The findings are important because upper respiratory infection (URI) decreases the likelihood of a cat being successfully adopted, and is a leading cause of illness and
euthanasia in shelter cat populations.
Not exact matches
He founded the Found Animals Foundation and this is our big international outreach project, and we're hoping that we'll have a substantial impact on
cat overpopulation and
euthanasia in shelters.
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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.
Petaluma Pet Pals rescues dogs, puppies,
cats and kittens at risk of
euthanasia at high kill
shelters in the Bay Area and beyond.
As such, many veterinarians oppose a declawing ban, since declawing sometimes saves
cats from ending up
in shelters, or worse,
euthanasia.
In fact, behavior problems probably account for more deaths (due to
euthanasia or abandonment at pounds and
shelters) among dogs and
cats than any other cause...
The core strategy of the campaign focuses on five key initiatives that offer every
shelter,
in every community, practical choices to reduce
euthanasia and to increase live outcomes for
shelter cats.
The organization recently celebrated its 6400th adoption and is focused on saving dogs and
cats facing immediate
euthanasia in the
shelter environment.
Upper respiratory tract infection (URI) propagates readily within
cats in shelters and often results
in euthanasia of affected
cats.
We re-home
cats who are at risk of
euthanasia in shelters or whose guardians can no longer care for them.
Monterose says relocating animals from overcrowded
shelters to those where adoption demand is high saves those pets from
euthanasia and allows new dogs and
cats in need of loving homes to be accepted at the freed - up facilities.
While the MPP focuses on both
cats and dogs, the issue of lost pets is particularly relevant to
cats, given their low reclaim rates
in shelters; high
euthanasia rates; decreased likelihood of having collars, tags or microchips; and propensity to hide when frightened.
Prediction of adoption versus
euthanasia among dogs and
cats in a California animal
shelter.
Felines & Canines Rescue Center is dedicated to ending the
euthanasia of adoptable dogs and
cats in Northern Alabama by providing a safe, loving, no - kill animal
shelter that focuses on the transportation of excess animals to fellow no - kill rescue partners
in Illinois and surrounding Northern states.
Finally, the intervention itself was designed and implemented
in a much broader and comprehensive way beyond just spay / neuter to prevent intake by seeking numerous paths to engage pet owners and reduce
shelter intake of
cats and Pit Bull type dogs (who are at high risk for longer
shelter stays and
euthanasia compared to other dogs).
We've talked about this before — how using
shelter intake and
euthanasia numbers to gauge the effectiveness of a trap - neuter - return (TNR) program is off the mark because it doesn't detail trends
in the population of
cats outside.
What's your secret weapon
in saving as many
cats as possible from a
shelter's
euthanasia list?
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In a
shelter system, that leaves the
cats open to a higher rate of
euthanasia.
It effectively and humanely manages the community
cat population, reduces
shelter intake and «
euthanasia» numbers, and reduces calls to animal control agencies so they can focus on life - saving work such as adoptions, which also saves taxpayer dollars
in the process.
The issue of eliminating the use of
euthanasia for unadopted dogs
in Los Angeles city
shelters has been a hot issue since 2003, when the city put down 30,000 animals (dogs,
cats, rabbits, horses and others).
Dr. Julie Levy, Director of Maddie's ®
Shelter Medicine Program at the University of Florida, and Shaye Olmstead, Executive Director of Operation Catnip, gave a presentation at Face - to - Face with Feral Freedom
in Jacksonville, FL, demonstrating how a tiny staff, a giant volunteer pool and a relentless will to save
cats can end
euthanasia as a way to manage populations, even
in the most challenging communities.
When many of us hear about
cat overpopulation, we picture an overabundance of
cats in animal
shelters and not enough families to adopt them — a situation that can have tragic consequences, including the risk of
euthanasia.
The organization has also been teaching the community how TNR for community
cats is good public policy, as it effectively and humanely manages the community
cat population, reduces
shelter intake and «
euthanasia» numbers, and reduces calls to animal control agencies, saving taxpayer dollars
in the process.
Using the word «
euthanasia» masks what really happens to healthy
cats in pounds and
shelters — they are killed.
It is currently a significant factor
in the
euthanasia of almost 60 % of
cats and more than 30 % of dogs
in animal
shelters across Canada every year (see Canadian Animal
Shelter Statistics, Humane Canada).
The SNiP mission is to prevent the suffering and death of dogs and
cats due to overpopulation and preventable diseases, to eliminate the need for
euthanasia in our community's animal
shelters, to reduce the number of homeless animals, and to educate the public about the importance of spay / neuter.
In addition to her impact teaching students all over the U.S. as well as globally, some of her notable achievements include groundbreaking work with community cats in the early 90s through Operation CatNip; advancing the field and credibility of shelter medicine through disease prevention, outbreak response and prioritizing lifesaving over euthanasia; and more recent projects like the Million Cat Challeng
In addition to her impact teaching students all over the U.S. as well as globally, some of her notable achievements include groundbreaking work with community
cats in the early 90s through Operation CatNip; advancing the field and credibility of shelter medicine through disease prevention, outbreak response and prioritizing lifesaving over euthanasia; and more recent projects like the Million Cat Challeng
in the early 90s through Operation CatNip; advancing the field and credibility of
shelter medicine through disease prevention, outbreak response and prioritizing lifesaving over
euthanasia; and more recent projects like the Million
Cat Challenge.
The first report of its kind,
Cats in Canada investigated this overwhelming situation of
cat overpopulation and presented data regarding the extent of homelessness, overburdened animal
shelters and
euthanasia.
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.
By neutering and returning these
shelter cats to their neighborhoods,
cat euthanasia plummeted to 13 percent
in 2012, making Alachua County the safest place to be a
cat in Florida.
«By reaching a subset of the population uncertain about where they'll obtain their next dog or
cat and convincing them that an animal
shelter is the best source, we can end the
euthanasia of homeless dogs and
cats in this country,» said Wayne Pacelle, President and CEO of the Humane Society of the United States.
For example, the Sonoma Humane Society and Wine Country Animal Lovers took
in animals from a
shelter in neighboring Lake County, where
cats and dogs had been at risk of
euthanasia, to make room for fire evacuees.
Over four years, the
shelter's program garnered decreases
in cat intakes (from 70 % to 23 %),
cat and kitten impounds (by 29.1 %) and
euthanasia for Upper Respiratory Disease (by 99 %)(Johnson and Cicirelli, 2014).
TNR lowers the intake and
euthanasia rates
in shelters and creates better, less hostile environments for feral
cats.
As detailed below, the city of Berkeley and San Diego County have reduced the
euthanasia rates for all
cats brought to their
shelters by about 50 % since free spay / neuter clinics for ferals have started
in those areas.
This is especially important for
cats vaccinated against FIV since a positive test
in an animal
shelter may result
in euthanasia.
Many communities are seeing dramatic drops
in cat intake and
euthanasia at their local
shelters as a result of TNR and other spay / neuter programs.
Our mission is to rescue adult
cats from
euthanasia in local
shelters, find them loving, permanent homes, and to end the use of
cats in medical experimentation and classroom dissection.
AnimalKind has a variety of opportunities for individuals, businesses, or companies to become engage
in ending the unnecessary
euthanasia of adoptable
cats and dogs
in NC
shelter.
AnimalKind is honored at your willingness to give your financial resources and uses the contributions
in the most effective ways possible to end the unnecessary
euthanasia of
cats and dogs
in North Carolina
shelters.
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In response to the need for extensive, low - cost veterinary care for dogs and
cats scheduled for
euthanasia at open door
shelters, NURDs founded the HEAL program.
When its leaders started working together on the new programs
in 2001 -» 02, the
shelter's
euthanasia rates were about 32 percent for dogs and 57 percent for
cats.
When I think of companion animals, I think of reducing
euthanasia and addressing this terrible tragedy of 3 and a half or 4 million dogs and
cats killed
in shelters, but then also look at the industries that are exploiting dogs.
Your contribution will support the spay / neuter of
cats and the education of our community about the
euthanasia of healthy, homeless
cats and dogs
in shelters in the Cincinnati area.
They are responsible for the majority of kittens born
in this country and, unfortunately, many of the kittens from these litters as well as adult feral and stray
cats eventually end up
in shelters where they're at high risk for
euthanasia.
The new law makes sodium pentobarbital injection, also known as
euthanasia by injection (EBI), the state's only approved method of
euthanasia for dogs and
cats in shelters.
The National Animal Control Association (NACA) issued the following policy statement
in September, 2010: «NACA considers lethal injection of sodium pentobarbital, administered by competent, trained personnel, to be the only method of choice utilized for humane
euthanasia of animal
shelter dogs and
cats.»
The Association of
Shelter Veterinarians envisions that these guidelines will be used by the profession to maintain consistent veterinary medical care
in all settings where spay - neuter services are provided and to promote these services as a means of reducing
sheltering and
euthanasia of
cats and dogs.