Sentences with phrase «most shelter puppies»

Most shelter puppies ended up there because of human problems and not because the animal did anything wrong.

Not exact matches

According to Jean Letcher, manager, City of Tulsa Animal Welfare, most people come into the shelter looking for puppies one year old or younger.

The Pet Quality Assurance Act, or the «puppy mill bill,» House Bill 1332, and House Bill 1045, a bill which would have allowed low - population counties to operate a shelter and pass animal control ordinances, would have combined to help the most voiceless of all companion animals in our state; dogs in unlicensed dog dealing facilities and unwanted animals facing abandonment due to the absence of shelters.

In 2011, HST sent 642 dogs and puppies aboard the Rescue Waggin» vehicle, the most of any shelter in a single year in the program.

Direct animal care includes smaller pets, birds and exotics, feeding puppies and kittens, socialization exercises and behavior evaluations, and possibly the most crucial of all volunteer activities (in the comfort of your own home): Foster home care for animals who need medical attention, maturing or fattening up, learning social skills, or some much needed R&R after a long time in the shelter.

Those concerned with shelter euthanasias and animal neglect should be alarmed that the animals most likely to suffer are the unplanned puppies and kittens that are passed between family members, friends and neighbors, or given away in parking lots or through newspaper ads and websites like Craigslist.

Choose a Food Most breeders, pet stores or shelters will send you home with a short supply of the puppy food your dog was eating before going home with you, and you should use it at first.

«This private kill shelter in Maine sold 4,060 animals in 2015, and most of those animals were puppies imported from mysterious places out - of - state.

When it comes to what age puppies should be sterilized, the answer coming from most animal shelters has been» as soon as possible.»

Make your decision wisely because most people don't know puppy factories churn out «purebred dogs» for shelter sales.

Most animal advocates and people who simply are researching puppies know that supporting irresponsible breeders or puppy mills propagates that industry further, which eventually fills shelters, contributes to animal abuse, hoarding, and neglect.

Most back yard breeders and Puppy Mills (sell online and to pet stores) can turn out Bostons faster than the shelters can rescue them.

What makes each of the circumstances creating this need even more saddening is the fact that, despite the wonderful attributes of older dogs and all the best efforts of most shelters, these dogs are frequently overlooked in favor of puppies and younger animals.

Having volunteered in shelters for the past 14 years, most adopters want kittens and puppies and overlook the wise and established pets.

Coccidia infection is rare in dogs; most cases involve puppies in crowded conditions in kennels, pet stores, and animal shelters.

While most shelters will do their best to provide for the puppies while in their care, it's impossible for them to diagnose and treat every pet.

The good news is that shelters have a lot more puppies than most people think.

There are an estimated 3 - 4 MILLION cats and dogs KILLED in animal shelters every year, most simply for want of homes, yet we continue to produce more than 70,000 additional kittens and puppies EACH DAY.

Dogs, cats, puppies and kittens who are not adopted most often live terrible, short lives in shelter kennels, or are often euthanized because they become scared, unhappy and aggressive living in the shelter — and there is simply no more space for them as more animals are brought in.

All dogs (and cats) do not get along automatically, so shelters often house most animals separately (except litters of puppies or kittens).

Most of these animals are adults, but many are «older» puppies and kittens that have been rescued from animal shelters, from the street or from owners who can no longer keep them.

Most of our rescues are from puppy mills with a small number coming from animal shelters or owner surrenders.

Most dogs are protected for several years — even for life in many cases — by the core vaccines they got as puppies (or, for adult rescues, shots they got at the shelter).

Most breeders want to reclaim puppies from their breeding line rather than risk having them sent to shelters or euthanized.

While browsing our website, Congresswoman Rice said she came across two of Animal League America's very special shelter pets; G.I. Joey, a young Chihuahua / Dachshund mix born without front paws, and Darby, a 5 - year - old Pekingese, who spent most of her life existing only to breed inside the walls of a Puppy Mill.

Many rescue organizations and shelters are now able to place senior pets that often times get passed up for the younger kittens and puppies adopted by most families.

We ask that if you are looking for a puppy to please check your local animal shelter first and save a life, their days are numbered our puppies will get a home... I am an animal lover, I want to see all animals get a wonderful loving home... From time to time we do rescue adults and we look for loving homes to place them in.Once in a while people ask us if we know of anyone looking for an adult because their mother or friend became ill and they have to find them a happy home.So we offer to post them on our website in hopes of finding them a forever wonderful happy and most of all a caring and loving family.We can't keep them here at our home because we do not have the place to keep them.We are willing to post them on our website for you.

The students listened to their teacher read A Home for Dakota, a children's book about puppy mills, and learned that dogs need the same things from their families that kids do: food, shelter, care and, most importantly, love.

Truly responsible dog breeders simply do not allow the dogs that they breed to end up in shelters: Most responsible breeders are willing to provide ongoing support and ultimately a safety net for the puppies they produce, in the event that the dog needs it.

Distemper is most likely to strike dogs as puppies between nine to twelve weeks old, especially if they come from an environment with several other dogs (animal shelter, pet store, breeding kennel).

A shelter or rescue pet often comes already spayed or neutered, with most of their vaccines already taken care of, and you can find a pet that fits your lifestyle, from a kitten or puppy to more laid - back senior pets.

Even during the telecast of Westminster, the world's most prestigious showcase for purebred dogs, commercials touted the adoption of a cute shelter puppy.

«One of the most effective ways to reduce the number of puppies and kittens ending up in shelters is to provide low - cost spay / neuter services,» said Jill Van Tuyl, director of community initiatives at the ASPCA.

TO ALL OF THE «ELITIST» ON HERE WHO SAY «I WOULD NEVER GET A DOG / CAT FROM A SHELTER, I WANT A PURE BREED», well, you might be surprised to know that MOST of the animals in shelters are pure breeds and MANY of them come from cruelty seizures from puppy / kitten mills.

This shelter accepts animals for $ 1.00, and most times people won't even pay that, so they toss the puppies, dogs, cats and kittens over the fence or put them in the «night deposit» box.

It's a sad but true fact of life, but most dogs that are abandoned by their owners to shelters are between a year and a year - and - a-half old, which is the point when un-corrected puppy behaviors go from being cute to destructive.

Most of the more than 200 Central Florida pets left homeless by February's deadly tornadoes have been reunited with their owners or taken in by new families.For shelter operators who worked around the clock for days to tend to stranded and injured pets, the task now is to place the 17 dogs and cats remaining from Orange, Osceola and Seminole, the hardest - hit counties.In the days after the storms, dogs with puppies, cats with litters on the way, even parakeets and guinea pigs were rescued by strangers or turned in by owners who didn't have a place for themselves, let alone their pets.

Nearly 5,500 healthy and adoptable dogs are killed in shelters across the U.S. every day yet most pet stores still in operation continue to promote and sell dogs from large - scale breeding facilities known as puppy mills.

Most breeders and shelters will have already given the first booster to puppies before adoption.

I believe that most likely they will find homes for that litter, but here is what I always say to them: While you may be lucky enough to find homes for all your puppies or kittens, those puppies and kittens are displacing others that may not be so lucky to find a home, and therefore may be euthanized in a local shelter.

In most states, large - scale breeding operations can legally keep hundreds of dogs in cages for their entire lives for the sake of selling puppies, as long as the animals have basic food, water and shelter.

The innovative program stems from research showing that most puppies coming into shelters are large breeds and it can be difficult to find homes for them.

It's a misconception that all these dogs were bred for fighting, but placing puppies in good homes isn't a priority for people who breed pit bulls, the most euthanized type of dog in shelters.

Most of the puppies at the shelter were sick and unfortunately many would end up being euthanized.

The Rancho Santa Fe shelter most recently took in 38 puppies from Texas at the beginning of March.

The largest and most successful pet store chains do not sell commercially - raised puppies, and we encourage Petland, the primary backer of HB 144, to convert to a more humane business model such as obtaining animals from local shelters.

In additional notes, they suggest ways to avoid problems with a new puppy and various training options from private lessons to classes, noting that behavioral issues are the most frequent reason that dogs are returned to breeders or shelters.

That puppy you just dropped off will most - likely end up in my shelter when it's no longer a cute little puppy anymore.

Additionally, not only do most shelters screen puppies and dogs for potential temperament issues, but they also often have accredited behavioral experts either on staff or working as volunteers who can provide training and behavioral assistance both before and after the dog is adopted.

Inform the public that spay / neuter programs are the most powerful way to prevent the unwanted litters of puppies and kittens that fill animal shelters and become tomorrow's» throw - away» dogs and cats.