Sentences with phrase «adopted because of age»

SWAT accepts purebred Airedales of all ages, even those we know are unlikely to be adopted because of age.

Typically older dogs have a lower chance of being adopted because of their age.

Not exact matches

The Board recommends a vote AGAINST a stockholder proposal seeking to have us adopt a policy requiring that senior executives retain a significant percentage of stock acquired through equity pay programs until reaching retirement age because our existing stock ownership guidelines and other compensation policies already effectively facilitate significant stock ownership by our executives, and establishing holding requirements based on a particular retirement age would not be in the best interests of our stockholders.

Along the way the baffled wayward couple comes into contact with friends and relatives, who together represent a cross-section of family archetypes; the middle - American casualty family (fat kids, crass parents), the New Age neo-hippy family (they make love in front of their child); the «adopted because they can't have their own kids» family (desperate, secretly unhappy); and the single - dad family (deterministic, anxiety - ridden).

You've just adopted an adorable new puppy, but you're concerned because it's the same breed of dog you've had in the past and when your last dog turned two years of age, he was diagnosed with hip dysplasia, or malformed hip sockets.

And don't get stuck with the unsocialized or shy pup they couldn't sell (I wouldn't adopt a young pup over 12 weeks of age from any breeder; you are asking for trouble because the pup might never be as sociable or confident as it could have been).

Because our dogs are stressed and may have other issues to overcome, we are very cautious about adopting to families with children under the age of six.

However, because puppies are often adopted out by eight weeks of age, they don't have the opportunity to learn from their canine family.

When I adopted little Felix (age 3) from a no - kill shelter, he was fed Science Diet dry food for cats with urinary tract issues (because of crystals found in his urine about a year earlier).

Because of these reasons and as our desire is to find forever homes for our cats, as of January 1, 2016 we have implemented 21 as a minimum age to adopt.

Idiots from the city adopt cute little kittens, then when the kittens reach six months to one year of age, they aren't «cute» anymore and the city idiots come here to dump them, thinking the cats will be «just fine because they can live in the woods and hunt.»

When racing greyhounds are deemed no longer profitable — either because they aren't winners or have sustained an injury — kennels often try to adopt out these dogs, but sadly, many are destroyed, often before they reach the age of four or five.

Often times, people are reluctant to adopt these dogs because of their age.

While the puppies have a fighting chance of being adopted because they are cute, cuddly and irresistible, shelters may schedule an older dog for immediate euthanizing simply on the basis of age.

Because most puppies are adopted at around 8 weeks of age, 5 weeks has already been lost for socialisation.

Toni's Kitty Rescue saved 200 kittens in just four months, all of which would have been euthanized otherwise because ACC does not adopt out kittens under eight weeks of age (and the SF / SPCA won't take them).

I don't think that you can rule out distemper as a possible cause of the symptoms because you don't know her early history well, having adopted her at 9 months of age.

And while some people are hesitant to adopt a senior dog because they think he will have a lot of health concerns to deal with, the fact is that dogs can suffer from illnesses at any age.

Most of these dogs are elderly and sometimes ill and come from various shelters and animal rescues across the United States — places from which they are unlikely to be adopted because of their advanced age and thus where they face a high risk of euthanasia.

By setting the example of adopting a dog who would be otherwise euthanized just because of his age, you can help create the climate that will enable the U.S. to attain that goal.

Seniors get adopted less frequently because people are afraid of their age, losing them, or the care that a senior may require as he ages.

As an adult who went to live with my adopted family around the age of one, I have begun to wonder whether I came to abstraction because much of what I have to convey is preverbal.