Who We Are 

We are individuals who are concerned about the outdated policies at local animal shelters which lead to the unnecessary killing of approximately 20,000 companion animals every year in our community. 

Our Mission  

Citizens for a No-Kill Tucson is dedicated to making Tucson and Pima County a no-kill community for dogs and cats, by reforming local public policy and shelter management to embrace no-kill principles. 

Our Vision for the Future 

We believe that a No-Kill Tucson would:

• Guarantee access to high-volume, low- and no-cost Spay/Neuter services for owned animals, rescued animals and feral cats
• Attain wide acceptance and availability of Feral Cat Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) methods, resources and services, and eliminate the routine killing of feral cats in traditional shelters
• Provide Rescue services for all animals in need, including animals who would otherwise be killed in traditional shelters as well as at-risk owned animals
• Provide a Foster Care network of homes for the temporary housing of all animals who are not properly accommodated by shelters and who may otherwise be killed
• Ensure the Adoption of all shelter and rescued animals by increasing the viability and popularity of adoption options
• Increase Retention of owned animals by addressing behavioral, medical and environmental issues before animals are surrendered to shelters
• Ensure medical and behavioral treatment and Rehabilitation for shelter and rescued animals who otherwise would be killed in traditional shelters
• Actively recruit and support a broad network of Volunteers to work in the no kill effort with lifesaving programs and services at local shelters and rescue groups
• Achieve a high level of Community Involvement &
  Public Relations to raise awareness of animal issues and how the community can have an impact
• Reform shelter policies and procedures, including the appointment of shelter administration and elected officials with Compassionate Leadership values who will actively implement no-kill principles

Our Goals & Objectives 

To accomplish our mission of building a no-kill community and our goal of public policy and shelter reform, we will: 

• Collect data and information about the reality of the current situation for dogs and cats in Tucson and Pima County
• Inform the community and local public policy makers of this evidence
• Develop an analysis of the data and information and present a white paper to local decision makers and shelter management recommending reforms based on no-kill principles that have been proven successful in other communities
• Open a dialog with local public policy makers and shelter management about a timetable for change
• Mobilize the community to put pressure on local public policy makers and shelter management to demand change
• Create and maintain a community culture of lifesaving and a shelter philosophy of no-kill, one which maintains a high level of transparency and accountability