ASPCA in the News: Richmond SPCA

Richmond.com: A No-Kill Zone
No healthy cats or dogs were euthanized in Richmond because of homelessness in 2006.

Cats may not have nine lives but they can come close in Richmond.

The Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) announced in a press conference Tuesday that no healthy cats or dogs were euthanized in Richmond because of homelessness in 2006.

The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals also announced that Richmond's SPCA will be incorporated in a new program called "Mission Orange." This initiative will allow selected SPCA communities in the nation to learn from the Richmond SPCA to foster their own success.

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Richmond Times-Dispatch: Area SPCA chosen as model
It will be a training center for cities to learn no-kill policy

The Richmond Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals announced yesterday that it has been selected to serve as the model for the American SPCA's "Mission: Orange" program. The program helps targeted cities improve their animal-welfare services.

No healthy homeless animals were euthanized here in 2006, said Robin Starr, chief executive officer of the Richmond SPCA.

"Having made [our accomplishment] in 2006, I can assure you we will continue to do so," Starr said yesterday at a news conference at the Richmond SPCA on Hermitage Road. "Never again will a healthy animal die in Richmond for lack of a home."

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