Sentences with phrase «dog population control»

She has volunteered with numerous domestic and international cat and dog population control campaigns, and is deeply committed to advancing the application of nonsurgical sterilization methods in humane population control.

But promoting U.S. - style catch - and - kill street dog population control was a non-starter in heavily Buddhist Taiwan, especially since much of the U.S. had already moved away from the traditional catch - and - kill animal control model.

Our priority is to have these painless formulas replace poison as a means of stray dog population control in much of the world.

They discussed the comprehensive dog population control legislation in place in New Hampshire.

Not exact matches

The Black - footed Ferret has been listed as an endangered species since 1967; more than a half century of misguided predator control campaigns and efforts to eradicate prairie dogs from farm and ranch land decimated the population.

Most people can agree the park's prairie dog population is out of control, but why kill them?

During the first half of the 20th century, misguided predator control campaigns and efforts to eradicate prairie dogs from farm and ranch land decimated the population.

It's no secret spaying and neutering controls the pet population, but research from the University of Georgia shows the procedures can prolong dogs» lives.

The Pet Quality Assurance Act, or the «puppy mill bill,» House Bill 1332, and House Bill 1045, a bill which would have allowed low - population counties to operate a shelter and pass animal control ordinances, would have combined to help the most voiceless of all companion animals in our state; dogs in unlicensed dog dealing facilities and unwanted animals facing abandonment due to the absence of shelters.

By piggybacking on rabies vaccination programs, this vaccine could provide population control in places where high - volume surgical sterilization for dogs and cats is still decades away, or even in places where dogs and cats are viewed as vermin and providing medical care to them may not be considered valuable.

Local farmers were searching for a dog that could help control rodent population.

Author and artist, Lisa Begin Kruysman, has resurrected the NDW to encourage pet population control through spay / neuter (S / N) and novel models for housing shelter dogs.

It is essential to consider the whole life cycle of the flea when devising a control strategy — remember that adult fleas only constitute about 1 % of the potential population and that the other 99 % are away from the dog.

For total control it is probably advisable to initiate a programme using both types of product, particularly if you have a dog which is hypersensitive to flea bites, i.e. an integrated control strategy should be adopted — just killing the adult flea population by treating the dog will not resolve the problem.

They told authorities that their dog population started with eight intact dogs three years ago, and quickly spiraled out of control.

This also needs to be on display in cities where the dog population is under control and hopefully spark interest in more interstate adoptions!

Flea shampoos, dips, sprays, and collars are not recommended because they do not efficiently control the flea population, and can be very harmful to the pet, especially cats and small dogs.

During the last eight - year period that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention studied fatal attacks by breed (1991 to 1998), pit bulls were estimated at 1 percent of the U.S. dog population.

The National Canine Research Council states that despite a lack of concrete evidence linking specific breeds to a higher rate of dog bites, as well as an outright lack of success in reducing the number of dog - bite related injuries, BSL is incredibly expensive for the communities affected by it, draining resources that could otherwise be used to promote more humane and effective forms of population control and in turn, reduce overcrowding in shelters.

Some of these puppies go on to organizations that train other sorts of service dogs — dogs that help people in wheelchairs, for example — and the rest are sold as pets (with an agreement that the dog will be spayed or neutered, in order to help control the pet population).

«No one spays or neuters their cats or dogs in the dusty town, meaning the pet population is out of control.

Our volunteers provide desperately needed veterinary treatment and are actively involved in efforts to humanely control the population of homeless dogs and cats by surgical sterilisation (animal birth control surgery).

In several studies anywhere between 10 - 15 % of the dogs in the population bite, and we certainly do not see that many in terms of what is reported to animal control or other authorities.

In the past week 269 animals had to be killed at the animal shelter because homes could not be found for them.The county animal control department pays $ 25 to eligible owners of dogs and cats who have their pets spayed or neutered to control animal populations.

Waggin» Tails Dog Rescue routinely rescues dogs who would be euthanized at rural and area shelters that destroy pets in an effort to control population.

This program rescues the most vulnerable, at - risk population of dogs — elderly strays, puppy mill victims, and older dogs slated for euthanasia at animal control facilities.

As a result, we get books and articles and news reports claiming that dog and cat populations in our country are «at crisis levels,» or «out of control,» or «exploding.»

Early neutering in dogs and cats is a safe and effective means of pet population control.

The purpose of the current study, conducted in 2005, was to revisit the population of cats and dogs in Santa Clara County 12 years following the earlier study, and to correlate pet population changes with the institution or disestablishment of animal population control programs, including vouchers, field services, and low - cost spay and neuter facilities.

At that time, shelters across America routinely killed cats and dogs as the primary method of pet population control.

This study documents the positive impacts publically subsidized low - cost spay and neuter programs can have that often go unmet in communities: pet population control, leading to the prevention of the proliferation of feral dog and cat populations, slowing the flow of animals into shelters both voluntarily and through field services, and reduction in the incidence of humane destruction of animals.

The disease is transmitted through a bite from an infected animal, or any transfer of saliva which contains the virus.Rabies has been effectively controlled in the dog and cat population through vaccination.

The mean values for each dog on the control diet suggests that dogs were generally scoring low across categories anyway which suggests that, in general these were not necessarily a particularly anxious population of dogs that were studied.

Despite the authors having experimental control over the study population, they chose to undertake an experimental design in which all dogs first received the control diet, followed by all dogs receiving the experimental diet.

The impetus for this primarily has been population control and a desire to reduce rates of euthanasia for unwanted dogs and cats resulting from unintended breeding.

While in India, she spent a wonderful three years working for the Welfare of Stray Dogs (WSD), a Mumbai - based non — profit organization whose focus is to assist with the eradication of rabies and control of the street - dog population.

The evidence is complex and often inconclusive, and there are no simple or one - size - fits - all answers to client questions about if and when to neuter their male dogs.2 There also are justifications for neutering males other than direct individual health benefits, such as population control and managing undesirable behaviors.

We respond to calls from shelter and rescue groups that are forced to destroy animals as a means of population control, and we respond to the cries of so many dogs, cats, puppies, and kittens in peril that count on us to save their lives.

There are 4 million unwanted dogs and cats in shelters in the United States each year, so population control is still a great goal.

It is also still a good recommendation for many dogs for population control.

You already know that «fixing» a dog helps control the population of unwanted / homeless pets.

Section (b) emphasizes the state's goal of reducing the homeless pet population:» (b) This section may not be construed to prohibit a retail pet store from collaborating with an animal welfare organization or animal control unit to offer space for these entities to showcase cats or dogs for adoption.»

At Affordable Animal Hospital Silverlake, we believe that we all play a part in controlling the companion animal population and reducing the numbers of homeless cats and dogs and animals that are euthanized every year.

Their sample population were households that relinquished dogs for adoption (case households) and a random sample of current dog - owning households in the same community (control households).

Nothing is perfect but I fully agree with more controlled and limited breeding of all cats and dogs by responsible, reputable breeders to reduce the overall population, spaying and neutering all other dogs and cats and expanding the foster program, and helping some groups to become a sanctuary themselves to help those animals that are harder to adopt have a quality place to stay (following in the footsteps of the Best Friends model) until they are adopted, other programs that train some of these dogs to be therapy dogs, search and rescue dogs, dogs to help the handicapped, police dogs, etc..

In fact, the purpose of New York's Animal Population Control Program Fund, as written into law, is to «reduce the population of unwanted and stray dogs and cats thereby reducing incidence of euthanasia and potential threats to public health and safety posed by the large population of these animals.»

The vast majority of pet owners and virtually all shelters and rescues neuter their dogs and dog population is under control in most areas of the US.

Sheep farms went west with the rest of the population, and the dogs made it possible for shepherds to control large flocks on a journey from New Mexico to the California gold fields to feed settlers and travelers.

It is not appropriate that responsible breeders pay to correct the government's inability to control the feral cat population, educate the public, provide low - cost spay / neuter programs, and prosecute animal smugglers and fighting dog breeders.

The dog and cat population can either be humanely controlled by neutering or left to nature.