{"id":5838,"date":"2022-04-19T06:33:19","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T06:33:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/"},"modified":"2022-04-20T12:14:24","modified_gmt":"2022-04-20T12:14:24","slug":"are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/","title":{"rendered":"Are there kill shelters in Delaware?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_17 counter-hierarchy counter-decimal ez-toc-grey\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"display: none;\"><i class=\"ez-toc-glyphicon ez-toc-icon-toggle\"><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class=\"ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1\"><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Are_there_kill_shelters_in_Delaware\" title=\"Are there kill shelters in Delaware?\">Are there kill shelters in Delaware?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Are_there_kill_shelters_in_NJ\" title=\"Are there kill shelters in NJ?\">Are there kill shelters in NJ?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Are_there_kill_shelters_in_South_Dakota\" title=\"Are there kill shelters in South Dakota?\">Are there kill shelters in South Dakota?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Are_there_kill_shelters_in_Toronto\" title=\"Are there kill shelters in Toronto?\">Are there kill shelters in Toronto?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Does_Delaware_have_kill_shelters\" title=\"Does Delaware have kill shelters?\">Does Delaware have kill shelters?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Is_Delaware_SPCA_a_no_kill_shelter\" title=\"Is Delaware SPCA a no kill shelter?\">Is Delaware SPCA a no kill shelter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#What_state_has_the_most_kill_shelters\" title=\"What state has the most kill shelters?\">What state has the most kill shelters?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#How_many_states_have_kill_shelters\" title=\"How many states have kill shelters?\">How many states have kill shelters?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Is_NJ_A_no_kill_shelter_state\" title=\"Is NJ A no kill shelter state?\">Is NJ A no kill shelter state?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Is_Newark_animal_shelter_a_kill_shelter\" title=\"Is Newark animal shelter a kill shelter?\">Is Newark animal shelter a kill shelter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Are_there_kill_shelters_in_the_US\" title=\"Are there kill shelters in the US?\">Are there kill shelters in the US?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Is_the_Humane_Society_of_the_Black_Hills_a_no_kill_shelter\" title=\"Is the Humane Society of the Black Hills a no kill shelter?\">Is the Humane Society of the Black Hills a no kill shelter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Why_do_kill_shelters_still_exist\" title=\"Why do kill shelters still exist?\">Why do kill shelters still exist?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Do_kill_shelters_exist_in_Canada\" title=\"Do kill shelters exist in Canada?\">Do kill shelters exist in Canada?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Is_Toronto_Animal_Services_a_kill_shelter\" title=\"Is Toronto Animal Services a kill shelter?\">Is Toronto Animal Services a kill shelter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Is_the_Toronto_Humane_Society_a_no-kill_shelter\" title=\"Is the Toronto Humane Society a no-kill shelter?\">Is the Toronto Humane Society a no-kill shelter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Is_Delaware_SPCA_a_no-kill_shelter\" title=\"Is Delaware SPCA a no-kill shelter?\">Is Delaware SPCA a no-kill shelter?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#How_many_animal_shelters_are_in_Delaware\" title=\"How many animal shelters are in Delaware?\">How many animal shelters are in Delaware?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Is_Delaware_a_no-kill_shelter_state\" title=\"Is Delaware a no-kill shelter state?\">Is Delaware a no-kill shelter state?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#What_are_the_best_no-kill_animal_shelters\" title=\"What are the best no-kill animal shelters?\">What are the best no-kill animal shelters?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-21\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#Does_SPCA_take_unwanted_dogs\" title=\"Does SPCA take unwanted dogs?\">Does SPCA take unwanted dogs?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-22\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#How_many_kill_shelters_are_in_the_US\" title=\"How many kill shelters are in the US?\">How many kill shelters are in the US?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-23\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#What_state_has_the_most_animals_in_shelters\" title=\"What state has the most animals in shelters?\">What state has the most animals in shelters?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-24\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#What_state_euthanized_the_most_animals\" title=\"What state euthanized the most animals?\">What state euthanized the most animals?<\/a><\/li><li class=\"ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/are-there-kill-shelters-in-delaware\/#What_state_has_the_most_strays\" title=\"What state has the most strays?\">What state has the most strays?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_kill_shelters_in_Delaware\"><\/span>Are there kill shelters in Delaware?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Best Friends Animal Society has released its 2020 pet lifesaving findings, which gives a national view of dogs and cats entering and leaving shelters. For the second year, Delaware is identified as the only no-kill state in the country, with a save rate of 93.90%.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_kill_shelters_in_NJ\"><\/span>Are there kill shelters in NJ?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Only 53.68% of New Jersey shelters are no-kill (a state is considered to be no-kill when every brick-and-mortar shelter serving and\/or located within the state has a save rate of 90% or higher). 5,144 dogs and cats remain to be saved in the shelters that are not yet no-kill.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_kill_shelters_in_South_Dakota\"><\/span>Are there kill shelters in South Dakota?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We are proud to be the only no-kill shelter in the region. <b>The AAHS Shelter is located at 2511 385th Ave, Aberdeen, SD.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_kill_shelters_in_Toronto\"><\/span>Are there kill shelters in Toronto?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In fact, <b>all the animal shelters in the Toronto area (Ontario, really) are considered kill shelters by a relatively new group dedicated to animals the Organization for the Rescue of Animals (ORA), and by noted author Nathan Winograd, director of the No Kill Advocacy Centre in the U.S.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_Delaware_have_kill_shelters\"><\/span>Does Delaware have kill shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Delaware&#8217;s private, managed admission shelters have consistently operated at no-kill levels. The challenge had been the contracted service provider operating an open admission shelter with live release rates that pulled down the overall state performance.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Delaware_SPCA_a_no_kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is Delaware SPCA a no kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We do our best to accommodate the dozens of daily requests we receive to help animals in our community. However, since <b>we are a no-kill organization that does not euthanize to make room for more animals, Delaware SPCA accepts pets by appointment as our space and resources allow.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_state_has_the_most_kill_shelters\"><\/span>What state has the most kill shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Texas tops the list with around 125,000 animals killed in shelters. California is second with 110,000, followed by Florida with 66,000, and North Carolina with 62,000 euthanized animals.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_states_have_kill_shelters\"><\/span>How many states have kill shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Five states are responsible for 50% of shelter euthanasia. The US boasts <b>more than 2,000 no-kill shelters. In 2019, Delaware became the first no-kill shelter state. There are around 70 million stray animals in the US.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_NJ_A_no_kill_shelter_state\"><\/span>Is NJ A no kill shelter state?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Only 53.68% of New Jersey shelters are no-kill (a state is considered to be no-kill when every brick-and-mortar shelter serving and\/or located within the state has a save rate of 90% or higher). 5,144 dogs and cats remain to be saved in the shelters that are not yet no-kill.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Newark_animal_shelter_a_kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is Newark animal shelter a kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As some of you may be aware, <b>Associated Humane Societies-Newark is a high kill shelter. To put it another way, 855 of 919 cats, 424 of 608 dogs, and 329 of 408 pit bull like dogs with known outcomes, lost their lives at AHS-Newark in this data set. Thus, AHS-Newark is a high kill shelter.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_kill_shelters_in_the_US\"><\/span>Are there kill shelters in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Texas tops the list with around 125,000 animals killed in shelters. California is second with 110,000, followed by Florida with 66,000, and North Carolina with 62,000 euthanized animals.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_the_Humane_Society_of_the_Black_Hills_a_no_kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is the Humane Society of the Black Hills a no kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Five states are responsible for 50% of shelter euthanasia. The US boasts <b>more than 2,000 no-kill shelters. In 2019, Delaware became the first no-kill shelter state. There are around 70 million stray animals in the US.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Why_do_kill_shelters_still_exist\"><\/span>Why do kill shelters still exist?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Texas tops the list with around 125,000 animals killed in shelters. California is second with 110,000, followed by Florida with 66,000, and North Carolina with 62,000 euthanized animals.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_kill_shelters_exist_in_Canada\"><\/span>Do kill shelters exist in Canada?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In fact, <b>Canada, known for its no-kill shelters, has increasingly become a haven for America&#8217;s unwanted pets to escape death row. The U.S. Humane Society estimates that of the three million cats and dogs euthanized in the country each year 80 per cent are healthy or treatable and can be adopted.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Toronto_Animal_Services_a_kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is Toronto Animal Services a kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>We are a no-kill shelter, it&#8217;s just usually for a medical issue we can&#8217;t resolve and the animal is suffering, Barbara Steinhoff, of the THS, said. To date in 2015, THS has euthanized 14 dogs, 143 cats and 30 other species.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_the_Toronto_Humane_Society_a_no-kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is the Toronto Humane Society a no-kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When asked why THS kept him for so long, Deleo noted <b>the facility is a no-kill shelter and will work to find an appropriate setting for adoptable animals.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Delaware_SPCA_a_no-kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is Delaware SPCA a no-kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>We do our best to accommodate the dozens of daily requests we receive to help animals in our community. However, since <b>we are a no-kill organization that does not euthanize to make room for more animals, Delaware SPCA accepts pets by appointment as our space and resources allow.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animal_shelters_are_in_Delaware\"><\/span>How many animal shelters are in Delaware?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Five states are responsible for 50% of shelter euthanasia. The US boasts <b>more than 2,000 no-kill shelters. In 2019, Delaware became the first no-kill shelter state. There are around 70 million stray animals in the US.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Delaware_a_no-kill_shelter_state\"><\/span>Is Delaware a no-kill shelter state?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For the second year, <b>Delaware is identified as the only no-kill state in the country, with a save rate of 93.90%. (A state is considered to be no-kill when every shelter within the state has a save rate of 90% or higher.)<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_are_the_best_no-kill_animal_shelters\"><\/span>What are the best no-kill animal shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In this undated file photo, a kitten waits to be adopted from the animal shelter. In Delaware, 11,900 animals were saved out of 12,800 that entered shelters, according to the Best Friends Animal Society. The state has a total of <b>59 no-kill shelters<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_SPCA_take_unwanted_dogs\"><\/span>Does SPCA take unwanted dogs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>The SPCA is willing to accept ALL unwanted animals of any size and species. We wish to assure the public that they should not be afraid to surrender pets for whatever reason. The SPCA does not charge for animals to be surrendered, however, donations are welcome.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_kill_shelters_are_in_the_US\"><\/span>How many kill shelters are in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The US boasts <b>more than 2,000 no-kill shelters. In 2019, Delaware became the first no-kill shelter state.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_state_has_the_most_animals_in_shelters\"><\/span>What state has the most animals in shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The No. 1 state on our list, <b>Wyoming, has more than 10 times as many shelters as No.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_state_euthanized_the_most_animals\"><\/span>What state euthanized the most animals?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The five states in which the most animals are being killed are <b>California (100,239), Texas (96,707), North Carolina (47,652), Florida (45,503) and Louisiana (32,150). Collectively, these states account for 52% of the animals killed in U.S. shelters during 2019.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_state_has_the_most_strays\"><\/span>What state has the most strays?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The number of animals dropped off by their owners or found as strays across the U.S. also differs from state to state. The American West has higher rates of shelter animals relative to population. <b>New Mexico registered the highest rate in 2019, with more than 3,200 animals surrendered per 100,000 inhabitants.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Are there kill shelters in Delaware?Are there kill shelters in NJ?Are there kill shelters in South Dakota?Are there kill shelters in Toronto?Does Delaware have kill shelters?Is Delaware SPCA a no kill shelter?What state has the most kill shelters?How many states have kill shelters?Is NJ A no kill shelter state?Is Newark animal shelter&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"default","_kad_post_title":"default","_kad_post_layout":"default","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"default","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"default","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"spay_email":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[619],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5838"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5838"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5838\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":67401,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5838\/revisions\/67401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5838"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5838"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5838"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}