Sentences with phrase «by animal shelter workers»

This has been seen anecdotally by animal shelter workers for years but given the limited detailed records that many shelters keep, there is little empirical evidence of this.

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Based on real and imagined events set in the DNC and Uganda, this novel follows Sabine, a burned out aid worker who currently works in an animal shelter in Germany, Rose, a one armed Ugandan woman who was formerly abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army, and Lily, a young girl doing volunteer work in Uganda, and Sabine's niece.

«It would also degrade shelter operations, as well as morale and ultimately the character of shelter workers, by altering the mandated focus of animal control agencies from lifesaving back to the failed catch - and - kill orientation of the bad old days,» said Best Friends Animal Society co-founder Francis Batanimal control agencies from lifesaving back to the failed catch - and - kill orientation of the bad old days,» said Best Friends Animal Society co-founder Francis BatAnimal Society co-founder Francis Battista.

We seek to save animals that have been referred to us due to their exceptional personalities and temperaments by shelter workers, animal control officers or vet staff who have seen these special animals potential.

The Task Force concluded animals are well served by Ontario's animal shelters, but recommended enhancements in the areas of public health, the operation of shelters and animal - worker health and safety.

When workers at Animal Friends of the Valleys in Wildomar, California arrived at the shelter one morning in February, they were greeted by two new intakes left in the «night drop» box, both Boxers who have since been named Artie and Asia.

The county's gas chamber is controversial among animal advocates, and Thorp said county shelter workers hope the outdated chamber - which subjects animals to a torturous and traumatic 30 seconds before they die - will be replaced by the more humane lethal injection.

Also,  a cost study of euthanasia in North Carolina shelters establishes euthanasia by injection is not only safer for workers and humane for animals, it is cheaper. (The study is attached below for downloading.)

For example, the shelter workers at Aurora animal control do not overtly disregard the breed ban but they do find a way to defend banned dogs by placing them in other areas.

When the volunteers at a Florida animal rescue learned about a deaf young dog that was deemed «unadoptable» by workers at a shelter where the stray pup had been dumped, of course they made room for the little guy.

Through workshops at local shelters, Coffey taught animal welfare staff the interpersonal skills used by social workers to engage with people and assess their needs.

Florida's animal shelters are overflowing with hundreds of dogs and cats left homeless by the hurricanes or abandoned by their owners, forcing workers to euthanize some and send others out of state in search of a home.

-LSB-...] made by shelter workers, animal control or law enforcement are wrong.

Animal welfare workers from 12 regional humane organizations attended the workshop, where members of the ASPCA Field Investigations and Response Team (FIR) walked them through best practices when it comes to opening, running and deconstructing emergency pop - up shelters, followed by live - action simulations where participants practiced set - up and medical protocol.

Another study, featured in an e-book published by Animal Farm Foundation, found that shelter workers were incorrect nearly 75 percent of the time when labeling mixed - breed dogs.

Workers at the county animal shelter in Astatula say they haven't noticed a large increase yet in the number of strays left behind by snowbirds.

Riley, the pup in the video above, for example, was taught to smile by workers at Front Street Animal Shelter in Sacramento.

NKE brings relief to shelter and animal control workers by dramatically reducing the burden of animal deaths.

The East Bay SPCA will euthanize an animal whose poor health can not be solved humanely by our highly skilled medical staff or consulting specialists or an animal whose condition puts other shelter animals or workers at risk.

Voith believes as many as 75 % of the pit bull identifications made by shelter workers, animal control or law enforcement are wrong. She is the author of Shelter Medicine: A Comparison of Visual and DNA Identifications of BREEDS of Dogs.  As DNA testing becomes more reliable, it is proving that many of the dogs identified as pit bull are actually a mix of dozens of breeds with little or none of the DNA of pit bull typeshelter workers, animal control or law enforcement are wrong. She is the author of Shelter Medicine: A Comparison of Visual and DNA Identifications of BREEDS of Dogs.  As DNA testing becomes more reliable, it is proving that many of the dogs identified as pit bull are actually a mix of dozens of breeds with little or none of the DNA of pit bull typeShelter Medicine: A Comparison of Visual and DNA Identifications of BREEDS of Dogs.  As DNA testing becomes more reliable, it is proving that many of the dogs identified as pit bull are actually a mix of dozens of breeds with little or none of the DNA of pit bull type dogs.Â

While the movement to oppose laws targeting specific breeds is being led by national organizations of dog trainers, and veterinarians, shelter workers, of animal control officers, etc, one of the leaders of the «ban them» movement is calling people «irrational» and «out of touch» for not wanting dogs to be shot behind the barn.

Voith believes as many as 75 % of the pit bull identifications made by shelter workers, animal control or law enforcement are wrong.