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 Nathan writes about the SF/SPCA-critical article published in Northside Magazine. He can also be heard on internet radio discussing the article at Animal Wise Radio (click on "archives" and look for "Animal Wise Radio from September 6, 2009"

 San Francisco Appeal, an on-line newspaper, published a report on the August 2009 Commission on Animal Control and Welfare meeting. Although one FixSF member was misquoted (500 is the number of cats and dogs that do NOT make it out of the shelter each year). The report includes public comments on the issue of No Kill in San Francisco.

 Nathan Winograd comments on FixSanFrancisco's efforts at the Commission on Animal Control and Welfare. The Commission's proposed "Road Map" will not take us all the way to becoming a No Kill City. San Francisco's local shelters are not taking the leadership role in this issue. We need legislation!

On Thursday, August 13, 2009, at 5:30pm the San Francisco Commission of Animal Control and Welfare will be finalizing their discussion about how to make San Francisco a “No Kill” city through legislation or a city-wide coalition. A No Kill policy would ensure that no savable animal (including those that are sick, injured, unweaned, traumatized, or feral) is euthanized in San Francisco shelters. In 2008, over 1300 cats and dogs were killed in San Francisco shelters, and the save rate was 87%.

For Immediate Release: Monday, August 10, 2009

On Thursday, August 13, 2009, the San Francisco Commission of Animal Control and Welfare will be finalizing their discussion about how to make San Francisco a “No Kill” city through legislation or a city-wide coalition. A No Kill policy would ensure that no savable animal (including thosethat are sick, injured, unweaned, traumatized, or feral) is euthanized in San Francisco shelters.

 Nathan Winograd has written another blog specifically about the No Kill issues in San Francisco. It includes ways you can help the cause. He says "what would it take for San Francisco to become No Kill? Numerically speaking, it would mean bumping up the save rate a paltry 10%, or roughly 500 additional dogs and cats who are losing their lives at the hands of San Francisco Animal Care & Control (ACC) staff each year."

In his blog on examiner.com, Nathan Winograd comments on our efforts to implement no kill in the city of San Francisco. We have been driving the discussion on no kill at the Animal Control and Welfare Commission for several months. Now the Commission is at the point of forwarding a recommendation to the Board of Supervisors.

 FixSanFrancisco.org has had a number of successes in the past few months. 

Fetch (the paper) printed an article in March, 2009 about the experiences of local shelter managers. While we certainly appreciate that shelter managers work hard in a difficult, though often rewarding job, we took exception to a quote by SF SPCA shelter manager, Holly Fink. Read the article, then read our response, which was published in the Letters to the Editor in the next issue of Fetch.

Our Response:

Maddie's Fund rewards Berkeley groups for progress toward no kill. If it can happen in Berkeley, it can happen in San Francisco!