Creating marketing promotions for use by our Best Friends Network partners (one popular promotion is Back in Black, designed to encourage people to
adopt black animals, often overlooked in shelters).
Not exact matches
Also, your connections with photographers in LA / your photography skills could help get better photos of
animals — did you know
black pets aren't as
adopted bc they don't photograph well?
The Maine Coon was
adopted very quickly, but I knew all too well that
black animals are difficult to place.
When the owners
adopted a
black Lab who showed up on their doorstep, this was more entertainment for Bentley: another
animal to tease.
This entry was posted on Tuesday, March 15th, 2011 at 4:49 pm tagged as
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The Harris County
Animal Shelter Pets has a number of PUPPIES DESPERATELY NEEDING to be RESCUED,
ADOPTED, or FOSTERED: 1) A BEAUTIFUL female BLUE LACY PUPPY whom is SO CALM & LOVING, ID #A474213 2) Her roommate is a
Black / White Boston Terrier mix, I need to look up ID # female (both EYES WILL BREAK YOUR HEART)!!!
She
adopted all three from the Aiken County
Animal Shelter (ACAS), including Boots, a young, scrawny
black cat; Footie, an 11 - year - old, chunky Tuxedo cat; and Nutmeg, a six - month - old, blind Siamese kitten.
Animal advocates point out that, while every bit as wonderful as other dogs,
black dogs have the hardest time getting
adopted from shelters.
Shelters just can't put their finger on it, but
black cats and dogs often seem to be some of the last
animals to get
adopted in shelters.
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In addition to the stigmas of bad luck and witchcraft,
black animals also face a tough time being
adopted because their dark coats often lead to poor photos.
Some shelters, like the
Animal Rescue League, say they have no trouble getting
black cats
adopted but that they take special measures, like bringing them into brighter settings so they're more visible.
Black Friday weekend, LifeLine
Animal Project is offering an
Adopt Don't Shop promotion and waiving fees on all shelter
animals!
She shares her home with two
black cats — Pompette, a blind, former stray — and Marquise — a senior citizen with arthritis she
adopted from the Tufts Foster Hospital for Small
Animals.
Right up there with «don't
adopt pets during the holidays» and «don't
adopt black cats at Halloween» stands one of the longest lasting truisms of
animal welfare: Pets given as gifts are a bad idea.
It is believed that this problem may be worse around Halloween, and some
animal shelters refuse to
adopt out
black cats for a period of time around that holiday.
Big,
black dogs are often the last to be
adopted from
animal shelters — a phenomenon known in pet rescue circles as «
black dog syndrome.»
Each year all over the country rescue organizations,
animal shelters and
animal welfare organizations hold special
black animal adoption events in November, Adopt A Black Dog M
black animal adoption events in November,
Adopt A
Black Dog M
Black Dog Month!
«With our
Black Friday special, we want to remind our community that there are many
animals in need of a happy healthy home, so remember to
adopt and not shop for your new four - legged family member.»
Best Friends will open its doors at 6 a.m. on
Black Friday (November 28) and stay open non-stop until Sunday (November 30) at 8 p.m. Fees for the first one - hundred
animals adopted during the marathon are dramatically reduced to just $ 10, and each adoption includes a free ID tag, bag of pet food, and one month of pet insurance.
Adopting From Public
Animal Shelters and Humane Societies Belgian Shepherds are occasionally found here, but shelter personnel might mislabel shepherd mixes, especially
black ones, as Belgian Shepherds, even when they're not.
Promotions have rolled out in a variety of ways, including weekend events in which hundreds of
animals were
adopted and promotions targeting specific populations that were lingering in the shelter, such as adult cats,
black cats, senior cats, and cats with the longest length of stay.
Adopt a Pet - http://www.adoptapet.com/ ASPCA - http://www.aspca.org/
Black Dog K - 9 Training & Pet Services - http://www.blackdogk9.com/ Chicago
Animal Shelter Alliance - http://casachicago.org/ Chicagoland Tails Magazine - http://www.tailsinc.com/?domain=chicagolandtails.com Invisible Fence - http://www.invisiblefence.com/ Pawsitively Heaven Pet Resort - http://www.pawsitivelyheavenpetresort.com/ Pets for Patriots - http://petsforpatriots.org/ Realtors to the Rescue - http://realtorstotherescue.org/
ASPCA studies have indicated that perceptions of lower adoption rates for
black animals may have more to do with
black animals» greater numbers than true reluctance to
adopt them.)
Read more: Over 200 cats
adopted from Ontario SPCA
Animal Centres across the province during
Black Friday...
Similarly, a 2002 study in the Journal of Applied
Animal Welfare Science found that
black cats were far less - likely to be
adopted, solely based on their fur color.
Over 200 cats
adopted from Ontario SPCA
Animal Centres across the province during
Black Friday adoption initiative
Black animals adopted that day will go home with a new microchip and tags and there will be opportunities to win other prizes.
Monica is a devoted
animal lover, leading her to
adopt Jazz the beautiful
black cat, and Rex, a 4 - monthold Pitbull mix.
Black cats are unfairly stereotyped and far less likely than their more colorful cousins to be
adopted at
animal shelters according to a 2012 UC Berkeley study.
Black fur decreases animal adoption rates from shelters; black cats are adopted at a rate three times less than white
Black fur decreases
animal adoption rates from shelters;
black cats are adopted at a rate three times less than white
black cats are
adopted at a rate three times less than white cats.