Nathan Winograd

Winograd's "No Kill Equation" is 11 requirements that he says are essential to create communities that do not kill unwanted pets. They are:[1]

1. Trap–neuter–return (TNR) programs for free-living cats allow shelters to reduce death rates.
2. No- and low-cost, high-volume spay/neuter services
3. Cooperation with rescue groups
4. Foster care programs
5. Comprehensive adoption programs
6. Pet retention programs
7. Medical and behavior rehabilitation programs
8. Public Relations/Community Development
9. Volunteer programs
10. Proactive redemptions
11. A compassionate shelter director

On pet overpopulation, in a 2007 interview with Center for Consumer Freedom about his book Redemption, Winograd said:[2]

it's "a myth." "Based on the number of existing households with pets who have a pet die or run away, more homes potentially become available each year for cats than the number of cats who enter shelters, while more than twice as many homes potentially become available each year for dogs than the number of dogs who enter shelters. ... As a movement, the humane community has accepted the idea that the best shelters can do for homeless animals is to adopt out some and kill the rest. To try to avoid criticism for this, to justify a paltry number of adoptions, these groups have perpetuated the myth that there are simply more animals than homes, something that is patently false (even though most people believe it)."

and

When San Francisco became the first city in the U.S. to save all healthy, homeless dogs and cats, and was effectively talking to the public about pet adoption, there was not a single pet store left in the city selling dogs and cats. Why? Because they couldn't compete with the SPCA.

• Winograd, Nathan (2009). Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America. Almaden Books, 2nd edition. ISBN 978-0979074318.
• Winograd, Nathan (2009). Irreconcilable Differences: The Battle for the Heart & Soul of America's Animal Shelters. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1-4495-9113-7.
• Winograd, Jennifer and Nathan Winograd (2014). All American Vegan: Veganism for the Rest of Us. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2nd edition. ISBN 978-1492194583.
• Winograd, Nathan and Jennifer Winograd (2012). Friendly Fire. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. ISBN 978-1479268931.

The 2014 film, Redemption: The No Kill Revolution in America, was based on Winograd's book Redemption: The Myth of Pet Overpopulation and the No Kill Revolution in America.[3] In addition to about 50 screenings nationwide from 2014 through 2016, about 6,000 copies were sent free to shelters and rescue groups.[4] In October 2014, the film won the Audience Award at the San Pedro International Film Festival.[5]

• Official website