Where would I get good information on starting a no kill animal shelter?

I've worked for the local animal shelter for many years. It's great, but we have to turn away many animals because we don't have enough room. Helping animals is my passion. I want to know how I can get information on starting a responsabe, no kill animal rescue. I know the shelter I work for got funding from the state. But not information on how to run a responsable animal shelter. Please don't take that the wrong way, they are responsable, I just want to be to.





Can you get that kind of information from the AKC?|||. Many, if not most Humane organizations began without a physical facility, but rather a network of foster homes to house pets while awaiting adoption. You will see many of them advertising on this well-read and heavily promoted site: http://search.petfinder.com/search/searc鈥?/a> would recommend contacting any of the listing organizations listed in your general area, to ask how they obtained their 501(c)3 status in your county/state. You can pick up dogs as they come in to the high kill shelters without adoption fees, once you have that 501(c)3 status, thereby placing them in foster while awaiting re-homing.


You will find the information on these sites to be helpful: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pag鈥?/a> , http://www.animalsheltering.org/resource鈥?/a>





A new guidebook published by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) should be helpful to you in your endeavor. Animal Control Management: A Guide for Local Governments provides a wealth of practical information about funding, structuring, and running an effective animal care and control program that protects both citizens and animals. Created primarily for city and county managers and legislators, the book is also a great resource for humane advocates interested in selling proven concepts in animal care and control to those officials. https://gateway.hsus.org/asopubs/ItemDet鈥?/a> . There are also many helpful links on the left sidebar on that site.


You might contact ASPCA Mission Orange committee: http://www.aspca.org/site/PageServer?pag鈥?/a>


To see of they can help in your area. They usually require a grassroots committee and a four person board of tireless volunteers. Here are more charitable foundation grants: http://www.americanhumane.org/site/PageS鈥?/a>


Animal cruelty, pet overpopulation and animal homelessness is a community responsibility. When there is not sufficient community support, shelters developed with best intentions, soon become high-kill, no-space facilities that are worse than having none!


Successful low-kill shelters have community support, consisting of volunteerism, donations/fundraising and educational programs. Foster care while awaiting adoption, and foster homes for animals recovering or ill.





Thank you for your concern and your endeavor to help animals. I wish you the best


If you want to email me, I can give you a list of grants to look into, once you have a board of directors and a plan..|||we have a no kill shelter here and they adopt alot of animals you would be surprised at how many people in my community donate to them with money to keep the shelter a no kill food, blankets, bowls,shampoo all of the things that are needed to run it, when someone adopts they have to pay a small fee for spay/neauter the local vets offer this to the shelter with an adoption it usually cost $150.00-$300.00 to spay/neauter but the adoption fee is around $50.00 - $65.00 , you could start by finding a place where the animals can be kept while in your care, then buy , rent , or lease the property, then get the supplies you need to run the shelter (start by recieving donations from your local public), get a non profit business licence, put out fliers on starting a shelter so people know what you are doing. let the word get out so that you have everything you need for the animals like: dog/cat food, shampoo Etc.