Talk About It! SA and District 7 Councilman Cris Medina will host the inaugural Bark in the Park/Perrito Grito at Woodlawn Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, March 24. This free event supports the City's Animal No Kill Initiative and there will be pets available for adoption as well as services and activities for pet owners, such as free spay/neuter surgeries and low-cost pet vaccinations. There will also be live music, food vendors and pet contests on site.

NOWCastSA will record “A Community Conversation: Reno Achieved No Kill: San Antonio CAN, too!” Talk About It!/¡Vamos Hablarlo!, a bilingual multimedia and grassroots campaign focused on helping San Antonio achieve the Animal No Kill Initiative, is hosting the free public event on Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 6:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the Norris Conference Center at Wonderland of the Americas Mall. Due to technical difficulties with our livestream hosts outside of our control, we are unable to webcast the event live.

The City recently proposed revisions to Chapter 5 of the City Code (animal related ordinances), which included changes regarding free-roaming cats that were to be presented to City Council for approval on Sept. 1. A vigorous letter-writing campaign urged by No Kill proponents and animal welfare activists such as Alley Cat Allies was conducted and a peaceful protest organized by the Hailey Foundation was staged at City Hall on Aug. 31. The proposed changes were removed from the City Council's agenda, but are still being discussed by City officials.

Achieving No Kill for dogs and cats can happen in San Antonio when we Talk About It! and act on this campaign’s three core elements – Care, Adopt and Neuter.