If an animal is sent to a shelter in Delaware it will most likely not be euthanized.
The Delaware has become the first and only state to achieve a no-kill status in the country.
WBOC reports that recognition was given by the Best Friends Animal Society at the conference in Dallas.
The organization noted there have been a lot of animal shelters have had a no-kill policy in the state but the group said it wanted to recognize that Delaware has achieved no-kill status.
The television station reports that the Brandywine Valley SPCA says it has been a no kill shelter for a long time.
The organization notes it had a 95 percent live release rate last year.
A no kill facility is where less than 10 percent of the animals are euthanized.
Linda Torelli with the Brandywine SPCA told WBOC that her organization is working with other shelters around the country to become no-kill shelters.
