Georgia CommonsSR 105: No-Kill Awareness Day; recognize April 30, 2025
Last action February 4, 2025 · Senate Read and Adopted
A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes April 30, 2025, as No-Kill Awareness Day at the state capitol, honoring animal shelter workers and promoting pet adoption to reduce shelter killings.
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In plain language
This resolution does not change any Georgia law. Instead, it formally designates April 30, 2025, as No-Kill Awareness Day at the state capitol. The Senate uses the resolution to highlight that in 2023 nearly 20 percent of dogs and cats impounded in Georgia shelters, more than 19,000 animals, were killed, and to promote the idea of 'No-Kill' shelters that save at least 90 percent of the animals they take in. The resolution commends animal shelter workers, volunteers, and community members who support local shelters. It also directs the Secretary of the Senate to make copies available to the public and press. It carries no funding, penalties, or binding requirements; it is a symbolic statement encouraging pet adoption and awareness of shelter practices.
What the bill does
- Designates April 30, 2025, as No-Kill Awareness Day at the Georgia state capitol.
- Commends animal shelter workers, volunteers, and community members who support local animal shelters.
- States a shared goal of reaching a 90 percent save rate in Georgia animal shelters through adoption and lifesaving programs.
- Directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute copies of the resolution to the public and the press.
- Creates no new law, funding, or penalties; it is a symbolic, non-binding statement.
Who it affects
The resolution mainly affects animal shelter workers, volunteers, and rescue and nonprofit organizations in Georgia, along with Georgians who adopt or consider adopting pets. It does not impose obligations on any government agency or private party.
Why it matters
While it changes no law, the resolution publicly spotlights shelter killing rates and the goal of no-kill shelters, which could encourage more Georgians to adopt pets and support shelters. It carries no funding or enforcement mechanism, so any real-world effect depends on voluntary action.
Key provisions
- Whereas clauses cite that 19,331 dogs and cats, nearly 20 percent of pets impounded, were killed in Georgia shelters in 2023.
- Defines 'No-Kill' as a community standard where at least 90 percent of animals entering shelters leave alive.
- Resolves that the Senate recognizes April 30, 2025, as No-Kill Awareness Day at the state capitol.
- Resolves that the Secretary of the Senate must make copies of the resolution available to the public and press.
From the bill
“in 2023, 19,331 dogs and cats, nearly 20 percent of the pets impounded, were killed in Georgia shelters”
“"No-Kill" is a community philosophy and commitment to saving every dog and cat in a shelter who can be saved, where at least 90 percent of the companion animals entering facilities leave alive”
Status timeline
- Senate Read and Adopted (Senate)
- Senate Hopper (Senate)
Sponsors
- Carden Summers (R, SD-013)
- Jason Anavitarte (R, SD-031)
- Ed Harbison (D, SD-015)
- Larry Walker (R, SD-020)
- Marty Harbin (R, SD-016)
- Billy Hickman (R, SD-004)
- Ricky Williams (R, SD-025)
- Lee Anderson (R, SD-024)
- Freddie Sims (D, SD-012)
- Derek Mallow (D, SD-002)
- Sam Watson (R, SD-011)
- Sally Harrell (D, SD-040)
- Nan Orrock (D, SD-036)
- Kenya Wicks (D, SD-034)
- Nikki Merritt (D, SD-009)
Topics
- animal shelters
- pet adoption
- animal welfare
- state capitol observances