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About this Pei: I was dropped off at a kill shelter by my owner.

Please help us save more dogs from being destroyed at kill shelters by spaying and neutering your pets.

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State Senator Jeff Klein (D - Bronx / Westchester) joined by Assemblyman Luis Sepulveda (D - Bronx), Assemblyman Marcos Crespo (D - Bronx) at Holy Cross School in Soundview on Sunday held a fundraiser aimed at saving the only no - kill animal shelter in Bronx County.

Although being rounded up by Animal Control, put in a dark box that moved and probably bounced her around, and then ending up at the local kill shelter was probably enough to compound any fears she may have already had.

He was then adopted from the kill shelter by someone, who after 2 weeks of crating Buddy for 14 hours at a time, returned him saying she thought he was depressed.

Finally, educating consumers not to purchase puppies in pet shops falls into the same category as this editorial's title; we assume that those contemplating the purchase of a pet shop puppy actually give a damn as to where the mother of the puppy resides and how she is taken care of. Sadly, there is a portion of shoppers who want what they want when they want it. These are the people who don't care where their puppy comes from, they're not bothered by the misery the mother will continue to suffer, are the same people who, for whatever reason, have no problem dumping their dog at a kill shelter.

Sweet 7 year old Ellie Mae was dropped off at the local kill shelter by some people who claimed they found her as a stray.

Having volunteered for over 20 years in animal rescue, I had become increasingly frustrated by the senseless killing that happens each year at shelters.

Some are killed by their owners — in often cruel and inhumane methods — and some are euthanized at perreras (high kill shelters), but unfortunately the current situation is quite dire.

She was confiscated by animal control down south and ended up at the local kill shelter!

Contact The Humane Society's Pets Fur People to learn how you can help by donating to or volunteering at our no kill pet shelter.

The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, Inc., founded in 2002 and powered by Maddie's Fund ®, The Pet Rescue Foundation, with support from the ASPCA, is a coalition of more than 150 animal rescue groups and shelters working with Animal Care & Control of NYC (AC&C) to end the killing of healthy and treatable cats and dogs at AC&C shelters.

No one wants to know that perfectly healthy pets are killed at the shelter due to limited space, or behavioral problems caused by the stressful confinement of the shelter.

The needless killing of pets by animal shelters and animal control agencies comes at an enormous economic and moral cost.

Open Adoption was pioneered by a few No Kill shelters in the 1970s and 1980s (although not called Open Adoption at that time), but beginning in the late 1990s the idea was fleshed out in conferences that included both traditional and No Kill leaders.

-- The Injured and Ill - As a solution to the 1,000 dogs and cats that are killed at the city shelter annually due to injuries sustained by cars, SAPA!

The Strut Your Mutt at the Sanctuary will also feature some members of the No - Kill Utah (NKUT) Coalition, a group of passionate individuals, city shelters and animal welfare organizations working together to end the killing of dogs and cats in Utah shelters by 2019.

But they base these claims on «studies» that are actually wild extrapolations, not field research, and their premise is undermined by the fact that we already kill cats in shelters and pounds, at staggering expense, and without any positive effects on wildlife.

One of the most exciting new directions in No Kill is the Million Cat Challenge, which is run by Dr. Hurley and Dr. Julie Levy of the Maddie's Shelter Medicine program at the University of Florida.

We believe the public is better served by looking at a shelter's admission policy and overall treatment record, rather than relying on a vague term such as «no - kill.»

By Aly Semigran April 25, 2017 at 04:36 PM Best Friends Animal Society, a rescue organization based in Kanab, Utah, is leading a coalition to make all animal shelters across the country «no - kill» by 202By Aly Semigran April 25, 2017 at 04:36 PM Best Friends Animal Society, a rescue organization based in Kanab, Utah, is leading a coalition to make all animal shelters across the country «no - kill» by 202by 2025.

by telling the neighbors not to drop them off at the kill shelter, i saved their lives.

Roxy, a pitty, was picked up by animal control and brought to a kill shelter at the urging of neighbors and local rescuers.

While «no - kill» shelters help some of the animals in a community, they can not meet the needs of many of the stray or at - risk animals that are served by an «open - admission» facility like the Whatcom Humane Society.

• Total number of nationwide animal shelters 5,000 • Number of companion animals that enter into animal shelters nationwide annually 5 million • Average annual number of companion animals that are euthinized at shelters 3.5 million • Percent of dogs in animals shelters that are euthanized 60 % • Percent of cats in animal shelters that are euthanized 70 % • Percent of cats that are returned to their owners 2 % • Percent of dogs returned to their owners 15 % • Total percentage of dogs claimed to be spayed or neutered 78 % • Total percentage of cats that are claimed to be spayed or neutered 88 % • Total number of animals that end up in a shelter that are spayed or neutered 10 % • Percent of dogs brought to shelters that were adopted by a shelter 20 % • Percent of dogs and cats that are adopted from shelters 25 % • Total number of dogs and cats that are bought at pet stores 6 % • Percentage of people that get their pets free or at low cost 65 % • Cost of taxpayer money annually to round up, house, kill and dispose of homeless animals $ 2 billion • Total percentage of dogs in shelters that are purebred 25 % • Total percentage of U.S. homes who own at least 1 companion animal 63 % • Total number of homes that own at least 1 companion animal 70 million • Tags:

About the Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals ® The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, Inc., founded in 2002 and powered by Maddie's Fund, The Pet Rescue Foundation, with support from the ASPCA, is a coalition of more than 150 animal rescue groups and shelters working with Animal Care & Control of New York City (AC&C) to end the killing of healthy and treatable cats and dogs at AC&C shelters.

They also dump adult dogs and cats or just neglect the animals until the poor things wander off on their own, to be killed by coyotes, starve to death or end up at the shelter for a brief stay until they are gassed to death.

Fell in - love with a boxer mix at the kill shelter only to have it adopted out from under me by a foster group who would then adopt it to me for $ 300.

There is an issue at hand that needs immediate attention, it is concerning the way in which we discard animals who are left homeless from irresponsible owners, and end up in rabies control or animal shelters and killed by the use of a gas chamber.

Their goal is to make both their DeKalb and Fulton shelters no - kill by the end of 2016, and LifeLine has achieved no - kill levels at its Fulton County Animal Services shelter since November 2015.

And while much work remains to be done, and more lives need to be saved, we're inspired by our success in reducing the killing of healthy and treatable dogs and cats at AC&C shelters for the sixth year in a row.

«Spaying or neutering your pet, adopting rather than purchasing pets, licensing your pet, volunteering at one of our shelters or donating funds — every action can help ensure the success of a no - kill Atlanta by the end of 2016.»

Paws for Life is a program developed by Karma Rescue, a non-profit organisation based in LA who rescue at - risk dogs from high - kill shelters across Southern California.

By looking at the shelter statistics you can see that some shelters in the Atlanta area have a very low adoption rate and kill almost every animal that is not reclaimed by their guardianBy looking at the shelter statistics you can see that some shelters in the Atlanta area have a very low adoption rate and kill almost every animal that is not reclaimed by their guardianby their guardians.

Mahle is used to sleeping in his truck: Twice a month he leaves his wife and home in Zanesville, Ohio, to drive a familiar route through the Deep South, making stops in Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama to pick up dogs that have been removed from «death row» at high - kill shelters by local rescue groups.

I've tried to explain it by the simple observation that the founder of PETA, Ingrid Newkirk, formerly held a job killing homeless dogs and cats at the Washington Humane Society, a shelter with a consistently poor record for saving lives and the subject of historical public acrimony for its over-reliance on killing.

This is where no - kill shelters and rescues come in by placing «pullers» at or near shelters and they pull adoptable dogs / cats for rescue — in essence they save their lives.

If you are interested in helping the animals at our no - kill shelter by sharing your Bar or Bat Mitzvah with us, you can give us a call at 410-833-8848 x202.

On the right sidebar you will find a list of communities at or near No Kill status in the US, many led by an open - admission municipal shelter.

The only answer that makes sense is that they oppose No Kill, they oppose lowering death rates at shelters as evidenced by their own PETA shelter in Virginia that has a 96 % death rate for all the dogs and cats that enter its doors!!

I wholeheartedly agree with a previous comment by danawest... this story / article is very misleading in its authors» attempt to champion «the no - or - low - kill» mantra at the expense of a continuously bludgeoned and over-crowded Napa County Animal Shelter.

Pit Bulls are regularly marched around with spike collars as the ultimate in macho, and also regularly killed by animal shelters worried that the dogs may become aggressive at some later date.

has not only played a central role in keeping Austin the largest No Kill City in the United States, defined as saving at least 90 % of shelter animals, but also has been key in the city's outstanding 94.7 % save rate for shelter dogs and cats by 2016.

Armed with our climate controlled mobile rescue unit filled with pet food, water, and other essential supplies, our team first arrived at Dogs & Cats Forever, a no - kill shelter in Fort Pierce, Florida, and quickly began unloading the supplies donated by our generous supporters in New York.

More recently, the Pima County, AZ, Board of Supervisors were voting last year on whether or not to reduce the killing of «feral» cats by implementing TNR at the shelter.

She was a caged lab animal, then she beat the odds to become a family pet, then she was dumped by her family at a high kill shelter, and finally, she was rescued and eventually found a good home where she can happily live out her days.

Award Winning Master Photographer Tim Yeaglin is Director of Operations at Prairie Paws Animal Shelter, Inc., in Ottawa, KS, a private, no kill, non-profit shelter founded over 50 years ago by Beatrice MartiShelter, Inc., in Ottawa, KS, a private, no kill, non-profit shelter founded over 50 years ago by Beatrice Martishelter founded over 50 years ago by Beatrice Martin Peck.

Since community cats are at great risk of being killed if they enter shelters, Best Friends helps ensure that they do not end up there by organizing and operating humane trap / neuter / return (TNR) programs.

In 2015, Lorian started volunteering at Austin Animal Center, fell in love with the animals and people at the shelter, and, inspired by the No Kill commitment, was determined to make shelter work a part of her career.

Prior to the 1970s, the few shelters that existed became overrun by strays, and euthanasia rates peaked at 100 cats and dogs killed per 1,000 people.