Read this exciting story on MSNBC detailing the successful efforts of the Richmond SPCA, and others,  in creating a no-kill environment:

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Original author info: 

Kim Campbell Thornton is an award-winning author who has written many articles and more than 20 books about dogs and cats. She belongs to the Dog Writers Association of America and is vice president of the Cat Writers Association. She shares her home in California with three Cavalier King Charles spaniels and one African ringneck parakeet.  (This photo is not of Ms Thornton)

Photo Credit:  Rick McDonald