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In this episode, Crystal sits down with One Hundred Dogs & Counting author, Cara Sue Achterberg, to tackle the complex challenges of our current shelter situation. What does “No Kill” really mean? What impact did the pandemic really have on our dogs? Are “high kill” shelters worthy of your help? What does the ideal future of shelters look like?

Most importantly, what will it take to empty the shelters and how quickly can we make it happen?

References:

Cara Sue Achterberg – One Hundred Dogs & Counting, Another Good Dog

Shelter Animals Count: Statistics

Best Friends Animal Society

Austin Pets Alive

Peter Marsh – Getting to Zero – A Roadmap of Ending Shelter Overpopulation in the United States (PDF)

Pets WebMD: The documented presence of pentobarbital (euthanasia drug) in dog food – Does your dog’s food make the list?

Gizmodo article: How Does Euthanasia Drug Keep Ending Up In Dog Food?