How to Use no-kill in a Sentence

no-kill

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Definition of no-killnext
  • Ahead of the marathon, Bohan pledged her run was in support of the city’s no-kill shelter.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
  • Ten Lives is a nonprofit no-kill cat shelter and was established about 24 years ago.
    — John Wawrow, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The shelter’s struggle to remain a no-kill facility is more due to space than funding.
    — Howard Koplowitz | [email protected], al, 29 Mar. 2023
  • King Street Cats is an all-cat, no-kill shelter located in Alexandria, Virginia.
    — Christine Rousselle, Fox News, 18 Mar. 2023
  • Four years ago, Donatello arrived at the no-kill rescue as a stray and has been waiting to find his forever home ever since.
    — Kelli Bender, Peoplemag, 17 May 2023
  • The nonprofit, which was formed in 1975, is one of the oldest no-kill animal shelters and rescues in Connecticut.
    — Stephen Underwood, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2024
  • The no-kill shelter, which is in Manhattan, has an operating budget of about $3 million and houses about 100 dogs and cats at a time.
    — Kate Gibson, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2024
  • According to Newsweek, the facility stopped being a no-kill shelter.
    — Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 26 July 2024
  • Marsi Parker Darwin and husband Bill live on a Michigan no-kill farm with dogs, cats and various birds, including chickens, peacocks and ducks.
    — Cathy Free, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2023
  • As a no-kill shelter, the humane society is required to take in all animals left on its doorstep or seized by the county’s Animal Control division.
    — Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 13 Aug. 2024
  • However, even no-kill shelters may euthanize aggressive dogs that cannot safely be adopted.
    — Phillip Reese, Fortune Well, 27 Jan. 2024
  • However, even no-kill shelters may euthanize aggressive dogs that cannot safely be adopted.
    — Kff Health News, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
  • The major hurdles Latino pet owners face when accessing veterinarian care in the Phoenix area revolve around financial and language barriers, according to a recent study conducted by a local no-kill shelter.
    — April Santana, The Arizona Republic, 3 July 2023

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