New study offers advice for keeping shelter dogs happy and healthy

News and headlines for December 28, 2024 - January 3, 2025

In the news: No Kill Sheltering Winter 2024. Another week, more pet food recalls. Environmentalist pets. Sheriff’s Deputy kills a family’s dog who was running away from her. Do you have what it takes to save lives? Communities are looking for someone to run or help run their animal shelters. State legislators try again to ban cat declawing. A new year, a new opportunity to save lives. A new study offers advice for keeping shelter dogs happy and healthy.

These are some of the stories making headlines in animal protection:

No Kill Sheltering Winter 2024

The No Kill Advocacy Center published its Winter 2024 issue of No Kill Sheltering. As a thank-you, patron-level donors of my Substack page also receive it.

The current issue covers:

• Keeping Animals in Shelters Healthy & Happy;

• Why Running a Humane Shelter Saves Lives & Money;

• Our Updated Shelter Animal Assessment Matrix;

• When Academics Sacrifice Animals for Career Ambition;

• All Creatures Great & Small;

• And more.

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Another week, more pet food recalls