#TeamHumane

Dec 28, 20233 min

Blog 20: ‘No-Kill’ Is Failing Animals and Communities

I have talked about this in previous blogs but we need to keep hearing it until we understand this. Our dogs and cats cannot speak for...

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Blog #19: Twas the Night Before Christmas 2023

Beth Frank

Dec 22, 20231 min

Blog #19: Twas the Night Before Christmas 2023

Twas the night before Christmas And all through the land Heroes were working to educate So more would understand. Our cats don’t deserve...

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Beth Frank

Sep 11, 20233 min

“Come On Down” - Beth’s Blog #18

“Come on down!” Anyone that has ever watched the TV game show “The Price Is Right” recognizes these familiar words. Bob Barker, the...

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Our Rallying Cry: We Believe…Still (Beth’s Blog #17)

Beth Frank

Aug 3, 20233 min

Our Rallying Cry: We Believe…Still (Beth’s Blog #17)

What does it mean to “believe”? Various dictionary definitions show it to mean “be confident about something” and “to hold something as...

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Beth Frank

Jul 11, 20234 min

I Am Not the Only One (Beth's Blog #16)

Below are the contents of an email I received today from Nathan Winograd. (Many others received it too.) It is an important read for all...

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Beth Frank

Jun 20, 20233 min

Mission Accomplished? (Beth's Blog #15)

This blog is a little different in that the body of this blog is not written by me but rather by a well-known spay/neuter advocate back...

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Data Transparency Takes A Hit - Again (Beth's Blog #14)

Beth Frank

May 23, 20233 min

Data Transparency Takes A Hit - Again (Beth's Blog #14)

I must be a dreamer. I keep thinking that our animal shelter leaders will see the need to be transparent to EVERYONE with their data....

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Animal Sheltering - It’s NOT Just About Dogs (Blog #12)

Beth Frank

Apr 17, 20233 min

Animal Sheltering - It’s NOT Just About Dogs (Blog #12)

I have read a lot of posts by national animal sheltering groups and their affiliates, and by shelters also. Almost without fail, the...

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Covid Didn’t Help the Problem (Blog #11)

Beth Frank

Apr 5, 20232 min

Covid Didn’t Help the Problem (Blog #11)

"Currently, shelters are in crisis mode, with overcrowding and lagging adoptions." "Pet overpopulation seems to be increasing, leading to...

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Does Animal Sheltering Extend Beyond A Shelter’s Walls? (Blog #10)

Beth Frank

Mar 24, 20233 min

Does Animal Sheltering Extend Beyond A Shelter’s Walls? (Blog #10)

The answer should be YES. But is it? The current animal sheltering model, backed and pushed by our largest national organizations, puts a...

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Transparency: The Foundation of Animal Sheltering (Blog Post #9)

Beth Frank

Mar 16, 20233 min

Transparency: The Foundation of Animal Sheltering (Blog Post #9)

Transparency is an ethic that makes it easy for others to see what is being done. All animal sheltering models not only must include...

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Beth Frank

Mar 7, 20233 min

Breaking News!!! (Post #8)

I had intended to begin talking about shelter transparency and its role in animal sheltering with this post. We had breaking news last...

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Beth Frank

Feb 27, 20233 min

Be The Best That You Can Be

Let’s continue our discussion from my last blog on how transferring/transporting reduces the need for killing and raises shelters’ Live...

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Live Release Rates (LRR): Real or Artificial?

Beth Frank

Feb 6, 20232 min

Live Release Rates (LRR): Real or Artificial?

For the purposes of this chat, we won’t distinguish between Live Release Rates, Save Rates or “No-Kill" but rather address them in whole...

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Does Managed Intake Promote More Abandonment?

Beth Frank

Jan 19, 20232 min

Does Managed Intake Promote More Abandonment?

We all know that there are cats - and now dogs - everywhere in need of help. Owners are having issues in their lives and they can’t care...

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Beth Frank

Jan 5, 20232 min

Real Talk For 2023 (Blog Post #4)

People who know me know I rarely post anything personal but today I want to share a few of my thoughts with everyone. (Oh-oh.) As we find...

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Are You A De Facto Animal Shelter (Thank Managed Intake) (Blog #3)

Beth Frank

Dec 21, 20222 min

Are You A De Facto Animal Shelter (Thank Managed Intake) (Blog #3)

Let’s answer the obvious question first: What is a de facto animal shelter? It is in fact, or in effect, whether by right or not, where a...

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Turn Down the Reproduction Faucet (Blog #2)

Beth Frank

Dec 6, 20222 min

Turn Down the Reproduction Faucet (Blog #2)

Question: Does it benefit the animals or is it about something else (improving shelter numbers and outcomes, raising more donations,...

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Blog 20: ‘No-Kill’ Is Failing Animals and Communities

Blog #19: Twas the Night Before Christmas 2023

“Come On Down” - Beth’s Blog #18

Our Rallying Cry: We Believe…Still (Beth’s Blog #17)

I Am Not the Only One (Beth's Blog #16)

Mission Accomplished? (Beth's Blog #15)

Data Transparency Takes A Hit - Again (Beth's Blog #14)

WATC? (Beth's Blog 13)

Animal Sheltering - It’s NOT Just About Dogs (Blog #12)

Covid Didn’t Help the Problem (Blog #11)

Does Animal Sheltering Extend Beyond A Shelter’s Walls? (Blog #10)

Transparency: The Foundation of Animal Sheltering (Blog Post #9)

Breaking News!!! (Post #8)

Be The Best That You Can Be

Live Release Rates (LRR): Real or Artificial?

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