Sometimes something is said so simply and so brilliantly, that you wonder why no one has said it before;

So is the case with the post from Christie Keith at Pet Connection Blog today;

Don’t surrender the power of ‘no-kill’

That power is exactly why no-kill opponents are doing their level best to destroy the no-kill brand. They know it is probably the most positively-associated of all phrases for the general animal-loving public. Surrendering it would a huge mistake, and it would be to grant a victory to the enemies of no-kill that they have not honestly won.

Groups have always used ’slogans’ to represent what they do, and no one ever attacks them for their ‘literal worth’.


Take the ‘Make a Wish’ foundation, who does amazing work helping sick kids have nice experiences, but whom I doubt is staffed by fairies. The ‘Keep Australia Beautiful’ group is about collecting rubbish – not the elimination of ugly people.


So it’s simply ridiculous to spend hours debating whether we can use the words ‘No Kill’ to describe groups who kill untreatable and unrehomable pets – of course we can. But more importantly, that’s not the point!


And this bickering becomes really malevolent when being used to avoid examination of the life saving ideas behind No Kill, or is an effort to actively prevent other people from finding innovative new ways to save the lives of pets.

Long live No Kill!