Sentences with phrase «dogs in animal shelters who»

In study after study, it has been seen that dogs in animal shelters who have even a modicum of basic training are far more likely to be adopted.

Not exact matches

Called Adoptify, streaming service Spotify has teamed up with Tierschutzverein München e.V. animal shelter in Germany to create custom playlists for dogs who are up for adoption in hopes people find their «musical soulmate.»

The article about a man who went to an animal shelter and adopted a middle age obese dog so they would have something in common will truly touch your heart.

There's Bradley and Apollo, both very handsome, friendly dogs who first found themselves in the city of Tulsa Animal Welfare shelter with no adoption prospects and now have spent the better part of a year waiting for permanent homes.

During school breaks, Planet Tails hosts up to 30 children, ages seven to 13, who participate in activities such as baking dog treats, visiting an animal shelter and learning about various pet care topics from bite prevention to wellness.

Ginny Naylor currently volunteers with the Utah Animal Adoption Center, who each year helps save over one thousand cats and dogs from unnecessary euthanasia in shelters throughout the state.

In October 2010 the world learned about Toby, a Chesapeake Bay Retriever who was rescued by Charmaine Hammond and her husband from an animal shelter and later found his purpose as a Pet Therapy Dog.

Second, those who deal with dogs, especially rescue groups and animal shelters, should have some training in breed recognition so they can make wise decisions in placing the dogs in their care.

Of course, some celebrities were in attendance to cheer on the animals, help spotlight shelter dogs and support the cause including Denise Richards, Kelly Wearstler, who adopted a lab mix puppy, Autumn Reeser, Patrick Fabian, Amy Smart, Rachelle Lefevre, Matthew Allen, who fostered a cute white pit bull, and Julie Marie Berman.

but I will never forget that it's volunteers providing enrichment for dogs or cats in a shelter, or working at events to get the animals adopted, or who foster dogs, cats, green iguanas even — all these folks make it possible to save more lives.

Start with shelter dogs: We all agree that there are plenty (thousands) of dogs, both in and out of puppy mills, who desperately need homes and can be rescued for free, so no one should ever be paying a breeder for an animal.

The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals, Inc., founded in 2002 and powered by Maddie's Fund, is a coalition of 85 animal rescue groups and shelters that are working with the City of New York to find homes for every cat and dog in the city who needs one.

Every day animal shelters receive countless family pets and abandoned dogs who are caught in the cycle.

Each year approximately 7.6 million companion animals find themselves in the U.S. shelter system — 3.9 million are dogs who need forever families to love.

In determining who should be awarded custody, the court may want to consider which party has paid attention to the animal's basic daily needs (food, shelter, physical care, exercise, grooming, flea control); who takes the animal to the veterinarian; who provides for social interactions (in the case of dogs) with other dogs and / or with people; who maintains appropriate supervision to assure that state and local regulations are complied with (licensing, not allowing the dog to run free and protecting against circumstances that would endanger her life or health); and who has the greatest ability to financially support the animaIn determining who should be awarded custody, the court may want to consider which party has paid attention to the animal's basic daily needs (food, shelter, physical care, exercise, grooming, flea control); who takes the animal to the veterinarian; who provides for social interactions (in the case of dogs) with other dogs and / or with people; who maintains appropriate supervision to assure that state and local regulations are complied with (licensing, not allowing the dog to run free and protecting against circumstances that would endanger her life or health); and who has the greatest ability to financially support the animain the case of dogs) with other dogs and / or with people; who maintains appropriate supervision to assure that state and local regulations are complied with (licensing, not allowing the dog to run free and protecting against circumstances that would endanger her life or health); and who has the greatest ability to financially support the animal.

Many of the animals needing foster homes are Special Needs animals; those dogs and cats who are not doing well in the shelter environment and need a home in order to thrive.

The Association for a Pet Adoption Center (APAC) is a 501 (c) 3 not - for profit group of concerned volunteers who are working toward a time when homeless, unwanted animals are no longer being destroyed in our shelter, and when every dog and cat can be guaranteed a good life in a caring environment.

It may be a litter of unweaned kittens who need round - the - clock attention, an adult cat with an upper respiratory infection, a dog with an injury, or an animal that simply does not do well in a shelter environment.

In fact, Aggie Smith, who started as a volunteer and is now the shelter manager and an animal control officer, told one reporter that «we've had 30 dogs adopted from this walk.»

In addition, representatives from animal - related organizations such as rescue groups, shelters, dog and cat clubs, along with therapy and service dog groups who will share educational information.

On Thursday, the Cleveland Animal Protective League commented on their choice to take in dogs from the Horry County Animal Shelter, «None of these dogs have owners who will be looking for them.

Staff at the animal shelter commonly notify Sgt. Wally Antoniuk, with the Winnipeg Police Department, about shelter dogs who show the potential to become police canines and the homeless dog in the shelter's care appeared to have «the right stuff» to make the cut.

Are you a dog training school owner, day care provider or shelter director who would like to give your staff the tools they need to better read and understand the animals in your care - and stay safer on the job?

This dog, who was being called Eclair at the shelter, was completely shut down emotionally, in a state of terror known in both human and animal behavior as «collapsing immobility.»

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.

The investigative and protest movement that was started by a few women in Beverly Hills has spread throughout the city, with large animal rights organizations jumping on board in an effort to educate shoppers that 20 % of the dogs in the shelter system are purebred dogs who need homes.

Again, while this name may seem overly used it is still one of the more popular pet names particularly for male dogs who have escaped some type of unfortunate situation such as life in an animal shelter or a car accident or amputation.

Today, Patrick's Shelter Stories runs in 700 newspapers around the world, twice a year — both the first week of May and the first week of November — to highlight the stories of some 10 million cats and dogs (among countless other species, like rabbits and guinea pigs), who wind up in animal shelters each year.

Enough pet food was left under the Christmas tree to feed the animals for three or four weeks.Still, Santa could use some help from owners who forget to spay or neuter their pets.Of the 3,674 dogs at the shelter in 1990, 2,516 were put to sleep.

We are a small group of volunteers and passionate animal lovers who are interested in finding wonderful homes for the many adoptable dogs in the south who, by no fault of their own, find themselves on the streets or in shelters without loving families to care for them.

Ethan Hawke made a huge difference in the lives of pets who found rescue with San Diego's Second Chance Dog Rescue, an extremely successful all - foster rescue, who saves animals from shelters and takes in owner surrenders.

Since 2011 the animal shelter has partnered with Pets for Patriots to help some of the most overlooked dogs and cats in its care find loving homes with veterans who join our program.

Yes, in many cases a person who is patient could eventually find the dog that fits their criteria through a shelter / rescue, but I've known several people who have chosen to buy because it meant getting exactly what they wanted, often sooner than a shelter / rescue was able to come up with the desired animal.

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.

Many animal shelters are flooded with dogs who, because of breed bans, can't be adopted to the people in their communities.

Such networks are generally led by no - kill rescue groups who take cats and dogs out of animal control facilities or traditional animal shelters, place them in foster homes, and then find the pets permanent homes through their own adoption events, publicity, word of mouth, or advertising.

Foster parents are always needed for cats, kittens, dogs and puppies — from orphaned kittens who need round - the - clock feedings to animals who find the shelter environment too stressful — and everything in between.

As a second generation co-founder whose father, Francis Battista, found the property that became Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Judah literally grew up under the auspices of the people who created a major national movement to end the killing of dogs and cats in shelters.

Excluding the dogs who arrived at LAAS shelters dead and those that died while in the shelter but were not euthanized, nearly 20 percent (or one dog in five) brought into Los Angeles city animal shelters is put to death.

First the dogs are fostered then re-homed, as the nonprofit organization upholds its mission of protecting the lives of good - natured companion animals who wind up in kill shelters.

No - Kill Utah (NKUT) In Utah, Best Friends has created a statewide coalition of animal rescue and shelter partners who, together, have already made Utah a no - kill state for dogs and are on the verge of doing the same for cats.

November 12, 2008 The goal of this campaign is to encourage pet lovers who are looking for a pet to make animal shelters and rescue groups their first choice, saving the life of a dog or cat in need, rather than buying from other sources.

By requiring the research institution to enter into a contract with an animal rescue group or shelter, there is a clear path to transition cats and dogs from the laboratory or testing facility to an adoption center who can offer these animals the possibility of living out the rest of their lives in a loving home.

Cheri Thompson — founder of Healing Species, a South Carolina - based program that plucks rescue dogs from shelters and places them in a school program designed to reduce aggression and bullying, while increasing empathy in those classrooms — discusses her formative years as an animal lover and being that kid who tended to sick or injured animals that turned up in the neighborhood.

He was taken to an animal shelter, whose staff couldn't bear the thought of the dog, who they named Tuzik, spending his life laying in the shelter's dirt yard.

Henny the dog, a female Bulldog - Basset Hound mix and Penny the cat, a Domestic Shorthair who is also female, ended up at the shelter at Columbia County Animal Services in Grovetown, Georgia after a woman fond them together in her yard.

In a victory for animal rights, Montgomery County, Maryland, has unanimously passed a new bill that bans pet stores from selling any cats or dogs who don't come from a shelter or rescue group.

The FOTAS volunteers, who work on bookkeeping, social media, special fundraising events, and FOTAS Fix - a-Pet; who organize and work on special fundraising and on - site events; who foster mamma dogs and cats and all their progeny, who care for animals designated for transfer; who shuffle animals to off - site adoption events; who walk the dogs, love up the cats, work with play groups, and show animals to potential adopters — the dramatic and steady increase in the Shelter's live release rate since 2009 is directly related to their efforts; and

A self - described dog lover, who also happens to be the founder of a non-profit rescue organization (Balooja's Foundation), has worked hard to make life a lot better for hundreds of homeless animals in Southern California — that dog lover is Sal Valdepeña and he has coordinated a mission to help keep shelter dogs in the Los Angeles County area cool during the extreme California summer heat.

Valdepeña created «Operation Goldie,» in memory of a sweet, senior dog who was unable to survive the extreme heat inside of a California animal shelter.