Sentences with phrase «dogs at shelters because»

o Many owners leave dogs at shelters because they do not want to make the decision to have older dogs with health problems or dogs with temperament issues euthanized.

An ill - mannered intact male dog can be a chore to deal with day in and day out, but common sense dictates that neutering and training are a better course than surrendering the dog at the shelter because he is difficult.

Not exact matches

When the influenza results came back positive NYACC reached out for assistance to Dr. Sandra Newbury, the Director of the Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Wisconsin - Madison School of Veterinary Medicine (UW - SMP), because of her recent work with influenza in dogs and cats in the Midwest.

I often get a good chuckle when people tell me with absolute certainty that their dog is a Catahoula mixed with a Polish Lowland Sheepdog because «that's what they told me at the shelter.»

«If not, maybe they can volunteer at a shelter walking dogs or something like that because volunteers are always needed.»

Because such little funding goes toward Tulsa Animal Welfare and with many of these dogs destined to be euthanized at the shelter, a day dedicated to these animals could not be more important and should serve as a reminder that they need all the love they can get.

Judy Kishner, Spay Oklahoma board of directors president, explains: «Because we have too many dogs and cats and not enough homes, thousands are put to sleep every year at the City shelter.

Dogs like Edith are often passed by at shelters due to their size, and because of misinformed perceptions of their breed.

A special dog, who lost his home when his former owners moved, and then a two subsequent adoptive homes (including one who returned him to the shelter because he was sick) is being treated to a special bucket list by staff and volunteers at an Arizona animal shelter.

Pets for Patriots, a 501 (c)(3) organization that connects at - risk shelter pets with service and veteran members of the United States military, came to our attention because of our recent affiliation with SurfPet, a company that sells products for dog lovers.

One of the reasons the 12 - year - old volunteers at the shelter is because he loves dogs but can't own one where he lives.

So, if you go into a shelter to adopt a dog, and the kennel sign has a dog labeled as a «Pit» or «Pit Mix», when it actually is a «Shepherd / Hound Mix» for example, more than likely you and many other potential adopters or rescuers will overlook this animal simply because someone at the shelter «guessed» that it might be a «Pit».

Because of few donations, high operating costs and crowding at some shelters, as many as 75 percent of the dogs and cats brought in the front doors of the three county shelters end up being carried out the back door in bags.

Since many animal shelters are stressed because they are at or over capacity, their resources are limited when trying to help these dogs and puppies with overcoming their fears.

There are millions of loving animals waiting right now at a shelter near you for their happy ending (over 1.5 million dogs and cats are euthanized in U.S. shelters every year because they don't have a home, so this is more important than ever!).

We will not keep an «unadoptable aggressive» dog at the ITV Rescue Center for the rest of its life because it risks the safety of ITV volunteers and kennel techs and we believe it is an injustice to all the other dogs who are dying every day in shelters.

Some go to breeders because they are looking for specific breeds, unaware that there are breed - specific rescues and that many dogs at shelters are purebreds.

«We got an anonymous call Thursday saying the dogs were at their owners» house,» said Jerry Swanger, Deltona Animal Control manager.The dogs - which a Volusia circuit judge sentenced to death last month because of their aggression toward people and because they have killed five cats - disappeared Oct. 31 from the shelter, where workers found a lock cut and a kennel door pried open.

Funds raised will go towards sponsorship of local Masschusetts dogs at risk of being surrendered to shelters because their DogParents can not afford food or care.

Each year in this nation, 6 million to 8 million healthy dogs and cats are euthanized at shelters such as the Seminole Humane Society because they can't find a home.

These dogs are already at risk of staying longer in your shelter simply because of lack of education about breed bias and an undeserved bad reputation.

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.

Rojo had been overlooked at the shelter for months because of his nondescript, brown - dog look.

In 2012, the new grant program will help 65 non-profit spay / neuter clinics around the nation provide high - quality, affordable spay / neuter surgeries for more than 23,000 cats and pit bull terriers during February and August — ultimately reducing the homeless pet population by tens of thousands of at - risk cats and dogs that would otherwise wind up in shelters because of unplanned litters, said Susana Della Maddalena, executive director of

As you embark on your journey to find your canine companion, please be sure you can promise yourself, for your sake and for your future dog's, that you won't be dropping your new best friend off at the animal shelter in a few months or a few years because of problems you could have easily predicted.

Front Street Animal Shelter hosts several of these off - site adoption events at surprising locations, like at a fashion show or the Sacramento Ballet — «where the Nutcracker is now known as the Mutt Cracker because a shelter dog is featured in every show,» saysShelter hosts several of these off - site adoption events at surprising locations, like at a fashion show or the Sacramento Ballet — «where the Nutcracker is now known as the Mutt Cracker because a shelter dog is featured in every show,» saysshelter dog is featured in every show,» says Knepp.

Ok ok... to be honest most of you remember me because I'm the dog that's been at the shelter for 281 days.

When a dog's (or cat's) time is running out at a public shelter in the Bay Area and beyond, Pets in Need comes to the rescue, finding homes for those whose lives are endangered because of crowded kennels or financial limitations.

We are dedicated to rescuing dogs and cats left homeless for whatever reason — animals in public shelters where they are at high risk of euthanasia due to pet overpopulation, animals given up by their owners because of difficult circumstances, and those in danger of abuse or neglect.

Often, these cats and dogs arrived at the shelter because they were lost or their families could no longer care for them.

My husband did want to look at the other dogs at this particular shelter and we were told no because they only allow staff back by the dogs and people walking back there only gets the dogs wound up.

Consider finding your dog or cat another home instead of surrendering him to the shelter because it will be less stressful for your animal, allows you to play a part in uniting him with a new family, and makes additional space available for pets whose lives are immediately at risk.

We acquire dogs from animal shelters, owner relinquishment, strays, dogs who are abandoned because of their owners» death, dogs used for breeding at puppy mills, etc..

I have been a devoted animal lover all of my life, sickened at the number of healthy, lovable dogs and cats killed each day in our shelters simply because there are more of them than welcoming homes.

It is not uncommon for a five or six year old Komondor to be dropped off at a shelter because the family «no longer has time for a dog».

There will always be strays on the road and too many dogs at the animal shelter, because irresponsible owners don't spay or neuter their pets, Paula says.

Because your home will be at least the 3rd home your newly adopted dog / puppy has known (his / her original home, the shelter or foster home, and now your home), your dog will need time to adjust to his / her new life.

According to a 2013 ASPCA study, black cats actually are adopted from shelters at the same rate as other cats — but because there are more black cats than any other - colored felines, it can appear as though they're being overlooked by adopters (black dogs fall victim to this same misperception).

Many people have the misconception that all dogs end up at the shelter because they are «bad dogs.»

PAULA DUPONT: There will always be stray dogs on the road and too many dogs at the animal shelter because the original owner of the dog that got pregnant and produced the puppies, that was the irresponsible owner.

In fact, AB 485's preference for shelter and rescue adoptions over pet store sales is doubly problematic because it does not require those shelters and rescues to provide dogs, cats or rabbits to pet stores in the state, and thus fails to ensure that they will continue to be able to source any animals at all.

Both the black cat and dog are doomed when they are brought to a pound because black animals, particularly black labs or lab mixes, are euthanized at a horrifying rate at many pounds and shelters because people pass them up for lighter - colored dogs.

While there is some risk that your puppy could contract an illness from such exposure, far more dogs are surrendered to shelters because they received insufficient socialization to dogs and people at an early age and become excessively fearful or aggressive.

Adult dogs that need socializing because they have become stressed and depressed from being at the shelter for too long.

We'd visited her shelter because we'd seen an Australian cattle dog on Petfinder, but once we arrived at the shelter we realized the cattle dog was just too energetic to be a companion to our then 15 - year - old Yoda.

Rosy, my wife, and I started training with them at the first week of May pretty much as a last resort to get our dog trained on just basic obedience, before thinking about maybe having to take her back to the shelter which we were very hesitant on doing because of what coul...

However, the latest figures indicate that the number of pet deaths (cats and dogs combined) in shelters is closer to four or five million and that many of those animals are euthanized at owner request or because they are too old, aggressive, or sick to be adopted.

At the Red Cross shelter, they found people sheltering in their cars with their dogs and cats because the Red Cross would not allow animals inside the shelter.

The answer is: very little, because only HWP dogs who are healthy and show no clinical signs of heartworm disease are placed on the adoption floor at the Shelter.

«Hugo is rambunctious and playful, but he really stood out at the shelter because while all the dogs were barking around him, he just walked past them very quietly, like he was the coolest dog in the room,» said Connie Williams, who, along with her husband, Daniel, adopted the 2 - year - old, Mastiff / Retriever mix in January.