No Kill Colorado

No Kill Colorado started as a grassroots movement in 2011 to educate the public about successful shelter models that save every healthy treatable homeless pet entering the shelter system. The programs and services are being implemented in Colorado with wild success and we are proud our organization has been a catalyst in this change. No Kill Colorado, using these model successes, works with the community, rescues, and shelters to improve save rates, moving Colorado ever closer to a No Kill.

In previous years, monies raised by No Kill Colorado runners and supporters from the Colfax Marathon helped fund the following activities:

• Our Home for the Holidays campaign has gained greater lifesaving goals each year.  in 2022 we surpassed saving over 150 animals during the Holidays season!  This event gets older pets and pets with special medical or behavioral needs in a loving home in November and December.
• Participating in spay and neuter events (targeting underserved communities) in partnership with other Colorado rescues and charities that resulted in the spay and neutering of hundreds of cats and dogs, including community cats.
• Our ongoing effort to reform Animal Services continues unabated. We strongly believe Colorado has entered the last phase of becoming the safest state for homeless pets.
• Colorado legislation realted to the Pet Animal Care Facilities Act, also known as PACFA, is always on our radar.  PACFA regulates rescues, shelters, transporters, breeders, and even dog-sitters across the state.   No Kill Colorado in partnership with other No Kill organizations, continues to monitor and influence legislation to benefit homeless pets and deter the unintended consequences of legislation when poorly formed.
• BSL (breed specific legislation) is on the run thanks to the efforts of many Coloradans.  No Kill supports all reversal of any BSL and will continue until there are no communities left in Colorado with this regressive ban.
• NKC continues to promote the No Kill sheltering model with the public by participating in community events including:
• Sponsoring “The Champions” movie screening (about 3 Vick dogs)
• No Kill Colorado participates in rescue events and community networking opportunities to bring PACFA and other animal welfare organizations together to collaborate and save more lives.
• Working with cat advocacy groups to provide desperately needed food for Denver feral cat caregivers
• Partnering with Pet Pantry to help collect resources for families in need.
• No Kill Colorado organized a Just One Day celebration and adoption event in June to save lives. Our annual adoption event is always a great success. We virtually emptied shelters on that day sending cats and dogs to their forever homes. 
• Denver passed a ban on declawing! No Kill Colorado did not lead this initiative but was a supporter of the great work Aubrie Lavizzo and Paw Project did to bring this to the city council. We hope this gains attention and continues to spread throughout the state!
• Please help us this year by running or walking on our behalf or by supporting one of our teams or fundraisers through a donation. This money will allow No Kill Colorado to continue to implement and support innovative programs for rescues, shelters and the community and further the cause of saving more shelter animal lives.
  To sign up as a runner or walker, go to: Register for the Colfax Marathon Now. Then pick No Kill Colorado for your charity.
  THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
   
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