Arlington-based animal-welfare advocate Debbie Marson pointed out to us that AWLA recently took a step in the right direction by simplifying the application that 501(c)(3) rescue organizations must complete in order to have a relationship with AWLA. Once this relationship exists, AWLA can theoretically transfer animals to the group (though this rarely happens.)
The original [...]
Archive for February, 2010
One Step Forward?
Posted in AWLA Policies, DC Area Rescue Orgs, Principles on February 26, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Yardsticks: Recap
Posted in Yardsticks on February 19, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The shelters we’ve used so far as yardsticks for AWLA — Tompkins County SPCA, Nevada Humane Society, Charlottesville-Albemarle SPCA, and Richmond SPCA — are committed to animal-outcomes transparency, so they use the standard Animal Statistics Table produced by Maddies Fund to aggregate their annual results, then post the completed table on their websites.
Our previous comparisons [...]
Yardsticks: AWLA vs. Richmond SPCA
Posted in Principles, Yardsticks on February 9, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
The City of Richmond in central Virginia has the same population as Arlington County, distributed over a geographic area more than twice as large. Per capita income for the City of Richmond is about 75% that of Arlington.
Richmond Animal Care and Control and Richmond SPCA perform animal control and animal sheltering for the City [...]
What’s Possible
Posted in Principles on February 4, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A reader alerted us to this story about Nico, a six-year-old dogo argentino who was discovered in a South Los Angeles shelter last July by members of an animal-rescue group who were visiting to transfer other dogs.
When the picture on the left was taken, Nico was homeless, friendless, abused, unnamed, and scared — like thousands [...]
Prejudice Prevails
Posted in Principles on February 2, 2010 | 9 Comments »
HB 429 was voted down 5-3 last night by the agricultural subcommittee of the Virginia House of Delegates. The bill had proposed adding a single sentence to the section of Virginia Code governing animal shelters.
However, no pound may euthanize, or prohibit the adoption of, any dog based solely on breed.
AWLA Executive Director Kay Speerstra [...]
Help Support VA HB 429!
Posted in AWLA Policies, Principles on February 1, 2010 | 1 Comment »
A reader asked us to post this important message explaining how you can support VA House Bill 429. Don’t let AWLA undermine this legislation, which will give thousands of homeless animals a chance to survive and find homes!
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A new Virginia law has been proposed (HB 429) which will prohibit city or county pounds from [...]
