teens together with dogs awaiting adoption. Read the story in the Courier-Journal.

Southaven, Mississippi - The Memphis Xplorers brought dogs from the Olive Branch Humane Society onto the football field at halftime to promote adoption, fostering, and volunteering. Find the article on OurSportsCentral.com.

Morgan County, Georgia - Companion Animal Rescue is working to send adoptable dogs and cats to shelters, and ultimately into loving families, in the Northeast. Read the full story in the Morgan County Citizen.


Kanab, Utah - ARC (Animal Rescue Charities) Thrift Store in Kanab contributes 100% of its profits to small-animal charities in the Southwest. So far, they have donated to Happy Tails Animal League in Cedar City, Utah, and Angels for Animals in Veyo, Utah. Read more about ARC.

Mooresville, North Carolina - Citizens for Animal Welfare, the Feral Cat Society of Iredell, Iredell County Recycling, and Anheuser-Busch Recycling are collecting aluminum drink cans to benefit the two nonprofit groups. Find the article in the Charlotte Observer. The article is free, but you must register to read it.

Sparta, New Jersey - Lucky the beagle, who was hit by a car, was set to have his front right leg amputated but, thanks to his adoring fans and a New York City radio station, Lucky will be back on all fours in a few months.

Cincinnati, Ohio - Members of the United Coalition for Animals started a nonprofit consignment furniture store to raise money for its spay/neuter program. Read the story in The Enquirer.

Illinois - The Secretary of State and humane organizations across Illinois are promoting the sale of pet-friendly license plates to raise more funds for spay/neuter programs. See the story in the Quincy Herald-Whig.

Winston-Salem, North Carolina - The Winston-Salem Warthogs, in conjunction with the Forsyth Humane Society, will host a Bark at the Park Night at Ernie Shore Field on July 24th. Fans are encouraged to bring their dogs to the ballgame. Find the article on OurSportsCentral.com.


Charlotte, North Carolina - The "Death at the Pound" series, which ran a year ago in the Charlotte Observer, is still sparking changes for the animals, including a partnership between the Humane Society of Charlotte and local animal control which aims to double the number of pets neutered each month to 1,000. The Charlotte City Council voted to spend $385,000 to add 40 adoption kennels at the city shelter, doubling the number there now. Read about the progress in the Charlotte Observer. The article is free but you must register to read it.

Chicago, Illinois - Chicago's century-old Anti-Cruelty Society is making plans to go no-kill this fall. Director Gene Mueller said the new policy would lower the number of animals being put down in the city, since the change will enable the society to provide treatment and arrange adoptions for more animals through their adoption showcase along Grand Avenue. Read the story in the Chicago Tribune. The article is free but you must register to read it.

Big Spring, Texas - The Big Spring City Council voted to ban the tethering and chaining of dogs. Find the story in the Big Spring Herald.


Australia - When the Australian Army's hard-won international reputation for compassion was jeopardized by six soldiers who killed a litter of kittens, the soldiers were fined and thrown out of the service. See the article in the Courier-Mail.