At a time when shelters are killing the majority of animals they are taking in, they are successfully seeking legislation which gives them authority to impound even more animals. Since they claim they have little choice but to kill most animals, the animals now in violation of a new law or ordinance have little hope of getting out alive. It is hardly surprising that many jurisdictions actually see impound and kill rates increase after passage of these laws.
Nathan Winograd is possibly the foremost proponent of No-Kill shelters. He was the operations director of the San Francisco SPCA, Executive Director of the Tompkins County (NY) SPCA, and founder of No-Kill Advocacy Center, a group dedicated to helping shelters achieve no-kill. In the most recent issue of No Kill Sheltering magazine, Mr. Winograd explains why mandatory spay/neuter laws fail.