On July 23, Governor Jack Markel signed Senate Bill 280, thereby establishing Delaware as a national model for the compassionate treatment of homeless companion animals. Modeled on the No Kill Advocacy Center’s Companion Animal Protection Act, Senate Bill 280 amends Chapter 80 of the Delaware Code by specifying how animal shelters must handle unclaimed animals. [...]
Archive for July, 2010
Delaware Changes Everything
Posted in AWLA Policies, Principles on July 29, 2010 | 12 Comments »
The Root of the Problem
Posted in AWLA Policies, County Contract, DC Area Rescue Orgs, Principles on July 15, 2010 | 3 Comments »
In its fiscal 2009, AWLA received $1,229,326 from Arlington County to perform animal control and manage Arlington’s open-admission animal shelter. But as a private non-profit organization, AWLA also raised $1,031,897 in charitable contributions. Along with depreciation of $91,162, those contributions resulted in positive cash flow of $500,000 in fiscal 2009. If AWLA were a for-profit [...]
Vision
Posted in Principles, Yardsticks on July 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
From the About Us page of the Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals: Founded in 2002, The Mayor’s Alliance for NYC’s Animals is a non-profit, public-private partnership of over 160 animal rescue groups and shelters working with the City of New York toward the day when no New York City dog or cat of reasonable health [...]
