Success stories like this are the reason why
animal rescuers say their jobs would be much more difficult without social media.
Not exact matches
When people
say that
animal rescuers are crazy, what they really mean is that
animal rescuers share a number of fundamental beliefs that makes them easy to marginalize.
But not everyone agrees, and
rescuers say those definitions can be a death sentence to older
animals in need of homes.
I believe Francis
says it best, and I'll stick with his words: «The truth of the matter is that
animals are dying in shelters because of outdated and discredited draconian adoption policies that are designed to protect the emotional well - being of the
rescuer rather than to ensure a safe future life for a dog or cat.»
«I think the sheer brutality of it drove us to find who did this and the fear they wouldn't stop,»
said Jane Ziemba, an
animal rescuer.
Petfinder does not require that its members restrict their listings to its site, and Petfinder Vice President Kim Saunders
says that
rescuers have a responsibility to use whatever resources they think will help
animals find homes.
«They are the pioneers,»
said Peters, of the city's nonprofit
rescuers that work on shoestring budgets and little sleep to save the
animals that were abandoned, abused or orphaned.
New York real estate agent and dog
rescuer Barbara Fox
says the city - canine title could help get a pet accepted at co-ops and condominiums, adding that buildings shouldn't demand that
animals pass tests.
He
says «that PETA has killed 29,426
animals in the last decade, has been caught stealing
animals to put them to death, supports the killing of all pit bulls in all shelters, and has told shelters not to work with
rescuers but to kill the
animals instead.»
«Chatopia is a leader among
animal rescues in Quebec,» says Quebec Animal Rescuer of the Year event chair Susanna Ores
animal rescues in Quebec,»
says Quebec
Animal Rescuer of the Year event chair Susanna Ores
Animal Rescuer of the Year event chair Susanna Oreskovic.
The
rescuers say after years of volunteering their time and resources to find homes and provide veterinary and other care for
animals at the shelter, they were summarily banned from the premises.
Animal - welfare groups, including the ASPCA, HSUS,
say rescuers are misguided in buying dogs at auction because the money they pay only encourages more breeding on a commercial scale.
«They are the real heroes,» Peters
said of the
rescuers who regularly pull
animals from Death Row, help pay for their medical care and find them homes.
«It's the smell of the cat and the cat urine,»
said animal rescuer Jane Garrison, a member of Voice for the
Animals» board, who selected the half dozen feral cats for the Southeast station.