Sentences with phrase «animals from shelters because»

Covance spokeswoman Laurene Isip said the company does not obtain laboratory animals from shelters because their health history is not available.

Not exact matches

To add to this, animals that are successfully rescued may have to stay at shelters for long periods of time — sometimes over a month — because they suffer from stress - related diseases.

Camille Hulen, owner of Camille's Cat House and an animal welfare advocate, says, «If you buy a purebred animal from a breeder, an animal in a shelter will die because you did not choose it.

(Five years ago, I got my cat for $ 25 - a bargain, down from $ 75 because the shelter was having a Labor Day \ «sale \», plus a discount on \ «senior citizen \» animals.)

This misconception is particularly harmful because it not only prevents shelter animals from going into loving homes, but may drive potential adopters toward pet stores that almost always get their inventory from puppy mills.

Many animals that are returned or surrendered to the shelter because of behavior issues could have remained in their home if the owners had proper guidance from trainers, shelter personnel, or veterinarians.

Irvin said she wanted to tell commissioners that the program in which volunteer workers help the understaffed animal control department clean the animal shelter near Sanford was in danger of folding because of a lack of cooperation from the department.

Animal Friends is near and dear to my our hearts because this is where we rescued one of our dogs from and the experience was exemplary for what a dog rescue shelter should be.

From the very beginning, we were determined to prove that a NO - KILL Shelter could work in the Mississippi Delta because we felt so strongly that the homeless and hurting animals of our community deserved a chance at life.

We pulled Justice from the shelter on the 4th of July, because, honestly, the number of animals that come through the shelter system over this holiday goes up by almost 20 %!

We couldn't stand the thought of dogs potentially drowning, being battered by 150 + mph winds and rain, or entire shelters full of animals potentially having to be humanely euthanized because of the animals not being able to be kept safe from the hurricane.

The reason for many people shying away from adoption is because either the shelter they looked at didn't have the type of animal they wanted or they desired a purebred one.

For one, Troy Burress, the author of the World - Herald comment, reasons that because he knows one rescue dog that bit people that most animals from shelters and rescues are going to be violent.

Millions of wonderful cats enter animal shelters each year, but tragically, 71 percent are euthanized because there are simply not enough homes for them.2 A wide variety of cat breeds, sizes, colors and personalities can be found at any animal shelter, which gives you a lot of options to choose from.

«We got an anonymous call Thursday saying the dogs were at their owners» house,» said Jerry Swanger, Deltona Animal Control manager.The dogs - which a Volusia circuit judge sentenced to death last month because of their aggression toward people and because they have killed five cats - disappeared Oct. 31 from the shelter, where workers found a lock cut and a kennel door pried open.

Because the dogs came from a no - kill shelter, Lake officials waived a policy of euthanizing animals after a five - day stay.Another animal service took the rest of the dogs.By Friday, two German shepherd mixes and a Labrador mix had been adopted.

Because of his incredible work ethic, wide skill set, and unmatched ability to safely handle and work with every single animal who enters our program, Lionel's role quickly grew from a part - time Care - Taking crew member to a full - time Assistant Manager and Surgical Asst.. He is directly involved in multiple facets of the shelter, including being our in - house Veterinarian's right hand man!

This difference is likely attributable to a selection of bias in terms of which animals are listed on Petfinder, and the fact that certain animals are removed from the website by shelters for reasons that are often unknown to Petfinder (perhaps because they were euthanized).

Because of increasing numbers of fatal attacks by the breed and potential liability problems, allowing people to adopt pit bulls from shelters is like «taking a crap shoot,» said Randall Lockwood, an animal behaviorist at the Humane Society of the United States in Washington, D.C.

First because buying from a breeder will now be elevated and emulated with the «pres» as a role model.Second because the concept of taking in a shelter animal will now be degraded.Third because more animals will now be bred by breeders and mills.Fourth because more animals will, as a result, be dumped in pounds and KILLED.

Because they are in a shelter, animals can be stereotyped as being «broken», that there is something wrong with them, while most often that is simply the furthest thing from the truth.

You're also saving a life because every animal adopted means one more animal the rescue can pull from a kill shelter or take directly from the surrendering owner to prevent it going to a kill shelter.

Because of a reporter's error, the shelter was omitted from a list of Central Florida animal control and humane society shelters that appeared in the Living section Saturday.

Maybe I can prevent more cats from ending up at the animal shelter because an owner becomes frustrated — more so, prevent one cat from having their claws removed surgically.

Mutts With Manners is especially important because it provides shelter animals the opportunity to benefit from intense one - on - one time with staff.

Because of our vast medical resources, we are able to save animals with special medical needs from an animal shelter where they would otherwise never be given a second chance.

Some dogs come from local animal shelters and humane societies that contact us because the dog may need more medical care or one - on - one attention than they can provide.

While some animals are lucky enough to be adopted from shelters, don't delude yourself: most cats / dogs in most shelters are killed within days because there are too few adopters for the thousands of worthy animals hoping for a good home.

Because the retail pet sales ordinances include an exemption for pet stores that offer animals for adoption from shelters or rescue groups, it's a win - win for the animals and the community.

While some animals are lucky enough to be adopted from shelters, don't delude yourself: many are killed within days because there are too few adopters for the thousands of worthy animals hoping for a good home.

While I am pleased that the animals trapped in forced breeding kennels in West Virginia will have better lives, in my view, there is no such thing as a «good» commercial breeding operation because no good comes from exploiting animals and flooding the market with factory - farmed pets while millions are dying in our shelters.

Newspaper articles, TV reports, and the newly emerging blogosphere were replete with horror stories about conditions at shelters and gut - wrenching testimonials from bereaved pet owners whose animal had died in a shelter because of unchecked disease or clerical error.

We acquire dogs from animal shelters, owner relinquishment, strays, dogs who are abandoned because of their owners» death, dogs used for breeding at puppy mills, etc..

Choosing a cat from an animal rescue center (shelter) makes the best sense because sadly, far too many good healthy cats are destroyed each year due to overpopulation.

Because we believe strongly that adoptions from rescue organizations and shelters are a benefit to our community and to the local homeless animal population, we offer free wellness exams for puppies and kittens adopted from the Humane Society of North Texas and from Fort Worth Animal Care and Control and its affiliated proanimal population, we offer free wellness exams for puppies and kittens adopted from the Humane Society of North Texas and from Fort Worth Animal Care and Control and its affiliated proAnimal Care and Control and its affiliated programs.

Lots of pet owners are still feeding this formula because maybe the breeder suggested it, or you got a bag of it from the animal shelter when you adopted your pet.

One - quarter of respondents said they had adopted an animal from a shelter at some point in the past because of their concern for animals.

Because you are considering adoption from an animal shelter, we know you are a responsible and caring person.

«We fly animals — 80 percent dogs and 20 percent cats — from about 20 source shelters, where they are in danger of being euthanized because of lack of space, to some 62 receiving animal rescue organizations where these animals are more likely to be adopted.»

By adopting from a private humane society or animal shelter, rescue group, or the local animal - control agency, you'll help save the lives of two animals — the pet you adopt and a homeless animal somewhere who can be rescued because of space you helped free up.

By adopting from an animal shelter or rescue group, you'll help save the lives of two animals — the pet you adopt and a homeless animal somewhere who can be rescued because of space you helped free up.

Because there are homeless pets awaiting adoption in every community in the nation, the ASPCA strongly advocates that persons wishing to acquire a dog consider adopting one from a shelter or other source of homeless animals.

Adopting From Public Animal Shelters and Humane Societies Afghan Hounds are rarely found here because Afghan Hound Rescue groups keep their eyes peeled on shelters and humane societies across the country.

Late last week, Nathan Winograd posted a letter that he received from the Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter in Marquette, MI (UPAWS — this organization was formerly called the Marquette County Humane Society but recently changed their name because people thought they were associated with HSUS, which they are not).

Negative word - of - mouth dooms the animals in the shelter, because people will not adopt from a place that has dangerous animals.

So in one year, the shelter went from killing 60 % of the animals they impounded, to killing less than 8 % - because during a time of financial difficulty for the shelter, they implemented different thinking.

I wanted to do good by them, and there was an animal shelter, a municipal animal shelter, just a three - minute walk from me, and I didn't go over there because I was a kid and I didn't know how to approach it.

The next time Rover and Kitty stray from home, Deltona pet owners may have to drive to Daytona Beach to fetch them.The City Commission plans to decide Monday night whether to place impounded animals at the Halifax Humane Society's shelter on LPGA Boulevard.That's because the West Volusia Humane Society's shelter in DeLand - one of two shelters currently housing Deltona's unwanted animals - is cramped.If the change is approved, Fire Chief Bob Rogers said, the Daytona Beach shelter would replace the DeLand site.

Because so many of the animals in shelters come from unplanned litters of puppies and kittens, increasing spay and neuter rates is critical to solving the problem.

«We don't want dogs produced by accident to be the only dogs of the future» - exactly why pet owners should spay and neuter, because more and more people are becoming aware of the problem of homeless animals and are adopting from shelters rather than contributing to an industry that is part of the problem.