Sentences with phrase «by potential adopters who»

Far too often, our senior animals linger at the Animal Shelter, awaiting homes of their own and overlooked by potential adopters who focus on puppies and kittens instead.

Typically, heartworm - positive dogs languish on adoption row, overlooked by potential adopters who are reluctant to spend hundreds of dollars on veterinary care for an animal they don't know.

Not exact matches

Some of the dogs already have potential adopters, subject to careful screening by the rescuers who want to be sure that the adopters themselves will be able to provide the dogs a second life.

Someone who meant to do right by their dog will be able to provide this information, and you should verify that the information is accurate and that this home is a good one if you are considering this potential adopter for your dog!

Lucy, who was much younger, quickly got adopted, but Daisy found herself sad and lonely at the shelter, being passed up by potential adopters in favor of younger cats.

Potential adopters are first screened, and then referred to you by volunteers who answer our adoption line.

Esther Mechler of the Marian's Dream Foundation, who initiated the FFF campaign, has stated that «the number of births prevented - simply by changing the recommended age for spay / neuter of cats from 6 months to between 4 and 5 months - could reduce the numbers of shelter intakes enough to balance the number of potential adopters with available cats and kittens.

The author left one important fact out: shelters today are being run by pit bull fanatics, who often will deceive potential adopters about not only the dog's past and behavior, but also its actual breed!

# 3 Leashes — While many shelters have a specific leash used by employees and volunteers, new or gently used leashes can be used to help dogs who come in without a leash, families who need supplies, or dogs who go on sleepovers with potential adopters.

At the end of March, animal shelters will be empowered to conduct criminal background checks on potential adopters using Michigan's Internet Criminal History Access Tool (ICHAT), which is maintained by the Department of State Police, and can deny adoption to anyone who has been convicted of an animal abuse offense within the last five years.

All potential adopters will be screened and fully vetted by shelter staff, and those who aren't a good fit will not be approved for adoption.