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UMATILLA — Nancy Robinson has found that volunteering at the Cat Protection Society Shelter is a good way to balance her love of animals with her free time.

My family is part of a volunteer team that staffs the Cat Protection Society shelter 365 days a year.

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Regional Animal Protection Society (RAPS) is a no - kill animal services agency that operates the City of Richmond BC shelter and what is now Canada's only cat sanctuary.

Dedicated to the protection and care of all animals, the Charlevoix Area Humane Society is an independent non-profit 501 (c) 3 no - kill animal shelter that has been serving pets and their humans in Charlevoix County since 1974.

When animal lovers learn about the cruelty and killing that are rampant in U.S. shelters, and that national animal protection organizations such as the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) and People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) defend these shelters and thwart efforts at reform, the first and the most logical question they ask is: Why?

«Animal shelter» means a facility operated, owned, or maintained by a duly incorporated humane society, animal welfare society, or other non-profit organization for the purpose of providing for and promoting the welfare, protection, and humane treatment of animals.

At the kick - off meeting, Rebekah DeHaven, senior attorney and associate director of humane law and policy for Alley Cat Allies, participated in a panel discussion with MCASAC shelter officials and other animal protection organizations, including Washington Humane Society.

Through the care and sheltering of animals needing protection, investigative practices which will prevent abuse, education of the public as to ownership duties and responsibilities, vetted and thorough adoption services, and targeted, high - impact spay / neuter policies, the South Suburban Humane Society will make every effort towards ending animal homelessness, reducing pet overpopulation, and ending cruel, inhumane treatment and abuse towards pets.

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In addition to the Gaines Street and Bonita shelters, other local facilities participating in Clear the Shelters include Shelly's Shelter in Bonita, the National Cat Protection Society in Spring Valley, City of El Cajon Animal Services in El Cajon, and the San Diego Humane Society's Escondido Campus.

The Companion Animal and Consumer Protection Ordinance allows pet stores to sell only those dogs, cats, and rabbits sourced from municipal animal control facilities and shelters or nonprofit rescues and humane societies.

M. Carrie Allan is the senior editorial director at The Humane Society of the United States, served as editor of Animal Sheltering magazine for nearly a decade, and has focused on telling the stories of the animal protection movement for even longer.

In celebration of National Animal Shelter and Rescue Appreciation Week from Nov. 4 - 10, The Humane Society of the United States, the nation's largest animal protection organization, encourages pet lovers to reach out and support their local shelters and rescues.

Our mission is to provide education and financial support for spay and neuter efforts in rural areas, foster and adopt dogs from high - kill shelters, provide resources to shelters or humane societies who are caring for animals from large - scale rescues, support Ohio legislation for companion animal protection, and provide temporary pet food assistance for families going through financial hardship.

Wings of Rescue in conjunction with our partners the Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), the Greater Good, and Pittsburgh Aviation Animal Rescue Team (PART) flew 200 dogs and cats from the high intake Santuario Canita Shelter, Humane Society of Puerto Rico and San Juan Animal Protection and Adoption to Fort Lauderdale Florida where they were transferred to the Humane Society of Broward County, Sarasota Humane Society and other no kill shelters throughout the eastern seaboard.

The Animal Protection Society of Durham (APS) is a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization that has been helping animals in our community since 1970, and has managed the Durham County Animal Shelter since 1990.

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The Regional Animal Protection Society (RAPS, previously Richmond Animal Protection Society) is a registered charity that operates the City of Richmond Animal Shelter and, independently, one of North America's largest cat sanctuaries.

Staff of the Regional Animal Protection Society (RAPS) believe that the virus was introduced into the shelter by infected visiting feral rabbits, who were later found deceased on the property.

The Regional Animal Protection Society, which operates the City of Richmond Animal Shelter, has been informed by the B.C. Ministry of Agriculture that three rabbits who died in our care have tested positive for Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease.

In a collaborative effort with North Little Rock Animal Shelter and Union County Animal Protection Society, our Mobile Rescue Team made the five - day trip to rescue these innocent lives from the North Little Rock, Arkansas area.

The ownership of the animal be transferred to a nonprofit animal shelter, pound or society for the protection of animals so that the animal may be sold or adopted; or

In September 1996, the Cat Protection Society acquired the old Lake County Humane Society shelter in Sorrento and Robinson began working to get the facility ready for cats.

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It is with the help of our sponsors and underwriters that the South Suburban Humane Society can shelter pets in need of protection, adopt out our pets to wonderful forever homes, offer humane outreach and low - income support to a wide and diverse audience, and deliver on its mission as a leading animal welfare organization.

For Companion Animals (e.g., dogs, cats, exotic birds, pet rabbits, pot - bellied pigs): Report those persons holding an Animal Protection License issued by the Georgia Department of Agriculture (or those that should be licensed) to the Animal Protection Division at 404-656-4914, Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. - 4: 30 p.m. Animal shelters, rescue groups and humane societies that house animals, pet breeders, pet dealers, pet shops, pet groomers, kennels, aviaries all require an Animal Protection License which must be prominently displayed at each licensed place of business.

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The Humane Society is one of the nation's largest animal protection organizations and works to create meaningful social change for animals by investigating cruelty, educating the public, advocating for public policies that benefit animals, and directly caring for thousands of animals at shelters and rescues across the country.

The National Cat Protection Society (NatCat) is a non-profit, no - kill 501 (c)(3) animal shelter and adoption organization dedicated to cats and kittens.

Swarek got in touch with her local animal shelter, Union County Animal Protection Society, and the adoption project took off.

In January 1959, the Bay Area Humane Society (now known at the Wisconsin Humane Society Green Bay Campus) was created as a not - for - profit organization to promote the humane treatment of animals and provide protection, care and shelter for unwanted and homeless pets.

We are deeply grateful to our temporary shelter workers and volunteers and to the Montreal SPCA, the Laurentides - Labelle SPCA, the Arthabaska Society for the Protection of Animals, and Carter's Forever Rescue and Sanctuary in Muskoka for their kind assistance in caring for and placing these deserving dogs in forever homes.

Through the care and sheltering of animals needing protection, providing pet care resources to our communities, promoting the human - pet bond through adoption services, and targeted, high - impact spay / neuter policies, the South Suburban Humane Society will make every effort towards ending pet homelessness, reducing pet overpopulation, and creating a better world for pets and their people.

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Washington: Northwest Spay & Neuter Center: Tacoma (spay / neuter assistance for owned pets and feral cats) Concern for Animals: Thurston, Mason and Lewis Counties (spay / neuter, pet food and veterinary care assistance) Forget Me Not Animal Shelter: Republic (spay / neuter assistance) Humane Society for Seattle / King County: Bellevue (low - income senior citizen's pet food assistance, discounted spay / neuter and microchipping, pet project assistance for individuals disabled by AIDS) Humane Society for Southwest Washington: Clark County / Vancouver (low - cost vaccinations, free & Low - cost microchipping, pet food assistance, low - cost spay / neuter, emergency boarding, low - cost euthanasia / cremation services, pet loss support groups) Olympic Mountain Pet Pals: Jefferson County (spay / neuter assistance for low - income pet owners, TNR for community cats) PAWS of Bainbridge Island: Bainbridge Island and North Kitsap (spay / neuter, vaccination, pet food, veterinary care assistance; additional services for seniors) Seattle Humane Society: Seattle (services for low - income, disabled, and senior pet owners: spay / neuter, vaccination, pet food, veterinary care assistance) Progressive Animal Welfare Society: Lynnwood (spay / neuter assistance, microchip and vaccination assistance, behavior helpline) Spokane Valley Regional Animal Protection Service: Spokane Valley (spay / neuter assistance) Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine Good Samaritan Fund (veterinary care assistance) Whatcom Humane Society: Bellingham (pet food, spay / neuter assistance) Whidbey Animals» Improvement Foundation (WAIF): Whidbey Island (spay / neuter assistance for owned cats and ferals, crisis care assistance, pet food banks, and temporary foster care)

(5) «Animal shelter» means a facility which is used to house or contain seized, stray, homeless, quarantined, abandoned or unwanted animals and which is under contract with, owned, operated, or maintained by a county, city, town, or other municipality, or by a duly incorporated humane society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty to animals, or other nonprofit organization devoted to the welfare, protection, rehabilitation, or humane treatment of animals.

During inclement weather when Durham County Government offices are closed, the Animal Protection Society and the Durham Animal Shelter will also be closed to the public, starting at 2PM Friday, January 6 through Tuesday, January 10, 2017.

A person convicted of a crime of cruelty to an animal shall be prohibited from working in any capacity that requires such person to be in contact with an animal, including a commercial boarding or training establishment, shelter, animal control facility, pet shop, grooming facility, commercial breeder service, veterinary hospital or clinic or animal welfare society or other nonprofit organization incorporated for the purpose of providing for and promoting the welfare, protection and humane treatment of animals.