{"id":5877,"date":"2022-05-13T12:00:53","date_gmt":"2022-05-13T12:00:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/"},"modified":"2022-05-12T07:23:03","modified_gmt":"2022-05-12T07:23:03","slug":"is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/","title":{"rendered":"Is Long Beach a no-kill shelter?"},"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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#Is_Long_Beach_a_no-kill_shelter\" title=\"Is Long Beach a no-kill shelter?\">Is Long Beach 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-2\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#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-3\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#Are_California_animal_shelters_no-kill\" title=\"Are California animal shelters no-kill?\">Are California animal shelters no-kill?<\/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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#Is_Long_Beach_animal_shelter_a_kill_shelter\" title=\"Is Long Beach animal shelter a kill shelter?\">Is Long Beach 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-5\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#Does_California_have_no-kill_shelters\" title=\"Does California have no-kill shelters?\">Does California have no-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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#What_is_the_largest_no-kill_animal_shelter\" title=\"What is the largest no-kill animal shelter?\">What is the largest no-kill animal 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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#Are_no-kill_shelters_good\" title=\"Are no-kill shelters good?\">Are no-kill shelters good?<\/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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#How_many_no-kill_animal_shelters_are_in_the_US\" title=\"How many no-kill animal shelters are in the US?\">How many no-kill animal 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-9\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#Do_the_Rspca_put_healthy_animals_down\" title=\"Do the Rspca put healthy animals down?\">Do the Rspca put healthy animals down?<\/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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#Are_there_kill_shelters_in_LA\" title=\"Are there kill shelters in LA?\">Are there kill shelters in LA?<\/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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#Are_dogs_euthanized_in_California\" title=\"Are dogs euthanized in California?\">Are dogs euthanized in California?<\/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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#Is_LA_SPCA_a_no-kill_shelter\" title=\"Is LA SPCA a no-kill shelter?\">Is LA 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-13\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#Is_LA_animal_shelter_a_kill_shelter\" title=\"Is LA animal shelter a kill shelter?\">Is LA 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-14\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#Who_picks_up_dead_animals_in_Long_Beach\" title=\"Who picks up dead animals in Long Beach?\">Who picks up dead animals in Long Beach?<\/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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#Is_California_a_kill_shelter_state\" title=\"Is California a kill shelter state?\">Is California a kill shelter state?<\/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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#What_is_the_biggest_animal_shelter\" title=\"What is the biggest animal shelter?\">What is the biggest animal 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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#What_is_the_biggest_animal_shelter_in_the_US\" title=\"What is the biggest animal shelter in the US?\">What is the biggest animal shelter in the US?<\/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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#How_many_no-kill_shelters_are_in_the_US\" title=\"How many no-kill shelters are in the US?\">How many no-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-19\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#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-20\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#How_many_animal_kill_shelters_are_there_in_the_US\" title=\"How many animal kill shelters are there in the US?\">How many animal kill shelters are there in the US?<\/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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#How_many_animal_shelters_are_there_in_the_US\" title=\"How many animal shelters are there in the US?\">How many animal shelters are there 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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#How_many_states_are_no-kill_States\" title=\"How many states are no-kill States?\">How many states are no-kill States?<\/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\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#How_many_dogs_are_killed_in_shelters_in_the_US\" title=\"How many dogs are killed in shelters in the US?\">How many dogs are killed in 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-25\" href=\"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/is-long-beach-a-no-kill-shelter\/#How_long_do_the_RSPCA_keep_animals_before_putting_them_down\" title=\"How long do the RSPCA keep animals before putting them down?\">How long do the RSPCA keep animals before putting them down?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Long_Beach_a_no-kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is Long Beach a no-kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><b>Long Beach closed out 2019 with an 88% live release rate for cats and dogs, meaning those animals were either adopted or transferred to other shelters. They&#8217;re still killing a substantial number of healthy and treatable animals, Patricia Turner, founder of No Kill Long Beach, said Wednesday, Jan.<\/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>California&#8217;s &#8216;No-Kill&#8217; Policy Goal Governor Newsom said both of these bills serve California&#8217;s goal of becoming a 100 percent no-kill state meaning <b>no healthy dog or cat, or one with a treatable medical condition, will be killed in a shelter facility due to lack of space.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_California_animal_shelters_no-kill\"><\/span>Are California animal shelters no-kill?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Best Friends Animal Society<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Long_Beach_animal_shelter_a_kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is Long Beach animal shelter a kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>They&#8217;re still killing a substantial number of healthy and treatable animals, Patricia Turner, founder of <b>No Kill Long Beach, said Wednesday, Jan. 8. Turner, along with other activists throughout the city, has repeatedly called on Long Beach to commit to running its shelter as a no-kill operation.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Does_California_have_no-kill_shelters\"><\/span>Does California have no-kill shelters?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Kudos to California&#8217;s governor, Gavin Newsom, and the folks at the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. Thanks to their vision, the country is closer today than it was yesterday to the goal of achieving no-kill nationwide by 2025.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_largest_no-kill_animal_shelter\"><\/span>What is the largest no-kill animal shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Best Friends Animal Society<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_no-kill_shelters_good\"><\/span>Are no-kill shelters good?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Best Friends Animal Society<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_no-kill_animal_shelters_are_in_the_US\"><\/span>How many no-kill animal shelters are in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>They also do not euthanize animals when the shelter is full. Euthanization is reserved for those that are deemed dangerous and\/or terminally ill. <b>The animals in no-kill shelters are often healthier and more energetic because they are usually young when they are dropped off, giving more incentive for people to adopt.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Do_the_Rspca_put_healthy_animals_down\"><\/span>Do the Rspca put healthy animals down?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Announcement that the number of dogs and cats killed each year in America&#8217;s shelters has dropped from around 733,000 in 2018 to 625,000 in 2019 and that there are now <b>over 5,500 no-kill communities around the nation.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_there_kill_shelters_in_LA\"><\/span>Are there kill shelters in LA?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Kudos to California&#8217;s governor, Gavin Newsom, and the folks at the UC Davis Koret Shelter Medicine Program. Thanks to their vision, the country is closer today than it was yesterday to the goal of achieving no-kill nationwide by 2025.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Are_dogs_euthanized_in_California\"><\/span>Are dogs euthanized in California?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>LOS ANGELES (KABC) &#8212; With <b>Los Angeles animal shelters achieving a save rate of 90.49%, the second-largest city in the U.S. has officially achieved no-kill status for the first time.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_LA_SPCA_a_no-kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is LA SPCA a no-kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>1.1. Dogs that are found to have rabies are <b>euthanized in California. No hearing is required before the dog is put down.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_LA_animal_shelter_a_kill_shelter\"><\/span>Is LA animal shelter a kill shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>California&#8217;s &#8216;No-Kill&#8217; Policy Goal Governor Newsom said both of these bills serve California&#8217;s goal of becoming a 100 percent no-kill state meaning <b>no healthy dog or cat, or one with a treatable medical condition, will be killed in a shelter facility due to lack of space.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_picks_up_dead_animals_in_Long_Beach\"><\/span>Who picks up dead animals in Long Beach?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Since 2011, Los Angeles City animal shelters have been making great strides toward achieving <b>no-kill. A live save rate of 90 percent of every dog and cat entering the city shelter system is the nationally recognized benchmark for no-kill status.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_California_a_kill_shelter_state\"><\/span>Is California a kill shelter state?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>California&#8217;s &#8216;<b>No-Kill&#8217; Policy Goal<\/b> Governor Newsom said both of these bills serve California&#8217;s goal of becoming a 100 percent no-kill state meaning no healthy dog or cat, or one with a treatable medical condition, will be killed in a shelter facility due to lack of space.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_biggest_animal_shelter\"><\/span>What is the biggest animal shelter?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The largest dog rescue shelter is <b>Ute Langenkamp: Iubiti Maidanezii near Pitesti, Romania, which can comfortably house up to 3,000 dogs over an area of 45,543 mxb2 (490,220 ftxb2). The German-Romanian project has been involved in the sheltering, treating and re-homing of dogs since May 2001.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_the_biggest_animal_shelter_in_the_US\"><\/span>What is the biggest animal shelter in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Because of its sheer size and the number of animals in its care, the <b>D.E.L.T.A.<\/b><b>Rescue is now the largest animal sanctuary in the U.S. The D.E.L.T.A.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_no-kill_shelters_are_in_the_US\"><\/span>How many no-kill shelters are in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Announcement that the number of dogs and cats killed each year in America&#8217;s shelters has dropped from around 733,000 in 2018 to 625,000 in 2019 and that there are now <b>over 5,500 no-kill communities around the nation.<\/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>These shelters are often forced to euthanize animals based on their duration of stay so they will have enough cage space available to accept all animals. So just because a dog or cat is in good health and has a good temperament does not mean he will not be euthanized.<\/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>Announcement that the number of dogs and cats killed each year in America&#8217;s shelters has dropped from around 733,000 in 2018 to 625,000 in 2019 and that there are now <b>over 5,500 no-kill communities around the nation.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animal_kill_shelters_are_there_in_the_US\"><\/span>How many animal kill shelters are there in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are <b>3,500 animal shelters in the US.<\/b> Municipal shelters are also known as kill shelters. They are brick-and-mortar institutions that take in strays and abandoned pets. When a shelter is full, or its animals are old and sick, it&#8217;s policy to euthanize the animals.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_animal_shelters_are_there_in_the_US\"><\/span>How many animal shelters are there in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As of 2021, there are <b>over 3,500 animal shelters in the U.S. Approximately 6.3 million companion animals enter U.S. shelters each year. Approximately 4.1 million shelter animals are adopted yearly. About 810,000 stray animals that enter shelters are returned to their owners.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_states_are_no-kill_States\"><\/span>How many states are no-kill States?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While the top five states with the smallest number of pets being killed are <b>Vermont, Rhode Island, North Dakota, New Hampshire and Delaware, which has once again reached no-kill status in the state (a state is considered to be no-kill when every brick-and-mortar shelter serving and\/or located within the state has a <\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_many_dogs_are_killed_in_shelters_in_the_US\"><\/span>How many dogs are killed in shelters in the US?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Each year, approximately 920,000 shelter animals are euthanized (<b>390,000 dogs and 530,000 cats). The number of dogs and cats euthanized in U.S. shelters annually has declined from approximately 2.6 million in 2011.<\/b><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_long_do_the_RSPCA_keep_animals_before_putting_them_down\"><\/span>How long do the RSPCA keep animals before putting them down?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The RSPCA and rehoming Our rehoming process aims to make sure pets and owners are well matched. by RSPCA inspectors. Stray dogs are signed over by the local authority concerned. For stray animals, we keep them for <b>at least seven days in order to give their owners a good chance to reclaim them.<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Table of Contents Is Long Beach a no-kill shelter?What are the best no-kill animal shelters?Are California animal shelters no-kill?Is Long Beach animal shelter a kill shelter?Does California have no-kill shelters?What is the largest no-kill animal shelter?Are no-kill shelters good?How many no-kill animal shelters are in the US?Do the Rspca put healthy animals down?Are there kill&#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\/5877"}],"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=5877"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5877\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":118256,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5877\/revisions\/118256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5877"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5877"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animalshelterz.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5877"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}