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Texas Woman Wins Award After Reducing Animal Shelter’s Kill Rate From 100% to 0%

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Texas Woman Wins Award After Reducing Animal Shelter’s Kill Rate From 100% to 0%
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Not all heroes wear capes.

Kayla Denney took over the animal shelter in Taft, Texas last November. At the time, the shelter was in disrepair and failing to find homes for its animals, leading to a 100% kill rate, according to KZTV. In the year since Denney took over, that rate has dropped to 0%, with 565 dogs and cats finding homes.

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