Huge Win for Animals! Bossier City Shelter Achieves “No-Kill” Status

Bossier City has a huge reason to celebrate! Our very own Bossier City Animal Shelter has officially achieved "No-Kill" status, a remarkable designation awarded by the Best Friends Animal Society. This incredible accomplishment is a direct result of Bossier residents truly stepping up and making a profound difference in the lives of local animals.

How Did the Bossier Shelter Achieve This Status?

To earn the "No-Kill" designation, a shelter must achieve a 90% save rate consecutively for an entire year, as mandated by Best Friends Animal Society. This crucial metric accounts for the approximate 10% of animals entering shelters who, due to severe medical or behavioral issues, require humane euthanasia, never because of a lack of space. As the BFAS website highlights, "Nearly 2 out of 3 shelters achieved no-kill last year, and our goal is to get to 100%." Yet, the sobering reality remains that "every 90 seconds a dog or cat is killed in a U.S. shelter simply because they don’t have a safe place to call home." This is a solvable issue, and Bossier City's achievement is a testament to being part of that vital solution.

How can Bossier residents continue to help out the Bossier City Animal Shelter? We have a list of ideas from our friends at Bossier City Animal Shelter.

• Adopt
• Follow Bossier City Animal Control on Facebook
• Share Social Media Posts
• Become a long-term, weekend, holiday, rescue or social foster
• Volunteer
• Donate

The Bossier City Animal Shelter has been celebrating the local team that has been putting in countless hours of love and hard work, and the team thanked local officials for all the support. We love seeing positive news like this in Bossier.