The Just One Day movement does not get a lot of attention in the cat blogging community, and I wish it did! Every year on June 11, animal shelters are urged to stop euthanizing adoptable pets for “just one day” and instead hold events and adoption drives to place cats and dogs that might have otherwise lost their lives.
Last year, 1,300 shelters and animal control facilities in all 50 states pledged to be no-kill for just one day — and 13,000 pets were adopted! I hope that this year, they do even better.
The great thing about the Just One Day movement is that no one is asking open admission (i.e., kill) shelters to immediately change everything they’re doing — all it asks is that these shelters try something different on June 11 in the hopes that it gets them thinking about better ways to handle the pets that get surrendered or turned in to them.
A no-kill nation is not just possible — it is very doable, but it requires a shift in thinking about homeless pets, and developing new approaches to rehoming cats and dogs. But none of this is complicated or difficult. It just takes a group of humans willing to take action.
Has a shelter near you chosen to be a hero for Just One Day? You can find a list on the right hand sidebar of Just One Day’s Pledge page. There are also some Canadian shelters, and one in Australia, taking part.
My calendar didn’t let me know about Just One Day until yesterday. I will try to keep better track next year — that way I can warn you well in advance so you can encourage shelters in your community to take part.
You can visit the Just One Day website here; their Facebook page is here.
Thanks for telling us about this, what a great idea.
That is such a great idea and I sure hope it works !!
XOXO
Berry cool idea Summer! Our low-al Sheltur iss allwayss doin pawsitive eventss to prrmote ka an dog adopshun!! Wee are blesse here fur sure!
Fankss fur sharin thiss artickull. There iss hope fur 4leggedss efurrywhere.
**paw patss** Siddhartha Henry xxx
That is a great idea. Perhaps they could then do it once a month and then twice a month, etc…
We didn’t know about the Just One Day pledge either until we read your bloggie. Thanks Summer!
CJ and MIa
I am coming to this a day late but I really, really hope it was a successful day.
This is a fantastic campaign and there are so many creative ways shelters promote adoption, spay/neuter, and other animal services. I looked up our municipal open admission shelter and they are participating. They’re offering free rabies, DHPP and FVRCP vaccinations, microchipping and one-year licenses for pets four months and older today.
And to think that our peeps were in the local shelter here today:)) There were lots of kitties coming to the glass door to see who was visiting:))
But it didn’t work out..dog-guy thought he might enjoy a furbling, but the behaviorists art he shaelter didn’t h=think his behavior indicated that at all:(
We have our two kitties, and at purrsent that is pawlenty, MOL! We love kitties though…what a great idea this is!
We plan to blog about this next year. We’ve not heard about this and think it’s wonderful!
you are right, it didn’t get much press this year, this was the first I had heard of it this year, and that is sad.
We have many no-kill like communities within our nation, I am lucky to live in one, but it is going to take a huge cultural shift change to be a no-kill nation. Heck we still don’t properly care for all of our humans.. but it never hurts to work for it, to strive for it, and campaigns like this are a start.
Thanks for telling us about this Summer. We think we remember hearing about it last year. Our local no-kill shelter is on the list, but they are already NO KILL. We’ll be glad for you to give us an early warning in 2016. Hope lots of animals were SAVED today. XOCK, Lily Olivia, Mauricio, Misty May, Giulietta, Fiona, Astrid, Lisbeth and Calista Jo
Sadly, the city shelter where my brothers and sisters have come from is not listed, but they have made enormous strides in their practices. They’ve also made the shelter itself so much better than when everybody from Gracie’s time and before had to endure life in tiny cages while waiting for a home. So, baby steps.
We had forgotten that was coming up this month. Thank you for the reminder. It’s such a good idea to show that there are other ways.
We didn’t realize this was today so we agree that word needs to get out more! We would love for Just One Day to turn into one week, then month then year and so on!
Wow! That is amazing! We had never heard of this before. We will make note of it for next year. Thanks, Summer. That is really a wonderful thing. We can’t wait to hear how this year’s Just One Day went!
I didn’t know about this day but wish I had. UCFCC is trying to make our 4 town area no-kill but I don’t think a no-kill nation is possible without educating humans to spay/neuter their pets. Pets, like my cousin BB, get out of the house and had he not been fixed, he might be procreating right now while he’s missing.
We didn’t know about this day or we would have helped you spread the word. Guess what? ACC of NYC is on the list! Woo hoo!!!
Oh we hope for lots of adoptions all over the US and world.
That is such a great idea and I sure hope it works. We hope lots of cats and dogs find a great home.
Thank you, Summer, we didn’t know about it ! Purrs
Hear, Hear!
We didn’t know such a day exist. Thanks Summer we will keep our eyes on what can we do to help.
13,000! That says something to mes!
This is a great movement. Having been designated at a pound to be “put down” and given a chance by a worker who did not “follow the rules”, me supports this cause!
Kisses
Nellie
We usually write about this day too but forgot this year. Our town is well on its way to being a no kill town and hopefully this will spread to toner areas. Thanks for your visits and well wishes for Georgie!
Thanks, Summer. I never heard of this before. I’m going to check the list right now.
Cute pic of you!
We’ve shared your post on our FB page AND the web and FB links! All of us here were given “just one day” in time for Mom&DadKatt to find us, and we wish ALL kitties were given that privilege!
Purrz!
Selina
Excellent post, Summer! We didn’t know about this and will encourage our local shelters!
This is awesome! A lot of shelters here are taking part in this. I was disappointed to see that a big kill shelter isn’t taking place, though. Hopefully they will start to change their thinking.
I am definitely putting this special day on my calendar for next year. The amount of animals killed every year is staggering, and so unnecessary.
that’s a great idea.
I know what you mean pretty Summer, we realized it was an important day just this morning. Maybe next year we can go for Just Two Days!
Great post, I tweeted and shared on Facebook. I didn’t know about it so more warning would be good. I am glad you had time to post and spread the word.
What a fantastic idea. We’d never heard of it, but we are all in favor of getting pets into homes, and out of shelters.
ack…..mom forgot about this!!! thanks for posting it and reminding people
This a very laudable idea! Thank you for highlighting it, Summer xx
So true, Summer. All it takes is WILL. When peeps ‘want’ to do something, they almost always can. I mean, they sent men to the moon! Now if peeps can do that, they can make your great nation, and mine, NO-kill nations, for sure. MOUSES!
Purrs,
Seville
Thanks for this post.
We had not heard of this before and we think it is a pawsome start.
Purrs Georgia and Julie,
Treasure and JJ
WHAT AN EXCELLENT ONE DAY EVENT. OUR SHELTER HERE IS NO KILL
JUST RECENTLY PURINA AWARDED 25K TO OUR SHELTER FOR UPGRADES TO THE CAT SECTION OF THE SHELTER AND PURINA EMPLOYEES EVEN VOLUNTEERED TO HELP ASSEMBLE THE CAT TREES AND PAINT
HUGS MADI YOUR BFFF
Yes, we need to bring more attention to this. Thanks, Summer!
Summer, you and your mommy are wonderful for telling us these things. xoxox Thank you again.
The shelter I volunteer with is on the list, but that makes sense. They are the area’s only no kill shelter. Which is why I’m sad the others (big and small) that I looked for weren’t there.
We didn’t know about this until we read your blog today Summer but iIt sounds like it is a good idea.
Luv Hannah and Lucy xx xx
We’re going to those sites now. Thanks Summer!