Sentences with phrase «efforts by animal shelters»

Despite best efforts by animal shelters in the USA, it is estimated 3 to 4 million unwanted pets are euthanized every year.

Despite best efforts by animal shelters in the USA, it is estimated between 3 to 4 million unwanted pets are euthanized every year.

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As part of their efforts to assist animals impacted by Hurricane Irma, the ASPCA is providing Miami - Dade Animal Services with sheltering assistance and helped facilitate the transport of hundreds of displaced homeless animals from Miami area shelters to the West Coast.

Identifying Future Trends Due to campaigns by local governments advising citizens to take all animal - safety precautions and efforts by shelters to prevent the return of adopted pets into the system, public conscientiousness is driving the demand for innovative identification options.

You can join the effort to change this staggering statistic by sharing photos of shelter animals via social media.

If you would like to assist the Friends of the Haywood County Animal Shelter, a 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, in this effort with donations or by volunteering please visit www.hcasfriends.org, our Facebook page, or mail at PO Box 42 Waynesville, NC 28786.

Mass Vet was proud to support the efforts of the Northeast Animal Shelter by donating 110 stockings full of dog and cat treats & goodies for their «Pictures with Santa» fund raising drive in December 2010.

The rescue effort was made possible by a partnership between the Humane Society of the United States, the Cleveland Animal Protective League and the Horry County Animal Shelter.

It is heartening to hear, though, that more communities are getting the idea that no - kill can't be achieved by a shelter alone and that more and more shelters are making the effort to forge links with their communities to end animal homelessness together.

Huffman — who adopted her own pooch, Tucker, from a shelter — is heading up an effort to find homes for one million orphaned animals by the new year.

The Tortorella Foundation supports many efforts by underwriting unique programs that promote adoptions, emergency care for abused or abandoned animals, rescue and transport from high - kill shelters and the construction of animal housing and play yards to assist rescues caring for homeless dogs and cats.

Animal transport: Assist our adoption efforts by transporting chickens to our Flock Partner shelters.

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.

The Clear the Shelters effort, part of a national initiative spearheaded by the NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations division of NBCUniversal, pairs local television stations with animal shelters across the country to find new homes for homeless pets.

These usually are sponsored by animal shelters and veterinarians as part of their ongoing effort to control the local pet population.

Founded by Oakland Animal Services volunteers in December 2005, FOAS was created to support the municipal shelter's efforts to better care for thousands of animals each year in the face of Oakland's ongoing budgetary challenges.

The Chihuahua airlift is part of an ongoing effort by California animal control and welfare agencies to find homes for these unwanted animals that now outnumber pit bulls in shelters.

The animals were brought to San Diego from shelters near areas devastated by both hurricanes in an effort to rescue them.

Organizers are encouraging individuals to log - on and participate in the GiveLitter ™ campaign that reflects an ongoing commitment by World's Best Cat Litter ™ to support the efforts of animal shelters who find homes for neglected, abused and lost animals.

Then celebrate their efforts by adopting from your local animal shelter.

April 26, 2017 Maddie's Fund ®, a national family foundation established by Dave and Cheryl Duffield to revolutionize the status and well - being of companion animals, has surprised 15 animal welfare leaders with Maddie Hero Awards for their incredible efforts in furthering the no - kill nation mission through shelter medicine, community lifesaving and big picture thinking.

Wegner discusses his Kids Against Animal Cruelty (KAAC) activity in helping gain support for Virginia Democratic Congressman Jim Moran's efforts to ban the gassing of animals by shelters in all 50 states.

The Delaware effort, which combines animal control done by a state office with animal sheltering done by the Brandywine Valley SPCA, is saving over 90 %.

The Heart of America Humane Society is an organization coordinated and managed entirely by volunteers who, outside of their regular jobs, contribute effort to see that shelter animals are responsibly placed into new homes.

To encourage this support, the Petco Foundation will match all amounts received by the Denham Animal Shelter during this time up to at least $ 50,000 in support of the flood recovery and rebuild efforts.

You can aid the effort to help companion animals in shelters across the country discover that there's no place like home for the holidays by taking a moment to share a photo of an adoptable dog or cat on social media.

Progressive programs in shelter medicine like the University of Florida's online master's degree and innovative leaders like Dr. Brittany Watson at the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine (BOX 1) are expanding the reach and redefining the meaning of shelter medicine by bringing students into communities to provide medical care and education to at - risk animals and their owners in an effort to further increase companion animal health and decrease relinquishment.

Through collaborative efforts by Warrensburg Animal Control, Warrensburg Police Department, Warrensburg Parks & Recreation, and shelter staff, these dogs were rescued, and brought to WAS for treatment and care.

Last but not least, you, the Aiken community, who year after year have supported our efforts with enthusiasm and generosity, who have adopted your pets from the thousands of deserving animals who end up in the Shelter through no fault of their own, and who are working to end the excessive population of homeless animals by spaying and neutering your animals — you have designated the Shelter as your community shelter, and we could not be pShelter through no fault of their own, and who are working to end the excessive population of homeless animals by spaying and neutering your animals — you have designated the Shelter as your community shelter, and we could not be pShelter as your community shelter, and we could not be pshelter, and we could not be prouder.

One easy way to aid the effort to lower this staggering statistic is by sharing photos of shelter animals on social media.

But animal advocates agree that the decrease in euthanasia has been dramatic, driven mostly by successful spay - neuter programs and, more recently, by savvy adoption campaigns, greater efforts to reunite lost pets with owners and the proliferation of advocacy groups both small and large that have swept in to help municipal shelters, often poorly funded and sluggish.

These kisses are part of the #LickMyFace campaign started by Target Zero, a non-profit organization that travels the United States in an effort to make all animal shelters «No - Kill».

Last but not least, you, the Aiken community, who have supported our efforts with enthusiasm and generosity, adopted your pets from the thousands of deserving animals who end up in the Shelter, and who are working to end the excessive population of homeless animals by spaying and neutering your animals — you have designated the Shelter as your community shelter, and we could not be pShelter, and who are working to end the excessive population of homeless animals by spaying and neutering your animals — you have designated the Shelter as your community shelter, and we could not be pShelter as your community shelter, and we could not be pshelter, and we could not be prouder.

«Best Friends is determined to lead the nation to no - kill by 2025 by ending the killing of dogs and cats in our nation's shelters, and these new findings will support these efforts,» said Gregory Castle, co-founder and CEO, Best Friends Animal Society.

And although you are relieved that a record number of shelter animals were saved last year (almost 3000) thanks to the combined efforts of FOTAS, the County and the community, you are profoundly saddened that another 1900 had to be euthanized, either because they were irreparably damaged emotionally and / or physically by the cruelty or neglect of other humans or because we just couldn't find them homes fast enough.

Love Amplified Award presented by Petco to NBCUniversal Owned Television Stations for Clear the Shelters: In recognition of NBC and Telemundo owned stations marketing and community outreach efforts, in partnership with hundreds of animal shelters across the U.S. and in Puerto Rico, the stations» «Clear the Shelters» pet adoption campaign was inspired by a local pet adoption effort spearheaded by NBC 5 (KXAS) and Telemundo 39 (KXTX) in Dallas - Forth Worth, Texas and expanded nationally in 2015, resulting in more than 70,000 pet adoptions.

As part of the ASPCA ® Miami - Dade Community Partnership, Miami - Dade County Animal Services, the Humane Society of Greater Miami and The Cat Network, Inc. received a grant funding to participate in the 2015 ASPCA ® Mega Match - a-thon event, presented by Subaru, as part of large - scale adoption events held simultaneously nationwide in an effort to save more lives of shelter animals.

The efforts by NBC Owned Television Stations and Telemundo Stations Group to connect pets across the country with forever families are deeply appreciated by the shelters involved and animal lovers alike.

Because of my efforts to expose the killing by PETA, the embrace of abusive shelters by HSUS, and the ASPCA sending needy animals to the pound to be killed, defenders of these groups have maligned me.

The efforts of NBC Owned Television Stations and Telemundo Stations Group to connect pets across the country with forever families are deeply appreciated by the shelters involved and animal lovers alike.

PETA also fights reform efforts nationwide, including legislation introduced by animal lovers in several states mandating simple, common sense procedures which would protect shelter animals: such as requiring shelters to provide prompt and necessary veterinary care rather than allow animals to suffer, to work with qualified non-profit rescue organizations rather than killing animals who have a place to go, and to end convenience killing for savable animals when there are empty kennels or cages.

In an effort to assist the counties of Sonoma, Napa, Solano and Mendocino with ongoing fires, the Santa Cruz County Animal Shelter (SCCAS) will be accepting animals from displaced residents and animal shelters affected by the disAnimal Shelter (SCCAS) will be accepting animals from displaced residents and animal shelters affected by the disanimal shelters affected by the disaster.

When Veal began volunteering there, she was impressed by the efforts staff make to adopt out the animals brought in by animal control, and she says the shelter rarely has to euthanize animals for space.

Pet limit laws unreasonably restrict responsible, civic minded citizens from supporting and participating in shelter animal rescue efforts by fostering animals for animal rescue organizations or shelters.

From helping animals displaced by Hurricane Sandy to leading efforts to establish community cat programs and high - quality, high - volume spay / neuter clinics, Dr. Sarah Kirk is an animal welfare and shelter medicine leader, and has worked her entire career as a shelter veterinarian, consultant, and emergency responder, most recently as the Medical Director of the ASPCA Field Investigation and Response emergency team.

Due to efforts by AnimalSave and other local animal welfare groups over the years, the euthanasia rate at the local shelter has dropped from 70 percent to 2 percent.

From helping animals displaced by Hurricane Sandy to leading efforts to establish community cat programs and high - quality, high - volume spay / neuter clinics, Dr. Sarah Kirk is an animal welfare and shelter medicine leader.

ACPB's efforts center on improving positive outcomes in L.A. city animal shelters by providing support and programming, rescue and adoption, community education and support to increase owner retention, and offering targeted spay / neuter programs.

We are committed to decreasing the number of animals euthanized annually in city and county shelters by focusing our efforts on rescue, adoption, medical services, education, and training.

As a non-profit Foundation the focus of our efforts will be to provide financial assistance to organizations that are working to help animals affected by this disaster, to help them support people struggling to provide shelter, care and food for their animals, and to assist local rescues and shelters with the huge influx of homeless pets.