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https://www.wtrf.com/west-virginia/west-virginia-governor-wants-to-make-the-mountain-state-a-no-kill-state-declares-may-as-no-kill-shelter-month Above is the Governor’s article. See below for a discussion of No-Kill. Exploring No-Kill https://bestfriends.org/stories/julie-castle-blog/no-kill-shelters-are-now-norm   This article is by Best Friends, committed to making all shelters “No Kill’   […]

HB 3000 delivered a victory for removing the 2027 sunset on the WVSNP program. We are delighted by that outcome. This fund has altered more than 85,000 dogs and cats […]

You can calculate the numbers in your area!  See below the Pet Stray Population report that you can download which has all the statistics presented by county population for total […]

If the federally proposed PURR Act bill passes, it could eliminate our WVSNP funding forever! This would be catastrophic for our WVSNP program. Yes, our WVSNP funding bill sunsets in […]

One of our greatest challenges in West Virginia with reaching our spay neuter goal beyond funding is the lack of veterinarians in some areas to perform all the needed surgeries. […]

Above is the history of our success with the WVSNP grant and what is projected for 2024! 2023 The WV Dept of Agric. total for WVSNP had an increase from […]

Mug-Z-Moo to the rescue – animal welfare group’s ongoing struggle for funding – Dominion Post Thank you, Erin Cleavenger, for such an informative article. And our appreciation to the Dominion […]

West Virginia Spay Neuter Program (WVSNP) was the result of collective and persistent political action that highlighted the need for publicly funded spay and neuter services.  However, when the funding […]

As a former librarian, I often chose a dog or cat book to read to my students.  It was difficult to find one that delivered the message I wanted.  Here […]