The No Kill Companion

Quick and concise answers to important questions

The definitive guide to animal shelter issues, The No Kill Companion is a reference manual for legislators, policymakers, shelter managers, media, advocates, and other stakeholders. With short encyclopedia-like entries, it covers the definition of No Kill, its history, opposition, challenges, controversies, and threats to No Kill success, the state of the movement, costs and benefits of No Kill animal services, model legislation, shelter assessment tools, a glossary, and a primer on various sheltering issues.

Topics include:

• The definition of No Kill;

• Costs and benefits of No Kill animal control;

• A 2024 snapshot of the No Kill movement;

• Sample assessment tools and protocols for running a municipal No Kill shelter;

• Animal protection legislation;

• Primer on various shelter issues, including temperament testing, community cats, dog behavior, and more.