 Court trials are always the last resort, as the NSSPC will attempt to provide humane education first.In 2009, the Society made a commitment to become a no-kill shelter, disclosing detailed statistics including "No Kill Equation" topics, such as the number of animals in foster care, and numbers of feral cats benefiting from trap-neuter-return.In 2010, the organization reported saving 81.8% of the animals leaving its custody, while 50 healthy or treatable animals were euthanized.