Sentences with phrase «dog in the facility»

These results raise difficult questions, because shelter workers and veterinarians are expected to determine the breed (s) of dogs in their facilities on a daily basis.
It is not uncommon for a breeder to have to separate two intact male breeding dogs in their facility, to prevent one male from killing the other.
It is not uncommon for dogs in these facilities to be blinded by the ammonia burns to their eyes.
High - density housing, particularly when young and immunologically naïve dogs are intermixed with other dogs in the facility, is a significant risk factor for disease.
She quickly excelled from a Green Collar dog volunteer to an Orange collar volunteer giving her the ability to work with more dogs in the facility.
«These results raise difficult questions because shelter workers and veterinarians are expected to determine the breeds of dogs in their facilities on a daily basis.
Managers at each shelter assigned one veterinarian and three other staff members who regularly decided what breed (s) to use in describing dogs in the facility to serve as assessors for the study.
Keeping fewer dogs in the facility at any given time, particularly by reducing the length of time they spend in the shelter, generally improves the level of animal care and sanitation and reduces the risk of direct or indirect contact with infected animals.
Additionally, the store organizes and sponsors pet adoption events, fosters dogs in its facility, promotes eco-friendly pet products, and educates customers about healthful products as well as natural solutions to their pets» issues.
«Our goal this weekend is to find wonderful homes for each and every healthy, adoptable dog in our facility,» said Carly Scholten, director of operations for The Animal Foundation.
«These results raise difficult questions because shelter workers and veterinarians are expected to determine the breeds of dogs in their facilities on a daily basis.
Getting lost dogs back home reduces stress on owners», staff at shelters / animal control facilities, other dogs in the facilities, and ultimately saves taxpayers» money.
The modest bills introduced in Oregon and more than 30 other states this year are aimed specifically at puppymills, seeking to establish basic care standards and limit the number of breeding dogs in facilities that churn out animals en masse for sale to pet stores and on the Internet.
Charlie has moved through the collar system here at county very quickly and this has given him the ability to work with more dogs in the facility.
The Pet Quality Assurance Act that was introduced in the Oklahoma house last year called for all dogs in these facilities to have at least the standards mandated for dogs living in USDA licensed breeding kennels.
However, by using this facility you agree that you understand and assume all responsibility and liability for the risks of unleashing your dog in the facility.
The shelter had halted pet admissions and adoptions on November 9 after it was discovered that dogs in the facility had tested positive for Distemper and Strep zoo.
Dogs in these facilities are often kept in small pens with no quality of life and a lack of veterinary care.
Jessie Smith claims the mother dogs will only be on the painful wire, locked away inside, for one week prior to giving birth and for the time it takes to wean their puppies — since the dogs in these facilities are there for the sole purpose of breeding, the mother dogs could spend half of the year facing conditions we all thought we abolished by pushing through the new dog laws.
Tour the Facility: Do not board your dog in a facility that refuses to let you see what goes on behind the scenes.
What's more, shelters have seen a better flow of animals resulting in increased adoptions, reduced crowding and better health and welfare for cats and dogs in the facility.
This gave her the ability to work with all of the dogs in the facility.
The dogs in these facilities often suffer from extreme physical neglect and emotional deprivation.
Each staff member is hands on with every dog in the facility and has a personable & professional relationship with our human clients.
If one dog in a facility has a kennel cough infection, the other dogs can contract the illness.
But those who do take part, she said, have noted «a spike in adoptions, for all dogs, when they receive these dogs... One shelter, within two weeks of the dogs arriving, every dog in facility was adopted out.»
Here are all dogs in our facility that have come in as strays.
If shelters develop marketing strategies to place dogs in homes, build strong relationships with purebred rescue groups to make more room for mixed breed dogs in their facilities, and form productive relationships with area dog clubs, more adoptable dogs will find new homes.
This girl is eager to please her caretakers and is non-reactive to the dogs in our facility.
Training within the shelter is highly unlikely, since staff have limited time to spend with each dog in their facility.
Plus, we can all identify with picking up our dogs at the vet clinic (or grooming salons or kennel) and distinguishing our dog's sounds from the other dogs in the facility.
We also pledge to care for the dogs in our facility with compassion, do our best to return lost dogs to their rightful owners, and strive to find homes for safe dogs that have become homeless through no fault of their own.
The Missouri state inspectors failed to check for expired medications, reconcile the number of dogs in a facility to its inventory records, or review records of how dogs were received or distributed.
Too many people are focused upon the physical facility and not on how to properly manage the feelings and behaviors of the dogs in the facilities.
The breeding dogs in these facilities will never know anything but a rusty cage for their entire lives, if they are lucky they will have access to fresh water and food on a few occasions in their lives.
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