Just One Day is a nationwide campaign which occurs every year on June 11. We ask shelters nationwide to explore and experiment with alternatives to killing that have already proven so successful in those communities which have implemented them so that they, too, can end the killing of the healthy and treatable animals in their care by finding them loving, new homes instead. In 2013, roughly 1,200 organizations, including some of the largest animal control shelters in the nation, answered the call to participate. They put down their "euthanasia needles" and picked up cameras instead: to photograph and market animals. They reached out to rescue groups, hosted adoption events, stayed open for extended hours, and asked their communities to help them empty the shelter the good way. The number of groups participating and the number of animals finding homes was truly inspiring and showed what could be accomplished when groups come together, united by the common goal of saving lives, and laser-focus on that achievement.
June 11, 2013, was a good day, a happy day, an important day, and an unqualified success: perhaps the safest day for animals in shelters in U.S. history. Over 1,000 shelters and rescue groups came together, 12,000 animals were adopted, people across the U.S. welcomed a new family member, the incinerators remained shuttered and the morgues stayed empty. We erased more than one day's worth of killing in the U.S.
On June 11, 2014, we’re doing it again and hope to do even better. Join the Just One Day campaign by pledging your shelter or rescue group. Individuals can also visit the Just One Day website to learn what they can do to help:www.justoneday.ws
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