No Kill Louisville

Join us by educating yourself and others, volunteering, fostering, starting a No Kill support FaceBook, MySpace or Twitter page, or simply donating to this cause as we work to create a city that not only welcomes but protects our companion animals.

Click here for a look at some of
the great adoptable animals
in Louisville, KY!

Defining No Kill:
Those who began the "No Kill Louisville" group believe that it is possible to save every "adoptable" animal in Louisville. This does not mean that no animal should be euthanized.  We believe that animals who are suffering from illness or injury and cannot be treated should be humanely euthanized with gentleness and compassion. 

We also recognize that at this time in history our nation does not have the full resources to rehabilitate those animals who have been abused and neglected and due to that abuse or neglect are dangerous to people and other animals. We also feel animals properly assessed and deemed "too dangerous" must be humanely euthanized with compassion.

It must also be stated that feral/owned cats have a special place in our definition of "adoptable" due to  the effectiveness of Trap-Neuter-Release programs, better known as TNR, to lower the population and the ineffectiveness of current "catch-and-kill" models used by many shelters today. (For a more complete explanation, see our "Steps to No Kill Success" below.) 

In addition, we recognize that as the No Kill movement expands and changes these definitions may also need to change. We will not hamper ourselves or this movement by the inability to change but  instead we will move forward, reassess, and evolve as required.