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 enlarge | Author: Nathan J. Winograd
Publisher: Almaden Books
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
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Pages: 238
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.6
ISBN: 0979074304
Dewey Decimal Number: 179.30973
EAN: 9780979074301
ASIN: 0979074304
Publication Date: September 1, 2007
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 Eye opening May 26, 2008
I was very surprised at some of the information in this book. The only association I have with shelters is the first and only dog (so far) I have gotten from one.
I found the book very interesting, but at some points, I felt like the author was repeating the same thing over and over again. After a while, I started skimming until I came to a new section, to see if the information had changed.
I believe that No Kill is an option in this society. There are a number of great local adoption and shelter agencies in my area. They may not be 100% No Kill currently, but they are trying, and that is the first step.
 Thank You to Readers of Redemption May 22, 2008
1 out of 5 found this review helpful
Dear Friends,
Redemption has become one of the most highly acclaimed books on animal sheltering ever written. It has now picked up another honor: Silver Medal for the Best Book (Animals/Pets) of 2008 by the Independent Publishers Association.
Redemption was also a Best Book nominee by the Dog Writers Association of America and picked up the following endorsements:
"Redemption is a passionate advocacy for ending the killing of homeless dogs and cats in shelters. Telling the story of how the movement of animal sheltering in the United States was born of compassion and lost its way... Redemption offers hope that America can yet change its ways. Highly recommended. - Midwest Book Reviews
"[T]he most provocative and best-informed overview of animal sheltering ever written." - Animal People.
"An important work... The world owes much to those rare individuals who see things differently - and who then devote themselves to vindicating their maverick conclusions." - The Bark
"[An] excellent, empowering new book." - Fetchdog.com
"One of the most important books you'll read this year."- Pajiba.com.
It has been favorably reviewed in the San Francisco Chronicle, Sacramento Bee, and other newspapers. But that doesn't tell the whole story. Endorsements have also come from dog lovers, cat lovers, rabbit lovers, and others who have bought copies of the book to give to their local shelter directors, city council members, and others or have blogged about it in order to help spread the word that we can create a brighter future for animals--a future where every animal will be respected and cherished, and where every individual life will be protected and revered. It has also received high marks from everyday people who were moved enough by it to write a review. Where ever you fit in this spectrum, I just want to say thank you, thank you, thank you.
Nathan
Must-read for every pet owner! May 19, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Yes--all of you! This is a workable solution to save thousands of pet lives, protect the public, AND save tax dollars. You may be surprised to learn that the nation-wide "animal rights" groups--like PETA and HSUS--would rather keep killing pets and passing restrictive laws until we don't have pets any more. A great wakeup call with a practical message. Disturbing, without being overwhelmingly graphic.
It's about jolting people out of their complacentness May 16, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book may not have all the answers for everyone, but it is an EYE-OPENER.
People are simply too entrenched in believing that euthanization is absolutely necessary, but in reality, the shelters that I've come into contact with are VERY poorly organized and therefore aren't successfully reaching out into the community as much as they could.
 Redemption Ignores The Biggest Issue May 14, 2008
59 out of 64 found this review helpful
A no-kill shelter was recently built on 13 wooded acres outside a city near me. The facility has space for 250 animals. A huge budget. Slick marketing. A partnership with a major pet food manufacturer. A variety of innovative programs. 1300 volunteers, 130 foster families and thousands of extremely generous supporters. Last year, 2100 of their animals found new homes. It's the kind of operation Nathan Winograd would call a no-kill success story. And yet the organization admits they cannot accommodate the more than 300 requests they receive weekly from people trying to relinquish their pets to them.
Within 15 miles of this beautiful facility are 2 open admission shelters that have to euthanize for space. They have implemented most if not all of the programs Mr. Winograd claims is necessary to achieve no-kill status. But, unlike their no-kill neighbor up the road, these shelters do not turn any animals away. Last year, they took in 21,000 animals! Anyone out there willing to build, staff, operate and fund a no-kill shelter for 21,000 animals?
Which brings me to what I found most irritating about Redemption. Nathan Winograd never discusses what I believe is the biggest issue separating the two kinds of shelters- what to do with the staggering number of animals no-kill shelters turn away. He only briefly mentions the necessity of no-kill shelters to "occasionally" limit incoming animals. Where I live, however, no-kill shelters only occasionally accept animals! In fact, I don't know anyone who has been successful getting a stray or their own animal into a no-kill shelter. My point is this: EVERY NO-KILL SHELTER IN THE COUNTRY HAS TO FIRST ACCEPT EVERY ANIMAL BROUGHT TO ITS FACILITY BEFORE WE CAN HAVE ANY HOPE OF ACHIEVING A TRUE NO-KILL NATION.
They shouldn't be setting standards for open admission shelters when their very way of operating directly contributes to these shelters having to euthanize for space.
The author crows about his success leading an open admission no-kill in a sparsely populated rural part of New York. Note that, last year, Tompkins County SPCA took in less than 3000 animals. His urban success story - the San Francisco SPCA- did not even take animals from the public if I correctly understand their relationship with the SF Animal Care and Control. Last year, the San Francisco SPCA took in less than 4000 animals. When Nathan Winograd can take over an open admission shelter accepting 21,000 animals annually and still make it no-kill, then and only then will I be impressed enough to jump on the Redemption bandwagon.
I also did not like that Redemption is full of inflammatory, anonymous and dated remarks that cannot be verified easily because the author does not include footnotes and references you usually see in a piece of nonfiction. Fact checking is limited to a 12 page bibliography.
It is a myth that we can somehow save every homeless or unwanted animal without having to first address the disparity between no-kill and 'kill' shelter admission policies and intake numbers. Redemption only gives one side of the story and, unfortunately, the author is promoting it as the whole & balanced picture it isn't. I'm just a little surprised that readers are swallowing his half-truths with such gusto. Dig a little deeper, animal lovers! You can start by asking you favorite no-kill shelter how many animals they turned away this week.
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