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Shelter Resolution Challenge by Frisco City Councilman Bob Allen

Alva — Mon, 14 May 2012 15:41:30 +0000

May 14, 2012 Great news for the Collin County shelter animals! Frisco City Councilman, Bob Allen, is taking the lead for positive shelter change. We need more elected officials like Councilman Allen to take the lead in their communities! Nice work by all the volunteers working hard to save the shelter animals in their community!
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Shelter Animals – Who Will Be Their Voice?

Alva — Tue, 08 May 2012 16:22:26 +0000

May 8, 2012 Since I first began Pawsitively Texas, my dream is to see all shelter pets have a voice. To have someone work on their behalf to tell their story – to give them the absolute best chance at life. I’m so encouraged to see the many shelter Facebook pages that have been launched
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No Kill – Achieving Success Despite The Obstacles!

Alva — Fri, 04 May 2012 18:32:39 +0000

May 4, 2012 No Kill: It’s not easy, but the rewards are incomparable! Building a no kill community … is not easy. Maintaining a no kill community … is not easy. But, no kill communities do not do it because it is easy. They do it because it is the right thing to do. As
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HELP NEEDED – TO KEEP FAMILY TOGETHER

Alva — Fri, 04 May 2012 16:32:31 +0000

May 4, 2012 I need a Dallas area 501(c)(3) rescue to help keep a family together. They love their dogs, but were ready to surrender them because financially, they have been having a hard time caring for them. We can’t judge, love knows no financial boundaries, and the economy has been rough on so very
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Building a No Kill Community – No Experience Needed

Alva — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:09:52 +0000

May 3, 2012 Increase the live save rate of animals in your Community – no experience needed Texas has several no kill communities; interesting to note about four is that the leadership that transformed these communities to no kill do not have a career shelter professional resume. In fact, they have no expertise in managing
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Dear Dallas Animal Services – Please Wake Up From Your “Positive” Slumber

Alva — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:40:57 +0000

April 27, 2012 My thanks to Dallas blogger Larry Powell for covering the DAS shelter commission meetings; most people can not attend a meeting at 1:00pm on a weekday due to their work schedules so his reports keep us informed. This blog post began as a comment on his blog, only to expand into a full
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URGENT NEED AT GONZALES TEXAS ANIMAL SHELTER

Alva — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:26:51 +0000

April 27, 2012 The Gonzales, Texas animal shelter needs help! The Board of Directors has issued an urgent plea for help. As you can see from the map below, Gonzales is a Texas community that is not surrounded by a lot of rescues; it’s a more rural area of our state. They are almost 1.5
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URGENT NEED in UVALDE TEXAS – Shelter Animals Seized for Neglect

Alva — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 19:45:21 +0000

April 12, 2012 The Humane Society of Uvalde Texas reports: “On Tuesday April 3rd, Uvalde County officials executed the seizure of all animals at the Uvalde Animal Shelter located on hwy 83 in Uvalde County. This occurred following complaints of poor living conditions and concerns the animals were being neglected. The Humane Society of Uvalde,
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Save More Shelter Pets Today – Best Practice

Alva — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:54:34 +0000

April 12, 2012 Increasing Animal Shelter Live Outcome / Save Rates! In Texas, state law requires municipal animal shelters to hold strays for at least 72 hours – after that, they can be killed immediately. Sometimes beloved family pets are killed before their owners find them making this procedure even more heartbreakingly devastating! However, there
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DFW No Kill Workshop Schedule

Alva — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:46:22 +0000

JOIN US as we gather in North Texas March 10 with the shared vision and goal of revolutionizing our communities to implement life-saving shelter pet programs! Approximately 200,000 animals die each year in North Texas open-admission, taxpayer funded animal shelters. 200,000! However, a no kill nation, a no kill Texas, is within our reach. The Dallas /
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