Archive - Animal Politics with Ed Boks

Sixteen Puppies Later: When Shelter Policy Creates the Crisis It Claims to Solve

How benevolent intent, constrained by muddled law and emotional hesitancy, produces predictable and preventable harm.

18 hrs ago •

Adopt Me Isn’t a Strategy - It’s a Reaction

75 million viral views. 10 adoptions. Only prevention ends shelter killing.

Dec 7 •

Spay/Neuter, Shelter Killing, and the Next Generation of Animal Advocates

Ask Me Anything #35 - Animal Politics with Ed Boks

Dec 6 •

The Island That Ended Pet Overpopulation

How the Galápagos Adopted a Prevention-First Model That Could Transform Animal Welfare Worldwide

Dec 2 •

November 2025

Why Do the National Dashboards Say Things Are Improving While Communities Feel the Opposite?

Ask Me Anything #34 – Animal Politics with Ed Boks

Nov 29 •

The True Measure of Any Society: Your Local Animal Shelter

Ask Me Anything #33 - Animal Politics with Ed Boks

Nov 22 •

Book Review: Penelope: The World of Each Other

Memoir, Wilderness, and the Ethics of Connection

Nov 19 •

Humane Betrayal: Scandal, Cruelty, and the Rise of “Rescue Washing” at SPCA Tampa Bay

How a respected shelter crossed ethical lines, ignited a statewide uprising, and exposed a dangerous new trend in animal welfare

Nov 17 •

When a LifeLine Breaks: Atlanta’s Shelters Adrift

Ask Me Anything #32 - Animal Politics with Ed Boks

Nov 15 •

Book Review: Getting to Zero: A Roadmap to Ending Shelter Overpopulation

Why Peter Marsh’s “Getting to Zero” Transformed Animal Welfare, and Why Its Lessons Matter More Than Ever in 2025

Nov 12 •

Canada’s Ostrich Cull: When Biosecurity Overpowers Compassion

A government-ordered cull of 400 ostriches in British Columbia exposes how fear and bureaucracy can eclipse science, ethics, and humane responsibility.

Nov 10 •

The National Push Behind “Foster-to-Adopt”: A Silent Shift in Shelter Strategy

Ask Me Anything #31 / Animal Politics with Ed Boks

Nov 8 •

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