Not exact matches
The 2008 decision to begin enforcement of the Tulsa pet sterilization ordinance has also resulted in a
decrease in intakes, and an increase in adoption
costs have not reduced the number of animals leaving the
shelter to go to new homes.
It is helpful for
shelters to understand the risk factors associated with URI in order to evaluate the
costs and benefits of treatment and improve their procedures to
decrease the incidence of URI within their facilities.
Before you adopt, research and understand specific dog breed characteristics and
cost factors beforehand, and commit upfront to providing dog obedience training, as it will create a harmonious bond and will
decrease the chances of Fido ending up a
shelter statistic.
Therefore,
decreasing shelter intake is a key goal for many communities not only to reduce euthanasia risk, but also to
decrease the distress for owners and animals from relinquishment, and to reduce
costs at
shelters and animal control organizations.
The SVCAP is a comprehensive approach to
decrease feline overpopulation by helping cats in the region through reduced -
cost spay / neuter, TNR, SNR, stray cat and
shelter outreach, and to rehome cats into adoptive situations through collaboration or pet adoption centers.
If you adopt through a
shelter or rescue, that
cost is significantly
decreased and the vaccinations and vet care are already included.
Thanks to the campaign's focus on increasing spay and neuter surgeries by offering free and low -
cost options, there has been a 15 % increase in spay / neuter surgeries which has helped
decrease intake at alliance member
shelters by 38 percent, about 32,000 animals.
The dog and cat intake rates at
shelters are significantly
decreasing because of low -
cost spay / neuter surgery!
In 1999, in response to an 85 % death rate at the city
shelter, she started EmanciPET, a low
cost and free spay / neuter clinic in an effort to
decrease the number of homeless animals.
Numerous studies show that the intake rate at
shelters significantly
decrease when low -
cost spay / neuter services are available in the community.
Spaying and neutering can significantly reduce the number of animals being euthanized at open intake
shelters or turned away at no kill
shelters due to lack of space,
decrease the
cost of picking up and housing stray or unwanted animals, and lower threats to public health and safety.
In communities where laws have mandated spay / neuter regardless of breed, there has been an increase in
shelter intake of animals, not a
decrease, and substantial increase in animal control
costs.
Alternatively, if a restricted pet product surcharge was proposed in this county, for use only for trap / alter / release program seed money, with the surcharge ending as soon as the program was proving that the
shelter costs for stray cats and kittens were
decreasing, probably few in the pet community would have an objection.
«One of the
shelter operations we have worked with found that they had a substantial
decrease in respiratory - related feline issues and associated recovery
costs when they stopped using the free clay litter that they could get and began purchasing our paper litter.»
Voluntary, low
cost programs are a better way to
decrease the number of animals coming into the
shelter.
As it is our belief that offering low
cost spay / neuter to targeted areas together with educating the public will not only
decrease the
shelter intake but create a cycle of awareness beginning from grade school age into adulthood.
With a 30 % increase in animal care
costs, and fewer owner surrenders the Saga HS
shelter saw a
decrease in animals in the
shelter.