On March 13, 2015, Madrid became a no-kill city after the government signed in a new law making the euthanasia of strays or abandoned animals illegal. From now on, all pets in Madrid will have the right to enjoy their lives even if they have no homes or responsible owners.
Teresa Romero, a Spanish nurse, was the first person in Spain to get infected with Ebola in 2014 after she treated an infected patient. She was also the first patient in the country to survive the deadly disease. However, while Romero and her husband Javier were placed in isolation, their dog Excalibur was euthanized? by authorities after they feared the dog could be carrying the disease and infect other people.
Teresa Romero is the first person in Spain that has recently been infected with the Ebola virus without having traveled to Africa. She contracted the deadly virus after an infected Spanish priest was flown out of Africa for treatment and Romero took care of him in a Madrid hospital. Unfortunately, Excalibur, the nurse’s dog, was euthanized today by Spanish authorities because they feared the dog could be a carrier of the disease, since the pet lived with the infected nurse.
Lazarus, a four-year-old black shepherd mix from Ozark, Ala., shouldn’t be alive today, but he is. He first survived getting run over by a car, later he was scheduled for euthanasia and then too survived the lethal shot.
After only two years of efforts by the No-Kill Los Angeles (NKLA) Coalition, the clear results are already shining as an example to cities around the nation.
A recent campaign to reduce and eventually end euthanasia in the US is already seeing the fruit of their labor. They have reached out to a total of 2,500 shelters
An emaciated pit bull found at a Detroit ACE hardware story is picked up by animal control and showered with support from the Detroit animal rescue community
