Michigan is now a no-kill state for shelter animals, according to WILX TV.
90 percent of shelter animals must be transferred to other shelters, returned to owners and rescue organizations, or adopted – the state reached that goal and became a no-kill state.
MPFA or Michigan Pet Fund Alliance is the only statewide organization that aims to end the killing of treatable or healthy cats and dogs.
To achieve that goal, they offer technical assistance and programs to rescue groups and shelters, including mentoring, awards, grants, shelter assessments and networking hands-on training.
MPFA founder and chairperson Deborah Schutt said to WILX TV: “This is an amazing first for our state.
“When the shelters in a state combine to meet the 90% target, that state is considered No-Kill for shelter animals. Only Delaware, which has three shelters, compared to 174 in Michigan, also reached the No Kill benchmark last year.”
Even though 90 percent is the target to be no-kill, the organization wants to make sure that no healthy shelter animal will close down.
“While it’s exciting to see Michigan as a state achieve No-Kill status by reaching the 90% goal, we still have a few communities struggling to save lives, especially with cats,” Schutt said.
“We will continue to work with shelters and rescue organizations to implement best practices, decrease overall length of stay in the shelter and improve the quality of life for homeless pets while they are in a shelter.”
In 2009, statistics showed that more than 120,000 cats and dogs were losing their lives in shelters every year. Thanks to MPFA’s efforts, the number decreased to only over 13,000 in 2018.
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