Published April 29, 2026 by . 2 min read Some shelters brag about “saving” lives. But what about the animals they refuse to take in? On the latest episode of The Rocky Mountain Vet Podcast , PETA Senior Vice President Daphna Nachminovitch joins Dr. Jeff Young and Andrew Duffer for an unfiltered conversation about “no kill” policies and the growing number of “ghost animals” they betray. The candid conversation is also available now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and other streaming platforms. ‘No-Kill’ Is a ‘Sexy Slogan’ That Hides Deadly Consequences In the episode, you’ll hear how some shelters use that slogan to boost their image, while quietly turning away the animals who need help most. Sick. Injured. Elderly. Unsocialized. The ones who require real resources and tough decisions. “If a shelter refuses to take in an animal, that animal doesn’t show up in the data—but [they] still exist, and [they] still suffer.” —Andrew Duffer Those “ghost animals” don’t disappear.…