Sentences with phrase «dumped at shelters»

Golder said the mentality that cats are «disposable» pets (unwanted kittens are often abandoned or dumped at shelters) is to blame for the huge feline populations in urban centres.

Beth, we tend to think that all senior dogs are dumped at shelters simply because they are old and unwanted.

It is easy to forget that every day thousands of unwanted pets are dumped at shelters already struggling under budget cuts.

Instead of living their last years as cherished members of a loving family, these animals are dumped at shelters where their chances of adoption are almost nil; or else they may be passed around from one family member to another, often to be left ignored in the yard.

Do you have any suggestions on how we can work to elevate the status of cats so they won't be dumped at shelters, or worse, on the street?

So many precious senior dogs are dumped at shelters like old trash, when they are the dearest of creatures.

If you can not ensure good, loving homes for pups (they do not go to pet stores or get dumped at shelters or given to just anyone), do not breed.

Too many animals are abruptly dumped at shelters when people move and can not take them.

Their goal is to cut down on the escalating number of animals dumped at shelters when the season ends.

The little dog, Poppy, was born with deformed very - short front legs and the smoking cat, Picabo (pronounced peek - aboo and fondly named after Picabo Street, the alpine skier), was severely burned and dumped at the shelter.

More animal farms of any scale in Oakland means more animals killed, more animals dumped at the shelter, [x] and opening the floodgates for slaughter hobbyists to practice their craft, [xi] make mistakes, kill animals and cause needless suffering.

Many of the teenage and adult cats we rescue have been abandoned, neglected, abused, or dumped at the shelter and find themselves in a terrifying, lonely new world.

We take in pregnant moms or moms and pups all the time that were dumped at the shelter once stupid people realized that it wasn't all cute clean little puppies and then money hand over fist.

For example, Craigslist is packed with cats and dogs whose owners need to get rid of them and will likely dump them at a shelter, or even turn them out, if they don't get rehomed.

Bee was rescued just hours before being euthanized because she is a senior cat She was dumped at a shelter by her owners and was severely depressed.

Evie was dumped at the shelter, paralyzed in her hind legs.

Declawing that results in biting or litterbox avoidance may result in the cat being dumped at a shelter.

Did you know that only 10 % of animals dropped at shelters have been spayed or neutered BEFORE being dumped at the shelter?

When she's outlived her ability to pop out puppies, if she's lucky, she'll be dumped at a shelter.

When that facility was shut down, Roda was once again dumped at shelter and labeled as evidence for a cruelty case.

Dumped at the shelter as a baby pup back in the «bad days» when Elmsford Animal Shelter was terribly mis - managed, Princess was taught at a young age that if she wanted a walk, she ought to leap about, grab the handler's leash, dance on people's heads, and carry on with all of these things (simultaneously).

Unthinking people went out & bought German Shepherd puppies like crazy, only to dump them at shelters 18 months later when they found out how much work they are.

When the last one passed, I adopted an 8 year old Shiba Inu who had been dumped at a shelter because of shedding.

Dumping them at the shelter was one way of doing it.

He was returned to the breeder rather than dumped at a shelter.

Blackie dumped at the shelter by her family wrapped in a garbage bag (Saving Carson Shelter Dogs» Facebook Page)

Besides being dishonest, the kind of people that would adopt a pet b / c it's faked in next to a celebrity selfie are the exact kind that get a cute puppy and dump it at a shelter 6 months later.

Neglect, Abandonment, Relinquishment, and Abuse: Declawing that results in biting or inappropriate elimination outside the litterbox may result in the cat being permanently locked in the basement, dumped at a shelter, or simply abandoned.

She was neglected and dumped at a shelter.

Not exact matches

I'm piping in as a veterinary tech who worked in the overcrowded shelters you assholes so sanctimoniously dumped your pets at, and as a mother who also lives with 3 cats, a Great Dane and a Bullmastiff (2 GIANT dogs).

I want to cry reading the posts of people who dumped their older pets at a shelter.

In light of the staggering number of animals put down just at our Tulsa Animal Shelter here, it is obvious that something must be done to curb the number of stray and unwanted pets that end up killed on our highways, dumped, or killed in shelters.

Dumped at the Miami Dade animal services kill shelter 12 and 14 years of age.

Finally, educating consumers not to purchase puppies in pet shops falls into the same category as this editorial's title; we assume that those contemplating the purchase of a pet shop puppy actually give a damn as to where the mother of the puppy resides and how she is taken care of. Sadly, there is a portion of shoppers who want what they want when they want it. These are the people who don't care where their puppy comes from, they're not bothered by the misery the mother will continue to suffer, are the same people who, for whatever reason, have no problem dumping their dog at a kill shelter.

Poor, confused Nelly was dumped at the local shelter after living with the same family for all of her 3 years of life.

So, they get rid of the poor dog by dumping it off at a shelter!!

My senior rescued Bulldog, Clark, who is almost blind and deaf from years of neglect from his previous «owners» who dumped him at a kill shelter because he was 10 years old, would love to win this awesome belly band!

It is the best interest of the dog to be placed with a responsible rescue the instead of being dumped him / her at the shelter to be euthanized or placed into an unscreened home.

This gorgeous, and VERY sweet girl was dumped at the city shelter after contacting VSR about surrendering her to us.

People who put NO thought into their pet purchase, who impulsively purchase from pet stores or irresponsible breeders and then dump their pets at shelters / rescues after ruining them.

Chiang mentioned «Pressure from her superiors and pressure from the fact that people keep dumping animals at shelters, causing the shelter to be always over capacity.

In the summer months, however, the number of citizen - surrendered animals doubles between the people who surrender their pets to the Shelter when they go on vacation and the people who didn't fix their pets and dump the puppies or kittens at the Shelter for the rest of us to take care of.

One, perhaps this museum would change the Miami Dade Animal Shelter's perspective (ideally) and educate the public as to what happens when they dump their dogs at this and other shelters and two, this city kills so many dogs they shouldn't be rewarded with Mark's humanitarian effort.

The family that purchased Pablo dumped him at the same shelter soon after - which seemingly was fate because these two are bonded!!»

They were dumped at an overcrowded shelter and were desperate for TLC.

After 9 years, this sweet confused senior Labrador was dumped at a high kill Socal shelter to die when Indi Lab Rescue discovered her laying on a cold concrete floor of her kennel.

Captain was a senior lab mix dumped at a SoCal shelter when he was sick, with a tumor on his neck.

I won't go into my full rant as you've all heard it before but credit crunch has resulted in an unbelievably large number of animals being dumped and abandoned at rescue shelters up and down the country.

Too many get dumped at an animal shelter, where they are more likely to be killed than find a home...

I ended up quitting the biz but I know that this only caused more animals to be dumped off at the local shelter, leaving them to deal with the problems.