Sentences with phrase «dog being adopted increased»

We linked those staggering numbers with a 2014 study we discovered in Applied Animal Behavior Science showing that the likelihood of a shelter dog being adopted increased significantly when they were observed playing.

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A Cross-Country Comparison of Perceptions of Shelter Workers Regarding Breed Identification» asserts that shelter workers operating in areas restricted by breed - specific legislation (BSL) are more likely to consciously mislabel a dog's breed if they felt it were to increase the dog's chances of being adopted and / or avoid being euthanized.

Researchers speculate that the increase of heartworm positive cases in Canada is due to dogs coming up from the US to be adopted here in Canada, these dogs specifically after hurricane Katrina helped to increase the numbers in Canada significantly.

They try to solve this problem by encouraging or requiring people to spay or neuter their pets (to reduce the number of cats and dogs who need homes), 57 encouraging people to adopt animals from shelters rather than purchasing them from pet stores or breeders (to increase the number of people looking to provide homes to animals in shelters), 58 and donating money to shelters and foster programs that care for cats and dogs waiting to be adopted (so they can house animals for longer).59 Collectively, these solutions have greatly reduced the number of cats and dogs euthanized in shelters.60 The problem is well understood, although making further progress in solving it may be expensive in areas where all these solutions have already been implemented.

Our hope is that, by providing this vital dental treatment, senior dogs will have an increased chance at being adopted.

A survey conducted by The Grey Muzzle Organization showed that 80 percent of the respondents believed there was a better public perception about adopting senior dogs, and over two - thirds of had seen an increase of senior dog adoptions in the last two years.

The majority of our dogs and cats are between the ages of 7 years old and 12 years old, though we are happy to see an increase in the average age of our pets being adopted out each and every year for 5 years in a row.

Over the years the needs of «at risk» dogs and cats have been changing due to the incredible efforts of innovative rescue groups (like us), an increase in the communities desire for No Kill shelters and an increased awareness of the need to adopt a pet rather than buy from a breeder.

She found herself in a program that trains homeless dogs in state prisons to help them acquire the basic skills they need to increase their chances of being adopted.

Two years later, as donations and fund raising increased, we were able to pay for spay / neutering of all animals adopted in April - Pets are Wonderful, June - Adopt a Cat and October - Adopt a Dog.

AAS believes it could be used to increase the value of their animal control contracts in municipalities that adopt this legislation by adding cat control to dog control.

«This program is just one additional way to increase our shelter dogs» chances of getting adopted and into their forever home,» explained Fisher.

It's scary to think that as we try to improve conditions in the United States, importation of dogs from overseas is increasing because people are fixated on owning a certain breed instead of adopting a dog from a shelter or rescue organization.

The special attention from a grooming volunteer enables the dog's true personality to shine through and increases their chance of being adopted.

Animal socialization and companionship increases the dog or cat's probability of being adopted into a loving home.

As the numbers of adopted dogs in the US increases, so does the chance that pets will be traveling in cars alongside their humans...

Lens And Leash: If a dog is having a hard time getting adopted in a shelter, what do you do to increase their chances?

Proper training greatly increases a dog's chance of being adopted and we provide every foster with a basic training and have professional trainers available if needed.

Adopting out aggressive dogs because one desires to be more «humane» or to increase live release rates accomplishes neither goal.

And in 2014, Best Friends created NKUT (No - Kill Utah), a comprehensive initiative designed to decrease the number of cats and dogs entering shelters through spay / neuter services and increase the number of pets being adopted.

Fees and fines levied by Orange County Animal Services were given a hefty increase Tuesday by county commissioners, clearing the way for enforcement of strict new rules for owners of cats and dogs.Last fall, commissioners approved several revisions to the county animal - control ordinance with the aim of reducing unwanted breeding and the number of strays.The changes adopted Tuesday include an increase from $ 10 to $ 25 for registration of fertile cats and dogs.

Despite enormously increased spending on adoption promotion, especially pit bull adoption promotion, the public began to recognize somewhere between the 2007 Vick bust and 2011 that shelters actively engaged in pit bull advocacy are not the safe places to adopt good dogs that they used to be.

To help shy and fearful dogs overcome their insecurities and increase their chances of being adopted, shelters are relying on a simple, yet effective program that's been proven to have amazing results for both animals and humans.

Students are assigned to work with rescue dogs that are in need of training, and this increase the likelihood that they will be adopted into life - time loving homes.

To those who hesitate to adopt an older dog, I say that there is a special pleasure and increased sense of self - worth that comes with opening your heart and home to an older dog that otherwise might be overlooked and cast aside.

PHP utilizes rescue and shelter dogs for trainees to learn grooming techniques, thus increasing the chances for these pets to be successfully adopted in a loving home.

Sixty dogs and several cats took a «Flight for Life» to neighboring states to increase their chance of being adopted early Thursday morning.

By taking a deserving dog into their homes, fosters increase that dog's chances of being adopted.

But did you know that fostering increases the chance of a dog getting adopted and prevents the chance of a dog being returned to a shelter environment?

«Dogswell is proud to celebrate the efforts of shelters across the country while showing that something as simple as a picture can increase a dog's chances of getting adopted,» said Dogswell CEO Brad Casper.

Throughout the month, Fido, the ASPCA's shelter dog ambassador will be showing up across the nation to increase awareness of the benefits of adopting a shelter pet.

Interestingly, there has been a 5.5 % decrease in euths among all non-pit bull type dogs — I suspect that the increased adoptions has a lot to do with that (KCMO refuses to adopt out «pit bull» type dogs).

However, in reality, the foster family was working the dog in a way that increased anxiety and the behaviors will return with a sudden explosion after adopting.