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You are here: Home / Kitty Wisdom / Did Just One Day Work?

Did Just One Day Work?

June 14, 2012 By: Sparkle Cat27 Comments

Everybody who adopted a cat on June 11 is awesome!

You might remember that when I blogged about Adopt a Feline Overlord Month, I also mentioned that June 11 was being promoted as “Just One Day,” in which shelters were urged to put down their implements of euthanization and become no-kill, at least for the one day. So how did it go? I went over to the Just One Day Facebook page to find out. And I was amazed by many of the stories there!

Shelter parking lots were full and many facilities were running out of animals! In Tucson, 116 animals were adopted and 16 saved by rescue organizations. Houston’s Animal Control is normally closed on Monday, but they opened their doors and offered free adoptions — in fact, it was an adoption three-day weekend for them that got homes for 149 pets. Thirty-two cats and kittens were saved in Sacramento. Boone County Animal Shelter in Kentucky adopted out 37 animals. Austin Pets Alive, which already advocates no-kill discounted their adoption fees for pets over 3 months old. Shelters in Florida, Tennessee and elsewhere were emptied! There was enough room left in many facilities so that no animals had to be euthanized on Tuesday either. Just One Day was a huge success!

Want more inspiration? Visit the Just One Day Facebook page. Wouldn’t it be great if this was just the first step towards making the U.S. a no-kill nation?

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  1. jmuhj says

    June 27, 2012 at 3:06 pm

    Many people get downhearted thinking about what happens in “shelters”, and when there are designated days when the unthinkable does not happen, of course it stands to reason that many more people will want to venture forth! (Contrast the traffic in most ACCs with that of, say, Best Friends in Utah!) And one more point — the mainstream media, not only in the USA but in many other nations, is jamming dogs down the public’s throats, and either ignoring or actively discriminating against cats (check the amount of anti-cat “jokes”, skits, articles, etc. in just about any media you choose! It didn’t used to be that way, but it sure is now! and it will remain that way until and unless we speak up about it!) — and cats are being betrayed and abandoned by those who are swallowing the media poison. We need to stop this! and we also need to realize that all of this pushing of one species is hurting another — cats — enormously. Speak up, speak out, and advocate for who you love!

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  2. Oui Oui says

    June 14, 2012 at 8:50 pm

    That’s just pawsome! We were worried not many places would pay attention. Now lets go for No Kill 365!

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  3. Spitty the Kitty says

    June 14, 2012 at 8:48 pm

    We wish really, really hard that all the kittehs and doggehs and even other animals could ALL find a good home. That’s why we love the Animal Shelter Volunteer Life blog (PAWS) because they keep kitties safe till they DO find homes.

    We will have a good story Monday or Tuesday about one kitten that’s getting saved!

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  4. Penelope says

    June 14, 2012 at 8:13 pm

    Sparkle my dear!
    As me keeps telling yous
    YOU ROCK!
    what a great day!
    Kisses
    Nellie

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  5. Cathy Keisha says

    June 14, 2012 at 6:51 pm

    One word—WOOHOO!

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  6. Savannah says

    June 14, 2012 at 5:51 pm

    yo Sparkle! doesn’t it seem to easy that ‘just one day’ is all it takes?? But then, ya know…the power of social networks is pretty pawsome…

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  7. Abby says

    June 14, 2012 at 3:40 pm

    What can be done when two paws are put together is amazing.
    purrs
    >^,,^<
    ♥Abby♥Boo♥Ping♥Jinx♥Grace♥

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  8. Ryker's Boyz 'n' Allie says

    June 14, 2012 at 1:27 pm

    That’s so encouraging to hear. We think that campaign is just pawesome!

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  9. meowmeowmans says

    June 14, 2012 at 12:14 pm

    Oh, this makes our hearts so happy, Sparkle! 🙂

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  10. MaxtheQuiltCat says

    June 14, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    What a wonderful thing that so many animals were adopted.

    Have a great day.

    pawhugs, Max

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  11. Brian says

    June 14, 2012 at 11:27 am

    That is so wonderful and I hope many minds were enlightened about the importnace of no kill!

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  12. Cat's Cats says

    June 14, 2012 at 11:07 am

    That’s fantastic!!!

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  13. Cheysuli says

    June 14, 2012 at 9:21 am

    That is excellent news and wonderful results!

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  14. Glogirly & Katie says

    June 14, 2012 at 8:11 am

    That’s amazing…. We are SO happy for all the animals that found their new forever homes and we’ll keep purring for those still waiting in need.
    xo Katie & Glogirly

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  15. Pricilla - Famous SpokesGoat says

    June 14, 2012 at 7:31 am

    That is very exciting news. It is good all the kitties got good homes.
    We keep voting. We hope you win. Even Abby

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  16. Random Felines says

    June 14, 2012 at 6:58 am

    Mom had been following along on facebook from work and was so impressed. It is a little sad that people need this push to get out and adopt, but what good news to hear about so many lives saved. 🙂

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  17. Callie (a.k.a. Trouble) says

    June 14, 2012 at 6:49 am

    I spoke to our local shelter about this and (they already had this planned, I am not taking credit for it!) they had a three day $3 dollar adoption event that was very successful.

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  18. Fuzzy Tales says

    June 14, 2012 at 6:34 am

    Wow, that’s wonderful, Sparkle! We don’t know if shelters in Canada participated; if not, they need to get on board too!

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    • Sparkle says

      June 14, 2012 at 8:58 am

      Some joined in – not a whole lot. But I think most provinces were represented.

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  19. Marg says

    June 14, 2012 at 5:36 am

    That is such fantastic news. They need to do that again. It is so exciting that it was such a big success. Sure makes us smile. Take care.

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  20. Hannah and Lucy says

    June 14, 2012 at 4:50 am

    We are doing our happy dance about the success of “Just One Day”. We hope there are many more no kill days around the world.
    Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx

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  21. Texas, a cat in New York says

    June 14, 2012 at 4:37 am

    Wow, these are great news, Sparkle! Thanks for your help on that!

    I love your blog! I know that you are a big star on the Internet and beyond and you probably don’t care that much about this but still I have nominated you for the One Lovely Blog Award and the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. This post proves again that it is well deserved!
    Check it here: http://texascatny.wordpress.com/2012/06/14/purringly-surprised-and-happy-two-more-awards/
    Purrs

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  22. Katie Bella says

    June 14, 2012 at 4:16 am

    I am thrilled that there was success. I came from a shelter and foster program and I show mom gratitude every day. Thank you for coming to my pawty..it’s still going on.

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  23. The Island Cats says

    June 14, 2012 at 4:15 am

    Wow, that is great!! We hope one day everyday is no kill!!

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  24. Susan Helene Gottfried says

    June 14, 2012 at 3:29 am

    Niiiiice.

    The shelter I volunteer with is no-kill and let me tell you, having seen and worked with some wonderful kitties who took a long time to find their forever home, no-kill shelters are the best.

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  25. Mark's Mews (Ayla, Iza, and Marley) says

    June 14, 2012 at 2:00 am

    We are thrilled! And relieved…

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  26. KatzTales says

    June 14, 2012 at 1:12 am

    Wow! We hope all those pets have wonderful forever homes!

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