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An Active Stand Against Cat Overpopulation: The Day of the Cat – 1993
A 1993 conference called The Day of the Cat explored the then- controversial topics of TNVR and pediatric spay and neuter with shelter leaders from around the country.
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F.B.I. Probes Rabies Wave as Sabatoge
A look back at Cleveland’s spring 1943 rabies scare, when fear, media pressure, and even brief Federal Bureau of Investigation involvement pushed the city to the brink of a dog quarantine. This piece explores how communities once managed rabies and how responses like this one shaped our current animal control policies today.
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S.P.C.A. Refuses Animals For Vivisection
In 1932, a proposed ordinance change in San Francisco suggested animals from their shelter be released to medical colleges for experimentation.
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Animal Shelter Advertisements and Hero Pets
A post filled with uplifting animal and shelter stories.
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A Look at an Early Animal Welfare Conference
Take a deep dive into an early animal welfare conference, complete with opening remarks and sessions.
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So You Hate Managed Intake?
Managed intake is simply a term for common sense lifesaving. Why do we feel so strongly about intake as a default option?
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Planning to “Adopt” a dog? Animal Shelter Has Them At Bargain Prices for Those Not Too Particular. (1949)
In 1949, The Dayton Daily News did a feature on their local animal shelter and their “bargain” dogs.
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Horse Drinking Fountains
Drinking fountains for horses held an interesting place in the humane movement, both philanthropically and practically.
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The Difficulty with Transparency in Animal Services
Unpacking the history behind why we have such a hard time being transparent as a movement.
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The Barbarites Inflicted Upon Brute Creation: Henry Bergh’s Complete Lecture in Albany
A breakdown of Henry Bergh’s first cruelty laws and the entirety of his lecture in Albany in 1867.
Barking at the Knot
Understanding the hidden history of animal services
