No Time To Spare announces no-kill recognition
By Jonathan Riley, Editor
No Time to Spare Animal Rescue & Sanctuary, located at 27933 Pendleton Lost Creek Rd., Warrenton, recently …
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No Time to Spare Animal Rescue & Sanctuary, located at 27933 Pendleton Lost Creek Rd., Warrenton, recently announced it has officially earned national “no-kill” recognition from the Best Friends Animal Society for the 14th year in a row.
To achieve “no-kill” recognition, a shelter must have a “save rate” of 90% or higher. From March 2025 to February 2026, 417 dogs entered the No Time To Spare shelter. Of these, 407 dogs were saved, resulting in a 98% save rate, according to Sue Stites, No Time To Spare community relations and engagement director.
“When you look at save rates, there may be some dogs that unfortunately have such serious health issues that they can’t be saved,” Stites said. “We may have a dog that, because it has such serious health issues, it passes away before we’re able to adopt or even knowing that we could adopt that dog out, so there are unfortunately some situations that are beyond your control when it comes to save rate.”
Achieving a 98% save rate is something the shelter is incredibly proud of, said Carol Risley, founder and president of No Time To Spare, but the organization is even more proud to have maintained its no-kill commitment since its founding in 2012.
“This recognition represents far more than a percentage — it represents thousands of lives saved,” Risley said. “Every dog that comes through our doors is given the opportunity to heal, to be loved, and to find the forever home they deserve.”
Risley said achieving the no-kill recognition “belongs to every person who has adopted, volunteered, donated, attended a fundraiser,” or simply believed in the shelter’s mission. “Together, we have proven that a committed community can save lives and create brighter futures for dogs that otherwise would have had none,” she said.
No Time To Spare is hosting an adoption event from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Warrenton Rural King. The shelter also holds regular open adoption hours on Mondays from 4 to 7 p.m., Wednesdays from 2 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Additionally, No Time To Spare plans to host a bingo fundraiser Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Marylou Community Center in Truesdale, with doors opening at 5:30 p.m. and the first bingo at 7 p.m. For more information, visit nttsars.com.
