If i were president, i would b the best president ever.
Christina Wilson - Delegate's Daughter, If I Were President
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Added: September 25th, 2008
A Minnesota Delegate's daughter tells us what she would do if she were President of the United States.
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In light of Janelle's words," Every one of us who works in animal welfare would like to see euthanasia become a merchant account thing of the past." I choose to be hopeful that the institution she leads will move towards that goal in coming months.
I am hopeful for some other reasons too.
There are some good & tangible things happening today in the Twin City's animal welfare community high speed internet service. I am also hopeful because communities in other parts of the country have drastically reduced their shelter kill rates. (Those results include numbers from municipally run animal control centers AND other shelters.) Other communities, both rural and urban, have shown it can be done. There is a road map we can follow. It requires some changes to the way things have been done, but to me, it is exciting that we can start following the map and do better for people and animals in our own community hard drive recovery!
"Homes for All Pets, Minnesota." is one bright spot on the landscape. Started in Oct. 2006, it is a collaborative partnership of animal welfare groups. You may have read about it on a web site, or heard about it on Animal Wise Radio, or maybe you saw the logo at a number of booths at Pet Expo in February. Groups joining this partnership believe we can do a better job in Minnesota when it comes to the matter of companion animals, and we have agreed to partner in new and emerging ways to tackle the problem. Members agree to 3 things:
* To collaborate with other groups within our local animal welfare community in an open and constructive way.
* Open admission shelters agree to make animals that are slated for euthanasia available to participating no-kill rescue groups for rescue so long as the animals are not terminally ill or seriously dangerous (per Asilomar Accords, an agreement of national animal welfare organizations like ASPCA, HSUS & Best Friends Animal Society)
* All participating organizations agree to report their animal outcome statistics in a common format (categories are defined by the Asilomar Accords.)