Not exact matches
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 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 shelter
in shelters.
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.
Think first of
animals that have been
dumped in shelters because their owners got tired of them, or the new landlord won't accept pets, or the owners moved.
In the
Shelter's defense, there isn't a lot of time allowed for studying backgrounds or indepth temperament studies due to the numbers of discarded, abandoned, and
dumped animals that fill the
shelters.
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.
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.
First because buying from a breeder will now be elevated and emulated with the «pres» as a role model.Second because the concept of taking
in a
shelter animal will now be degraded.Third because more
animals will now be bred by breeders and mills.Fourth because more
animals will, as a result, be
dumped in pounds and KILLED.
I am very sorry to inform people that this» no kill» stuff is a fairy tale.Any tradition
shelter who do NOT turn
animals away, have to make some hard decisions at time
in order to keep the quality of life for their
animals.No kill
shelters turn
animals away.They
dump the responsibility of euthanization on other
shelters.it is nothing more than a way to get more funding because of the fuzzy warm feeling the phrase» no kill» gives people
So the cats who arrive on my doorstep as strays /
dumped cats have, realistically, the following options: (1) if I don't intervene
in their lives, they'll end up as feral cats, with short miserable life expectancies; (2) if I take them to the
animal shelter, there's a better than 50 - 50 chance they'll be euthanized within thirty days; or (3) I can keep them as part of my crew of outdoor cats.
They also know how to spot the red flags of
animal hoarders, abusers, or people who will likely
dump the
animal back
in the
shelter in a few months.
As Greece's financial crisis deteriorates there's been a steady rise
in the number of
animals living
in shelters or
dumped on the streets because their owners can no longer afford to keep them.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker is asking the public for a birthday present — a new
animal shelter to be built
in honor of Patrick, the pit bull
dumped down a high rise apartment building's trash chute and left to starve.
Our mission is to raise awareness of the ever growing plight of homeless
animals in this country, both
in shelters and those
dumped on our streets.
We assist
in transporting
animals to and from veterinary clinics, and help individuals place their unwanted pet who would otherwise be
dumped at an
animal shelter with an uncertain future.
Buying a pet from a breeder should be carefully considered as there are not many regulations governing the breeders here locally which can result
in over-breeding of parent
animals, sick offspring with a myriad of life - long health issues, and an increase
in pets that are
dumped in shelters.
My humans
dumped me
in an
animal shelter because I robbed a kitty of life.
When she became too sick to profitably produce puppies, she was
dumped in an
animal shelter by the puppy mill owner.
Breeders destroy what they can't sell or
dump them
in the
animal shelters to make room for new puppies on the way (weimaraners included).
Most of the time, pets are
dumped in the local
shelter, thrown away to face cold, overcrowded kennels, illness and injury, and for most of the
animals discarded
in California
shelters, eventually death.
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.
May 7, 2013 (Halifax, Nova Scotia)-- April showers, red robins and unwanted litters of kittens being
dumped at
animal shelters are all harbingers of the arrival of spring
in Nova Scotia.
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 (simultane
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 (simultane
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).
Yes, our
animal sheltering system is indeed flawed and
in need of strong and expedient reform, but we must also remember that these facilities are our nation's pet
dumping grounds tasked with «cleaning up» the mess our irresponsible and negligent public has created.
They then
dumped the dog at a
shelter, had it taken away by
animal control or abandoned
in the streets untrained, unsocialized and suddenly surrounded by unfamiliar smells and humans; shoved into a clangy kennel surrounded by an overload of scents from other dogs, barking, howling and slamming kennel doors.
Since
animal shelters and humane societies are prime
dumping grounds for cats with behavior problems,
shelter workers and volunteers have a realistic and practical view about whether declawing keeps cats
in their homes, or creates worse difficulties.
Animal Rescue League of Boston (ARL) Law Enforcement Services is working with police
in Ware, MA, to discover who was responsible for
dumping a blind and deaf senior dog along Route 9, while ARL's
Shelter Veterinary Services are working hard to give this poor girl a second chance at life.
So if you're an under - funded, understaffed, open - admission municipal
shelter overwhelmed with the throngs of unwanted pets your community continually
dumps at your doorstep (as opposed to limited or closed admission
shelters that can pick and choose the
animals they take
in), and you have no additional resources at your disposal, then the odds of being able to implement lifesaving programs isn't favorable.
While mainstream («awful») pet foods are not the best they do serve a purpose
in a society that tosses pets away like trash,
dumps them at
animal shelters and are too lazy to get them spayed and neutered, they are the cheap foods feed the poor
animals that languish by the millions
in shelters all over the country.