Countering the Opposition

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Fifteen years ago, No Kill opponents argued that no Kill was simply impossible. they called it a “hoax,” a “marketing ploy” and nothing more than “smoke and mirrors.” With No Kill success throughout the nation, these claims have lost traction. With an increasingly informed public and the pressure for reform mounting across the country, those who defend killing have evolved their tactics in several ways.

As animal lovers work to overcome the crisis of cruelty and uncaring endemic to animal shelters, the entrenched opposition—both shelter directors themselves and their allies at animal protection organizations—invariably respond to demands for reform with the excuses highlighted in this guide.