Sentences with phrase «defined as a stray»

Any cat over two pounds is defined as a stray cat.

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The Oxford English Dictionary defines the term whipper - in as, «a huntsman's assistant who keeps the hounds from straying by driving them back with the whip into the main body of the pack».

6 defines a pet or companion animal as «any animal owned, possessed by, cared for, or controlled by a person for the present or future enjoyment of that person or another as a pet or companion, or any stray or pet or stray companion animal.»

The American Dog Breeders Association describes purebred American Pit Bull Terriers as athletic, heavy dogs that do not stray into bulkiness with defined and smooth musculature.

They defined «unowned» as farm cats living in barns, strays living outdoors that may be fed by humans, and feral cats that fend for themselves — all of which might live alone or in colonies.

Unlike feral cats, the ASPCA defines stray cats as those that have been abandoned or become lost, tend to be tame and can be comfortable around people.

Long mistaken as a feral stray, the Carolina dog's uniqueness wasn't recognized until Dr. I. Lehr Brisbin Jr. spotted one and saw it for what it was: a landrace dog that relied on natural selection to create its defining characteristics.

The ASPCA defines a stray cat as someone's pet who has become lost, or who has been abandoned.

WHO defined a «stray dog» as «An ownerless dog, free roaming and not cared for by any household in a community.»

A feral cat is primarily wild - raised or has adapted to feral life, while we define a stray cat as someone's pet who has become lost or has been abandoned.

In addition, HB 515 establishes a holding period for both stray animals and those surrendered by their families, it gives the person surrendering the animal the ability to change their mind and reclaim the animal, it bifurcates the holding period to incentivize adoptions and rescue transfers, it allows «shelters» to transfer animals to rescue groups right away to free up cage and kennel space thus reducing costs while increasing lifesaving, it mandates prompt and necessary care and environmental enrichment, and for those who are irremediably suffering, rigorously defined, it puts in place a mechanism to end their lives in as kind and compassionate a manner as possible and one that meets the dictionary definition for «euthanasia.»

FACE defines Community Cats as unowned stray and feral (unsocialized) cats who live outdoors in our neighborhoods without a particular home or owner.

(b) Except as provided in Section 17006, any stray dog that is impounded pursuant to this division shall, prior to the euthanasia of that animal, be released to a nonprofit, as defined in Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, [FN1] animal rescue or adoption organization if requested by the organization prior to the scheduled euthanasia of that animal.