Sentences with phrase «cat adoption rates»

http://s3.amazonaws.com/at-radio/020914.mp3 On this show, Merritt Clifton joined Lori and discussed statistics and trends of companion animal overpopulation, euthanasia, and dog and cat adoption rates.

«It's a great way for cats at our pet adoption center to be showcased,» said Sarah Schanz, marketing specialist for the Best Friends site in Mission Hills, adding that many shelters struggle with low cat adoption rates because feline personalities don't always shine in a shelter environment and prospective adopters may not develop a connection.

One might argue that having kittens in the adoption room will increase older cat adoption rates because kittens act as «eye candy» to draw - in more would - be adopters.

Animals Today February 9, 2014 — Merritt Clifton, Editor, Animal People discusses statistics and trends of companion animal overpopulation, euthanasia, and dog and cat adoption rates.

On this show, Merritt Clifton joined Lori and discussed statistics and trends of companion animal overpopulation, euthanasia, and dog and cat adoption rates.

Latest figures from Cats Protection show that around two - thirds of the charity's adoption centres are still experiencing a decline in their cat adoption rates during these tough economic times.

In just one year, Iowa's Dubuque Regional Humane Society decreased cat euthanasia by 82 percent and increased the cat adoption rate by 40 percent.

Not exact matches

The HSU is now using ipet technology, allowing internet users to play with adoptable cats online to increase their adoption rate.

Homes for Long Term Adoption Center Residents — Special adoption rates on all cats and dozens of preselectAdoption Center Residents — Special adoption rates on all cats and dozens of preselectadoption rates on all cats and dozens of preselected dogs.

In this country, the save rate for cats by all methods... return to owner, adoption, transfer to rescue... is around 35 percent.

That fee doesn't cover the full vetting that each cat gets prior to attending adoption events but we have a good placement rate & the adopter is guaranteed a healthy cat.

For cats, the intakes dropped significantly (37 %) but both the save rate and adoption numbers increased as well.

We can ascertain from the negative slope of the trend line for both months that having kittens available for adoption actually detracts from adoption rates of older cats.

Robert Cohrs, marketing director for Kong cat products, said iPet Companion promises not only to raise awareness of shelter cats, boost shelter Web traffic and increase adoption rates, but also to act as a form of «virtual volunteerism.»

I was curious to know if the adoption rates of adult cats rise or fall when kittens are also available for adoption.

On the other hand, one might argue that kittens decrease the adoption rates of older cats because kittens are inherently more desirable.

As part of this study, they looked at the adoption rate of cats whose primary coat color was black versus cats of all other coat colors.

Our adoption rates for holiday December adoptions have continued to increase, especially for cat adoptions.

The following table shows the number of dog and cat pages in our sample, and the overall adoption rate.

In just one year, the kill rate for dogs and cats declined by over 50 % and adoption increased by as much as 84 %.

Black and white cats, also known as «Tuxedo» cats, have an unusually low adoption rate at just below 70 %, while gray, blue or silver cats seem to be particularly appealing.The following charts shows the adoption rates for color groups that show up at least 500 times in the dataset.

A recently published study shows that adoption and targeted TNR (matching a target population to available resources in order to achieve a high sterilization rate, which is necessary to achieve population stabilization and reduction) resulted in a 66 % reduction in shelter cat impoundment over 2 years.

The rate of adoption drop from above 80 % for baby cats to just over 60 % for non-babies.

«Black cats have much lower adoption rates than cats of any color,» said Jennifer Stott, who started a no - kill rescue in Massachusetts in an effort to save black cats.

It's Friday morning and Dawn Kemper, co-founder of Young at Heart Senior Pet Adoptions in suburban Chicago, is running a mile a minute, multitasking, seeing to every detail as she readies the rollout of the rescue's new program, Club Grand Paw, the latest embodiment of the organization's mission «to rescue and rehome senior dogs and cats, to educate the public on the benefits of adopting older pets and their care, and to reduce the euthanasia rate for adoptable senior pets.»

How did Dubuque Regional Humane Society decrease euthanasia rates of cats by 80 %, increase adoptions by 20 % AND save $ 130,000 in yearly expenses?

In this country, the save rate for cats by all methods... return to owner, adoption, transfer to rescue, is around 30 %.

Villa Kitty Bali Not rated yet Villa Kitty is a rescue and adoption center for Bali's abandoned cats and kittens.

The FOTAS volunteers, who work on bookkeeping, social media, special fundraising events, and FOTAS Fix - a-Pet; who organize and work on special fundraising and on - site events; who foster mamma dogs and cats and all their progeny, who care for animals designated for transfer; who shuffle animals to off - site adoption events; who walk the dogs, love up the cats, work with play groups, and show animals to potential adopters — the dramatic and steady increase in the Shelter's live release rate since 2009 is directly related to their efforts; and

The pet - adoption rate is up more than 20 percent in King County, Washington, animal shelters in a year, thanks to cat cafes, creative and dedicated volunteers, foundation grants, and physical and other changes at area shelters, the Seattle Times reported recently.

Historically Yolo County Animal Services in California, a public animal shelter, had a cat live release rate of only 30 percent, with an adoption rate of only 11 percent.

During Maddie's Free Adoption Days we were able to adopt 110 dogs and cats to amazing families with a minimal return rate.

We are a membership based organization, and with your donation, we can continue our mission of reducing the feral and homeless cat population in Tarboro as well as reducing the euthanasia rate by promoting adoption.

Once the new policy was in place, between 2010 and 2013, AHS reduced its feline intakes by 10,000 cats, while increasing its feline adoption rate from 50.7 percent to 71.7 percent.

The FOTAS volunteers, who work on bookkeeping, social media, and special fundraising events; who work with FOTAS Fix - a-Pet and curbing the population of community cats; who organize and work on special fundraising and on - site events; who foster mamma dogs and cats and all their progeny, who care for animals designated for transfer; who shuffle animals to off - site adoption events; who greet the public and man the front desk, walk the dogs, love up the cats, work with play groups, and show animals to potential adopters — the dramatic and steady increase in the Shelter's live release rate since 2009 (84 % so far this year) is directly related to their efforts; and

The adoption rate for cats, age 6 months to 7 years, is $ 60 each.

Post-adoption return - to - shelter rates for dogs and cats have been reported to be between 7 percent and 20 percent for the first six months following adoption.

HSPPR rotated the cats on their adoption floor so only half of them were there at a time — and doubled their adoption rate.

Join with cat fanciers in promoting community programs to manage feral cats and to provide low cost neuter / spay, to educate the public on the nature of cats, to increase adoption rates and require sterilization of cats by shelters prior to adoption.

In fact, adult cat adoptions increased, and although 80 percent of kittens are underweight for their age, and many are dehydrated, hypothermic, or both upon admission, the nursery has an 89 percent live - release rate overall — and it's 100 percent for kittens who are healthy and treatable.

Additionally, fewer community cats in shelters increases shelter adoption rates as more cage space opens up for adoptable cats.

Cat Pawsitive is a life - saving program for shelter and rescue cats that aims to increase feline adoption rates by teaching shelter staff and volunteers how to implement positive reinforcement training for cats.

Walken supports Best Friends» efforts to increase adoption and save rates for cats.

Black cats have the lowest adoption rates and the highest euthanasia rates.

Believe it or not, cats can be trained, and by teaching shelter cats our Cat Pawsitive techniques (including the signature «High - Five»), we can decrease stress, increase engagement, and raise adoption rates.

Shelters and rescue groups across the country collectively experience «Black Cat / Dog Syndrome», characterized by low adoption and high euthanasia rates of black pets.

According to Raul Contreras from the Mayor's Office, in 2015 the euthanasia rates plummeted — down 36 percent for dogs and 25 percent for cats compared to the previous year — with adoption rates rising by 17 percent.

And let us not forget the much maligned black cat, which historically suffers from a lower adoption rate due to being associated with bad luck — and now recently is being shunned because people find it hard to take selfies with them.

According to The Cat Cafe's website, they have had a higher adoption rate than they anticipated with an average of two cats going to new homes every week!

Grants are offered through the Best Friends No More Homeless Pets Network Parter program to organizations that create a significant and measurable decrease in local dog and cat euthanasia rates and increase adoptions in their communities.