Not exact matches
And,
if the people
at the animal
shelter are going to
kill you, why would they take the time to pull the quills out first?
Animal cruelty (OK Title 21 § 1685), a felony in Oklahoma, includes «any person who shall willfully or maliciously torture, destroy or
kill, or cruelly beat or injure, maim or mutilate any animal in subjugation or captivity, whether wild or tame, and whether belonging to the person or to another, or deprived of necessary food, drink,
shelter, or veterinary care to prevent suffering...» When an officer arrives on the scene,
if the animals are found to be
at risk, but the situation is not critical enough to warrant felony charges, any Oklahoma peace officer or animal control officer may describe the problems and give the owner or caregiver a certain number of days to correct the situation.
20 dogs on a new list everyday
at the moment, no rescue can rescue 20 dogs a day get real and start more adoption events and network and transport animals to no
kill shelters if they are serious about saving animals but they are not from the extreme amount euthanised in the last few days, earlier this month and
at Christmas!!!
Pet care experts
at North Shore Animal League America, the world's largest no -
kill animal rescue and
shelter organization, recommend having a pet first aid kit that's right where you need it
if an animal emergency occurs.
Focusing on rescuing dogs from
kill shelters, puppy mill / breeder survivors and on rare occasions taking an owner surrender, but only
if they have NO dogs awaiting rescue
at a local
shelter.
There may be things to change
at the county
shelter - there may also be a need to push some of the no
kill shelters to do more (
if they are not doing everything they should be doing to maximize adoptions, they should not be let off the hook and continue to push animals onto others).
I think you need to look
at that particular
shelter's policies
if they have an usually high «
kill» rate.
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.
If you're purring for a kitty, one good option in the area is the Kings Harvest Pet Rescue, a no -
kill shelter located
at 2504 W. Central Park in Davenport.
If HSTB totally stopped bringing in animals that come from over crowded
kill shelters and took in only animals from this county, nothing would change
at the local county
shelter and HSTB would be a sanctuary just holding animals nobody wants, meanwhile animals
at all the other
shelters they could have rescued from are being euthanized.
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.
Since community (feral or free - roaming) cats are happiest living outdoors and are
at great risk of being
killed if they enter
shelters, our community cat spay / neuter voucher program was created to keep them out of
shelters, while gradually reducing their numbers.
If you find that you must surrender your pet to the Humane Society of York County, please understand there are often more homeless animals than space available
at the HSYC (your local no -
kill animal
shelter).
If there was any doubt that the bureaucrats in charge of protecting animals in «
shelters» and from PETA
at the Virginia Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services (VDACS) will always turn a blind eye to abuse and
killing, that doubt is now gone.
Today, 50 community
shelters across the country (representing,
if I'm not mistaken, more than 200 cities and towns) have achieved no -
kill status, each saving the lives of
at least 90 percent of animals brought in.
Not only should the regulations require all of the things in the proposed regulation (rather than just three of them), but they should also require
shelters to remain in compliance with all laws and regulations, maintain daily adoption hours when the public can visit without an appointment, and maintain a live release rate of
at least 51 %,
if not more, so that more animals are saved than
killed.
As for ownership, No
Kill shelters should reach out to seniors and assure them that don't have to worry about their pet
if something happens because he / she will be safe
at the No
Kill shelter and adopted to another good home.
If you decide to leave your pet
at a
shelter please do your research and find a
shelter with a no -
kill policy.
These two bits of information indicate that dogs entering so - called
kill shelters are
at high risk for euthanasia even
if they are healthy.
(5) the humane
killing of an animal that is diseased or disabled beyond recovery for any useful purpose, or the humane
killing of animals for population control, by the owner thereof or the agent of such owner residing outside of a city or the owner thereof within a city
if no animal
shelter or licensed veterinarian is within the city, or by a licensed veterinarian
at the request of the owner thereof, or by any officer or agent of an animal
shelter, a local or state health officer or a licensed veterinarian three business days following the receipt of any such animal
at such
shelter;
Even
if your chosen dog is not
at risk of euthanasia, (either because you are supporting a no -
kill shelter or because of other reasons like high adoptability), you are making room for another dog to find their forever home in that
shelter.
Even
if you adopt from a no -
kill shelter or rescue group, you are opening up a precious space so that an animal
at another facility can be pulled from the euthanasia list.
Even
if you turn your pet into a no -
kill shelter, the conditions of the
shelter may be substandard
at best.
The luckier ones went to the «
kill shelter» up the street where,
if not placed,
at least they had a humane euthanasia.