Citizens for a No-Kill Philadelphia is comprised of taxpayers and pet lovers who are committed to saving all healthy and treatable companion animals in Philadelphia shelters. Using political advocacy, grassroots efforts and humane education, CNKP works with our elected officials, other non-profit groups and the public to raise awareness about creating No-Kill model that will save the lives of the 10,000+ cats, dogs and small animals that die each year in Philadelphia shelters because of overpopulation.  

Citizens for a No-Kill Philadelphia is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization

and was incorporated in Pennsylvania in 2009.

Citizens for a No-Kill Philadelphia

PO BOX 3863

Philadelphia, PA. 19146

The most important thing that we do is to maintain a “Macro-level” view of the systems in Philadelphia, both political and institutional.  We think five, ten and twenty years into the future while still working hard to improve conditions for Philadelphia’s animals today.  Animal welfare in this city has been mismanaged for the past decade and it’s time someone did something different.  That’s what we are advocating for and that’s what we do.

“Advocacy is the pursuit of influencing outcomes — including public-policy and resource allocation decisions within political, economic, and social systems and institutions — that directly affect people’s current lives.” (Cohen, 2001)

1. •Grassroots efforts -

   

   By educating the public and building a movement we will make saving the lives of Philadelphia’s homeless animals a priority.  We volunteer at events all over Philadelphia handing out information and garnering support by gathering thousands of signatures from people all over the Greater Metropolitan Philadelphia Area.  We also work with dozens of other groups, building a coalition to stop the needless killing of thousands of companion animals every year.
   

1. •Political advocacy - Turning the support of the people into an unstoppable political movement is the only way real lasting change will happen.  Through public education campaigns, presenting solutions to policy makers and conducting research and assessments we seek to make Philadelphia a No-Kill city and eliminate the need for our group to exist.
   

1. •Humane education - CNKP is reaching to the future...the children of the city of Philadelphia. Many incidents of animal abuse and neglect occur simply because of ignorance. We feel that our children could make better decisions for the future if only given the proper information on which to base their decisions. 

What we do - Advocacy

Who we are - your friends, your neighbors

We are a group of Philadelphia taxpayers and pet lovers who are fed up with the way our city has been treating shelter animals for the last decade.  We banded together with one mission: Make Philadelphia a No-Kill City.  We follow the lead of other successful movements over history and learn from victories in other cities nationwide.