14) Susan Gardiner, a volunteer at the Guilford
County animal pound, wrote to the NC Commissioner of Agriculture:
Not exact matches
One problem in South
County is that many residents come from Mexico, where «la perrera» — the
pound — is known for forcibly removing
animals and frequently euthanizing them.
I specifically agree and affirm that I will not transfer ownership, or permanent possession to another person, nor surrender the dog to an
Animal Shelter,
County pound facility, or any similar individual or organization.
Frank Kirk, an
animal control official, asked the Seminole
County state attorney's office to determine whether police officers acted properly when they shot a 15 - foot, 200 -
pound python found lurking in a Winter Springs neighborhood.
In five years as an
animal control officer, Orange
County Deputy Sheriff Jeff Brown never came close to killing an
animal.But Sunday afternoon, faced with no alternative, he shot and killed a 100 -
pound German shepherd dog that was attacking him and six other deputies and firefighters answering a call reported as an attempted suicide in east Orange.The woman, who deputies and firefighters believed was trying to kill herself, had released the dog so that it would attack, according to sheriff's reports.
Taxpayers picked up the tab because Orange
County Animal Control workers euthanized Bucksnort 11 days after the accident, even though her owners contacted the
pound several times and the dog's story received wide publicity in the Orlando media.
The city of Moscow had a
pound facility and the two organizations teamed up together for the betterment of
animal welfare for
animals residing within the Moscow city limits, as well as for those residing in Latah
County.
*** UPDATE *** June 2016... Texas Litter Control is taking all healthy outdoor cats over 2
pounds from the Montgomery
County Animal Shelter.
«Sadly, most people think of the facility as the
county pound and the
animals here often get overlooked,» Terry told Shelter Me.
The other day, 21 -
pound Edgar landed himself in a Maryland
animal shelter after going after his family's «smaller grandchildren,» says Humane Society of Carroll
County executive director Charles Brown.
Orange
County Animal Services is holding the 60 -
pound red - nosed pit bull at its shelter, where it is isolated from other dogs.
Maricopa
County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) are offering free adoptions of all dogs over 20 -
pounds through Sunday, January 21.
Each year, Lake's
animal control shelter must euthanize thousands of dogs and cats who aren't wearing ID tags when they arrive at the
county pound in Astatula.
570 WKBN American
Animal Hospital Association American Association of Equine Practitioners
Animal Charity of Youngstown
Animal Poison Control Center
Animal Saftey is Fun
Animal Welfare League
Animal Welfare League of Trumbull
County Association for Pet Loss and Bereavement Columbiana
County Dog
Pound Companion
Animal Parasite Council Delta Society Equine Nutrition Center Girard, Ohio GLC Direct Good News Now Healty Pet.com Mahoning
County Kennel Naming Your Kitten Naming You Puppy Ohio 4 - H Ohio's
Animal Shelters Ohio Wildlife Center Ohio State College of Veterinarian Medicine Ohio Veterinary Medical Association Petfinder.com PetLink PetsOhio.com (Ohio PEet License Plates) PetsWelcome.com (Lodge listings that accept pets) Shambala Preserve Spay USA Stolen Horse International The
Animal Rescue Site The Hoarding of
Animals Research Consortium The Horse.com The Pet FBI (Pets Found by the Internet) Western Farm Pet Crematory and Cemetery
For many decades, Door
County was equipped with little more than a handful of small municipal
pounds to deal with the overwhelming lost and homeless
animal population within its borders.
Despite this neglect, PETA accepted the
county's «assurance that
animals in the
county's care and custody are provided timely medical care when needed» and went on to thank
pound staff even though they do no adoptions, have no veterinarian on site, do not allow volunteers, and do not allow the public to photograph or videotape in the facility (in violation of the First Amendment and Federal law).
Summit
County's 2003 Budget report (PDF) includes what appears to be a request for four additional
pound - keepers, which would have doubled the staff caring for
animals at the shelter.
Without a
pound, significant numbers of stray and abandoned
animals roam throughout the
county, endangering public safety and putting the
animals at risk of suffering from untreated injuries or illness, starvation or abuse.
SANFORD — Despite a Sanford family's efforts to fetch its Labrador retriever from Seminole
County's
Animal Control
pound, the snake - bitten canine was put to death last week, the pet owner said Thursday.
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Animal Shelter Faxon
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Animal Shelter (ACE) Fitchburg City
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Animal Shelter Framingham
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Pound Great Dog Rescue NE Haverhill
Animal Control Holland Dog
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Animal Control Humane Society & Shelter SouthCoast Kingston
Animal Control Kitty Connection, Inc..
She provides pro bono legal advice to advocates and
animal rescue organizations in Michigan and assisted six additional Michigan
counties in their successful campaigns to end
pound seizure.
Maricopa
County Animal Care and Control (MCACC) is offering free adoptions on all dogs over 20
pounds at both their east and west Valley locations this weekend.
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A special GiveLitter ™ charity effort resulted in 15,000
pounds of free World's Best Cat Litter ™ being delivered to Manhattan - based
Animal Haven and Eatontown, New Jersey - based Monmouth
County SPCA.
MSIR takes in dogs from owners who don't want them or can't keep them, as well as dogs from the
county pound and other
animal shelters.
And Arlington
County, Virginia is inappropriately including snakes over 10
pounds and sugar gliders in a proposed ban on wild and exotic
animals.
The person mentioned Facebook, but then said that the
pound was reluctant to put information online about their
animals because who knew what type of person might come from outside the
county and adopt them.
He did not explain how people inside the
county were supposed to find out about
animals in the
pound — I guess he expects them all to take time off from work and visit the
pound on a regular basis in person.
I have tried in posting about each city and
county to include links to the online statistics available for that community, as well as listing the main organizations in the area including
animal control, the shelter /
pound, major private groups, and any umbrella coalitions.
While this weekend's event is for service members and veterans looking to adopt, the
county regularly has special deals to encourage
animal lovers to take home a new pet, including sales where adopters pay $ 1 for each
pound the
animal weighs.
Unfortunately, current Oklahoma laws that restrict smaller cities and
counties from creating public
animal shelters, that affect spay and neuter services, and that allow for the use of gas chamber euthanasia and the practice of
pound seizure hinder the ability of Oklahomans to adequately care for and manage pet overpopulation.
Franklin, a 21 -
pound orange tabby from Davis
County Animal Services, was the first of the two sponsored pets to go home, along with a boatload of goodies provided by BOBS from Skechers.
The Athletes for
Animals Spay Neuter Sprint program offers free spay / neuter for all Duval
County residents with large breed dogs who weigh or are expected to weigh 40 or more
pounds.
We have continued to offer our 24/7 injured stray
animal rescue service
county - wide; returned 219 lost pets to their worried owners; provided no - cost safe housing for 27 pets of victims of domestic violence and other emergencies; donated nearly 2,000
pounds of pet food to area food banks for low - income pet owners; and have reached hundreds of community members through special events, tours, and presentations to school kids and adults.
She adopted Lilli (pictured) from the Summit
County Ohio
Pound the day she installed the Rescue
Animal Mp3 Project music.
When the
pound - keeper finally emerged from the Summit
County Animal Shelter's «kill room» with a brown, striped pit bull, Sandi Regallis didn't need to see the dog's bloody face to know that it had been fighting.
Jenny Barnett is the cat adoption / rescue coordinator at Greenville
County Animal Care Services (also known as the Greenville
pound), a high - intake shelter located in Upstate South Carolina.
Instructions Visit your local
animal shelter, such as the
county or city
pound, SPCA or Humane Society.
Missouri: Advocates 4
Animals Pet Food Pantry: Jefferson
County (pet food, spay / neuter assistance)
Animal Protective Association of Missouri: St. Louis (Assistance with vaccinations and routine veterinary care) Bi-State Pet Food Pantry: Greater St. Louis area (pet food assistance) Central Missouri Humane Society: Columbia (spay / neuter assistance) Humane Society of Missouri: St. Louis (assistance with veterinary care including spay / neuter) Humane Society of Southeast Missouri: Camp Girardeau (spay / neuter assistance) Northland Pet Pantry: Gladstone (pet food) Operation SPOT: St. Louis (spay / neuter assistance) PAWS Pet Pantry: Springfield (pet food, litter, vetting, spay / neuter services, flea / heartworm preventative, toys, treats, beds, collars / harnesses / leashes, coats, etc., for homeless, low - income, and seniors
Pound Pals Nooterville: St. Louis (spay / neuter assistance) Republic Paw Pantry: Republic (pet food, supplies for families affected by unemployment, chronic illness, and to seniors on fixed incomes.