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Local News for Rancho Cucamonga, CA
March, 2005

Nathan J. Winograd, founder of No Kill Solutions, a for-profit consultation firm, will be giving a presentation to the full City Council on Monday, March 14, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. at:

                          Lions Center West
                          9161 Baseline Road
                          Rancho Cucamonga, CA

Nathan Winograd is a former director of Tompkins County SPCA in New York, which claims to be the first open-door municipal pound to become a no-kill shelter*.

It appears that our showing of considerable public support through our petition drive, letters to the council and appearances at meetings have all made a difference. Our city council has finally agreed to hear out Winograd. But it is JUST a presentation.

Let's reserve our excitement until the FINAL decision has been made.

Remember, the  council has already made a $12,000 evaluation commitment to the adversary of our cause, the Humane Society of the United States.  That process, will take several months. In the meantime, the County will remain the administrator and it will be business as usual. Hundreds of animals could die needlessly during these delays.

Nathan's presentation is free, so it's a small concession on the part of the council. It gives them an opportunity to look reasonable by showing they are considering both sides. But it's hardly a fair comparison: a six-month evaluation by HSUS versus a 30-minute demo by Winograd.

And how can we ever forget that the HSUS contract was signed secretly while we were in sub-committee meetings being told the decision hadn't been made.

The only credible thing the council can do is to hire Winograd if they want to show that the public's opinion counts. But even if they do, the council can still decide to retain the County contract and make only minor reforms.

A show of public support for a no-kill shelter is more crucial than ever, so getting petitions signed must be our top priority. If you are interested in passing them out, if you need more petitions or you know of anyone who might, please let me know.

Vikki Shore
No-Kill NOW!
 

*
In two years, the Tompkins County SPCA went from a shelter:
a.. that was killing 100% of feral cats to killing none
b.. that was killing healthy dogs and cats to killing none
c.. that was killing treatable sick/injured dogs and cats to killing none
d.. that reduced the death rate by 75%

In those same two years, the TC SPCA increased:
a.. the animals spayed/neutered before adoption from 10% to 100%
b.. the number of volunteers from a dozen to 181
c.. the number of animals fostered from a handful to close to 800 per year

During the same period, the SPCA:
a.. reduced its expenses by approximately $150,000 per year
b.. reduced the number of employees from 16 to 12
c.. went from a $250,000 a year annual budget deficit to a $23,000 surplus
d.. and has so far raised $2.8 million dollars to build a new shelter
 

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