NKLA (No Kill Los Angeles),
which is leading the effort
to take Los Angeles animal
shelters no kill, has continued
to make progress in July, as
well as during the first seven
months of 2013.
Statistics from Los Angeles
Animal Services indicate
that animal shelter deaths
decreased at the six L.A. City
Shelters by 777 in July of 2013
versus July of 2012. In addition,
through the first seven
months of 2013, shelter deaths
decreased by 2,516 compared
to the same time period in 2012.
The NKLA has been successful
enough that the death
rate in L.A. City shelters has
consistently declined every
month since the 2012 inception
of NKLA, a coalition of animal
welfare organizations, city shelters
and passionate individuals
led by Best Friends Animal
Society.
“We are heartened to see
this life-saving trend continue,”
General Manager of Los Angeles
Animal Services Brenda
Barnette said. “Our thanks
go to the many animal rescue
organizations working together
to make NKLA an achievable
goal.”
NKLA is dedicated to ending
the killing of healthy and treatable
pets in L.A. shelters by
providing targeted spay/neuter
services so fewer animals enter
shelters, and increasing adoptions,
resulting in more animals
exiting the shelters alive. The
NKLA campaign includes two
dedicated facilities, the Best
Friends Pet Adoption
Center in Mission Hills and
the NKLA Pet Adoption Center
in West Los Angeles, both
which help to increase adoptions
of city shelter animals.
In 2012, the coalition’s first
year of existence, L.A. shelter
deaths decreased by 4,200 compared
to the previous year. That
same year, the NKLA Coalition
group of organizations
facilitated 23,421 adoptions and
4,458 spay/neuter surgeries
were performed.
Best Friends – L.A. Executive
Director Marc Peralta credits
the life-saving results to the
hard work from many different
local rescues and shelters
working together within the
coalition to help these animals.
“We are grateful for the
opportunity presented by this
public-private partnership with
more than 60 local animal welfare
organizations, the City of
Los Angeles and L.A. Animal
Services,” Peralta said. “Our
collaboration continues to succeed
and we are optimistic
about reaching our no-kill goal
for the city.”
But Best Friends and the
NKLA Coalition cannot do it
alone, Peralta said.
“Whether it’s volunteering,
donating, adopting, or making
sure pets are spayed and neutered,
everyone can play a part
in helping the animals,” he said.
“If you love animals, we invite
you to be a part of this incredible
NKLA movement.”
Persons interested in participating
with this animal-rescue
can visit: www.nkla.org for
more information and to get
started.
About Best Friends Animal
Society Los Angeles
*Best Friends Animal Society
Los Angeles
bestfriends.org/> is working
collaboratively with animal rescue
groups, city shelters and
passionate individuals who are
all dedicated to the mission of
making Los Angeles a no-kill
city. As part of this mission,
Best Friends hosts adoption
and fundraising events, runs
the Best Friends Pet Adoption
& Spay Neuter Center at
15321 Brand Boulevard in Mission
Hills, and leads the NKLA
Initiative.