Sentences with phrase «animals in our community get»

July 4, 2017 — The Ottawa Humane Society has just expanded its adoption program to include cats with the FIV virus, helping even more of the animals in our community get their second chance.

Your generosity will help ensure that vulnerable animals in our community get the care they so desperately need.

Your gift today will ensure that vulnerable animals in our community get the care they so desperately need.

Not exact matches

And so as the Polyfaces, White Oaks, Gunthorps, Jonai, Buena Vistas, and Old Mill farms of the world toil to grow food deeply embedded in our local communities and imbued with their values of respect for people and animals and care for the land, we must support them / us, just as we must find ways to help others get onto the land to grow more food in small - scale agroecological systems.

In fact, this month, San Diego reaches an amazing milestone, joining other progressive communities across the nation in «getting to zero» — eliminating euthanasia of adoptable animalIn fact, this month, San Diego reaches an amazing milestone, joining other progressive communities across the nation in «getting to zero» — eliminating euthanasia of adoptable animalin «getting to zero» — eliminating euthanasia of adoptable animals.

It's rare for an animal shelter to fund such a costly procedure, but SDHS got Princess the lifesaving surgery she needed — showing the lengths the agency will go to in pursuit of its mission to end the euthanasia of treatable animals in our community.

The Political Scene for Animal Advocacy — You Can Make a Difference in Your Community Here's how to get started, informed, and involved:

Animal Cruelty: Getting the serious attention of law enforcement, prosecutors and residents in cases involving allegations of cruelty to animals is an essential step in protecting the community.

I love that it gets the faces of homeless animals in front of the community at large.

So instead of implementing HONEST reforms that help reduce pet populations in communities and programs that HONESTLY rehome animals surrendered to shelters or picked up as strays, they instead focus on these quick fixes just to get rid of the animals, rather than finding good, loving homes for the animals.

I was trying to wrap my head around the scars of abuse and neglect I had seen, around the NUMBER of homeless animals, many of whom would not be getting out of the shelters and the idea that so many people in my community had NO IDEA what this looked like.

-- to get pets adopted From expanding shelter hours to Sunday hikes with dogs, Animal Ark Rescue (AAR) in Columbus, GA, isn't afraid to try new things, and it's paying off big time for the animals and the community.

I'm getting the feeling that some of the failures associated with shelters which have rebranded themselves no - kill (those ones that don't have open admissions or who end up warehousing animals in poor conditions for much too long) without understanding that they can't have a no - kill shelter without the development of a no - kill community have given the term no - kill a bad name.

If we are to really get to being a no kill nation — where no healthy or treatable animal is killed for being homeless — we need to quit talking about being «no kill shelters» — and have all organizations in a community in order to become «no kill communities».

And why isn't anyone talking about who is actually taking the paradigm and being progressive in working it to its potential in this community, why aren't we talking about what is currently being achieved and by whom: Humane Society of Greater Kansas City; HELP Humane Society; Kansas City Kansas Animal Control; Leavenworth Animal Welfare Society; Madison Animal Control; Spay / Neuter Kansas City; The Pet Connection; Purrfect Pets, Viner Rescue, many breed specific rescue groups that rescue 30 - 300 animals per year (ie Aussie Rescue; Missouri German Shepherd Rescue; Beagles and More; just to name a few... these groups and their efforts are belittled because someone 5 miles down the road won't get off their rear and do the same thing for the animals in their care.

This week, community cats got a big boost from the American Bar Association's Tort Trial and Insurance Practice Section Animal Committee in collaboration with Best Friends» legislative team.

Being involved in animal rescue is incredibly rewarding; helping Goldens find forever homes, helping the sick and mistreated get well, and seeing first hand the generosity and support of our community as we did this past Thursday on North Texas Giving Day is amazing to see first hand.

«The key driver for everything is the fact that we've got more dogs and cats in the community than homes willing and able to take them in,» said Dr. Michael Blackwell, administrator of Young - Williams Animal Center, 6400 Kingston Pike.

«Grassroots efforts are essential to animal advocacy and progress with animal welfare, and we want to provide local advocates with the tools they need to get active and to take action in their communities,» Matyas says.

The Humane Society of Broward County offers many ways for you to get involved and help animals in our community:

What is the best way to get involved in the community and show your support of animal shelters?

Bill Bruce believes in getting out in front of the problem, and unlike the complaint driven, shelter centric model of most US animal control agencies, Calgary favors a proactive community relations / enforcement model.

For example, if your horse falls into a well, your dog falls over a cliff, your cow gets stuck in a barn wall, or your community needs help sheltering animals for short term issues such as threat of fire, WASART is trained to help out in these situations.

Opportunities include offering peer education in schools, speaking to small groups of similar age children at local events, volunteering at community based get - togethers, and creating unique ways to engage friends and family, and spread the word about animal rescue.

«Kay's great about bringing the pets and getting the word out to the public what they're in need of and what events they have coming up to support the shelter,» Lewis said of Hyman, Charleston Animal Society's Director of Community Engagement.

Licensing is supposed to help animals by getting them home quickly when they get lost and should not be used against good people who are trying to help animals in their community.

«Animal welfare groups in communities throughout Texas and Louisiana devastated by Hurricane Harvey have been working tirelessly to secure transports for homeless animals and get them out of harm's way,» said Matt Bershadker, President and CEO of the ASPCA.

He takes pride in working with both large and small animals and strives to bring the best care possible to his patients and getting to know owners that make up this great community.

«It gets our students involved in the community and allows them to practice physical exams and animal handling in a less controlled environment.»

PLEASE volunteer and get involved, because the homeless animals in our community need us!

The Escondido Humane Society is the only San Diego County shelter competing in the ASPCA $ 100K Challenge, a nationwide competition for animal shelters and their communities that aims to get more animals adopted or returned to their owners.

The Escondido Humane Society is the first and only San Diego County shelter competing in the ASPCA $ 100K Challenge, a nationwide competition for animal shelters and their communities that aims to get more dogs and cats adopted or returned to their owners.

7) Compassion (and have we lost it when it comes to people)-- My wife and I came across a young man who was distraught over the unfortunate death of his dog that got loose and was hit by a car — and I was saddened to think that of how judgmental the animal welfare community could be to a man in this situation, instead of sympathizing with him for this loss.

If you are ready to commit to helping animals in our community complete the steps below to get involved:

Whether your passion is helping companion animals — by spaying and neutering outdoor cats or companion animals; getting the animal protection community registered to vote and participating in the legislative process; or protecting wildlife and its habitat, ADLA has a place for you.

There are those in the rescue community who get animals not from shelters or from people who need help and adopt them out.

She became a groomer when looking for a way to get involved in the animal community almost two years ago and hasn't looked back since.

Winslow Animal Hospital loves getting involved in community outreach.

Animal Care Sanctuary, as a no - kill shelter, gets dozens of requests daily to help animals in our community that need rescuing, for a multitude of reasons.

The Friends organization was founded by inspired volunteers who recognized that homeless animals in our community deserve a chance to get adopted and a second chance at life, even if they required extra assistance along the way.

Have there been any cases in your community where a prosecutor got real justice for animal victims of crime?

The HSUS cautions against spending time and resources considering mandatory spay / neuter legislation when there is a necessary and effective path — one that will get us closer to building more humane communities and ending the euthanasia of healthy animals in shelters.

The good news is that everyone in the community can get behind saving more animals.

The Pennsylvania SPCA has all manner of pet - related news and resources, as well as ways to get involved with helping animals in the community.

But if you want to get your dog in the water, check out Del Mar» ™ s annual Surf Dog Surf - A-Thon (every September, surfdog.kintera.org), where dogs compete in a surf competition and costume contests. Doggie Surf Clinics are also available prior to the event to turn pets into surfing pros, and you can buy Surfah Dog Surf Boards in the San Diego North coastal community of Carlsbad ««the only dog surfboards manufactured by a professional surfer and surfboard manufacturer (a portion of the proceeds benefit the Helen Woodward Animal Center).

She said it will take a serious effort by everyone in the animal welfare community — a passionate group that doesn't always agree or get along.

Get ready to walk the walk and show your support for the homeless dogs and cats in our community at the 2016 Walk for the Animals!

Memphis already has a law requiring pet owners to spay or neuter their pets, but because the procedure has a price tag, many in low - income communities simply can not afford to get their animals fixed.

Well, actually the «founders of No Kill» have always been a very select group whose love of all animals gradually but steadily led to the changing mindset and philosophy of saving rather than killing; not nearly enough credit has been given to all the independent and non-profit rescues, adoption groups and especially TNR groups who were promoting and practicing S / N and vaccinations long before low cost S / N clinics became available... such clinics still NOT that readily available in many jurisdictions; as for the veterinary community, for the most part, they were and are a major part of the problem along with their associations which remain regressive with their rather antiquated and self - serving leadership; for decades and even to this day it has long been known that the NUMBER ONE REASON people do not get their animals «fixed» (pet, stray, feral, it doesn't matter) is because of the lack of affordable S / N fees!

The team has found that a persistent presence in the community over time gets people thinking more about how they care for their animals.