Together, we're doing what no one else thought was possible: we're reducing
euthanasia numbers in Indiana's shelters!
In 2013, the Fairfax County Animal Shelter (FCAS) in Fairfax, Va., more than doubled its rate of dog adoptions, and cut
euthanasia numbers in half.
Together, we've made tremendous strides in reducing
euthanasia numbers in the U.S., but 2.4 million healthy and adoptable animals are still euthanized annually.
Not exact matches
In this important work, Duddington takes consideration of a
number of key ethical issues that face our contemporary policy and law - makers, including marriage, abortion,
euthanasia, reproductive science, and religious conscience and freedoms.
It follows from this that to support the rightfulness of
euthanasia with a
number of essentially different arguments is to put oneself
in the wrong from the outset by admitting indirectly that no single absolutely cogent argument exists.
Last year, Boris Johnson called for a «Dignitas - style
euthanasia» plan to reduce the
number of those sitting
in the House of Lords and claimed the 790 - strong body was «out of control».
Why is spay neuter the «first strike»
in reducing the
number of
euthanasias, abandonments and incidents of animal neglect?
Previously, treatable animals were at risk of
euthanasia in shelters due to sheer
numbers and limited resources.
It's transitioned from a limited - admission shelter to an open one, quintupled the
number of animals
in its system and reached the epic milestone of zero
euthanasia for healthy animals five years ahead of schedule.
The Mayor's Alliance for NYC's Animals also states the shelter intake and
euthanasia are down and the
number of animals being placed
in forever homes
in the New York City is up dramatically.
Through community outreach, volunteering at clinics, and financial support of vaccine and sterilization clinics, Fixin'to Save helps diminish the
numbers of unwanted litters to reduce animal
euthanasia in Dallas.
Our goal is to assist these organizations
in their mission to: * Increase the
number of animals spayed / neutered * Increase the adoption rate of homeless animals * Decrease the
euthanasia rate at local animal shelters
Over the past year, the County and FOTAS, with the help of the community, has made great strides
in saving more animals and reducing the
euthanasia rate, but until rampant overpopulation is checked and the horrifying intake
numbers come down (a 10 - year proposition under the best of circumstances, according to most experts), our goal of never having to euthanize another adoptable animal is out of reach.
Behavioral issues are the leading cause of relinquishment of pets to local shelters and also the
number one reason for
euthanasia of pets
in the United States.
There are the surplus animals
in shelters struggling with high intake
numbers and
euthanasia.
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.
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 invaluable information gathered
in this report provides the foundation for all stakeholders to move forward working together to reduce the
number of homeless and stray pets and, ultimately, end the need for
euthanasia as a means of population control.
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.
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.
· Labeling of all prescription medication dispensed to animal owners be labeled
in accordance with state and federal law · Requiring all animal shelters operating and providing veterinary services
in South Carolina be subjected to the regulation of the South Carolina Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners · Veterinarians providing veterinary services
in animal shelters prepare written or electronic records concerning the animals
in their respective care and maintain these for a minimum of three years · Animal shelters prepare and maintain records documenting the
number of animals admitted to the facility and the method by which those animals exit the facility, whether by adoption, fostering, natural death,
euthanasia, transfer to another state, or other means of discharge · Establishes a study committee for animal care and welfare issues
in South Carolina · A mobile practice affiliated with, operated by, or supported by a public or private nonprofit animal shelter is prohibited from operating within eyesight of the nearest privately owned veterinarian practice.
LifeLine's lifesaving efforts have reduced the
euthanasia rate
in Metro Atlanta to unprecedented
numbers.
During this time there has been a significant decrease
in the annual
euthanasia rates
in a
number of partnering communities.
Wayside Waifs treats every animal's life as precious and will not resort to
euthanasia to control the
number of pets
in our shelter.
One of the most effective ways to reduce
euthanasia in our community is to reduce the
number of homeless pets.
Your state has pledged to help put a dent
in the staggering dog and cat
euthanasia numbers by releasing a one - of - a-kind license plate.
Over the past three years, this coordinated effort has resulted
in a 27 percent increase
in the
number of spay / neuter surgeries performed; which
in turn has resulted
in a 39 percent decrease
in shelter intake and
euthanasia rates have plummeted by 79 percent.
Join us May 14 - 17
in Kansas City and hear Wyman present «Serve where you save: Community - driven programming that saves lives» and Dennison present «Sprinkling cats and dogs: Our progress
in lowering
euthanasia numbers — and what it means for our industry's future.»
Even with the increasing
number of animals we take
in Circle of Friends Humane Society has managed to still have a less than 1 %
Euthanasia rate and a 91 % Adoption Claim and Transfer rate.
As the St. Louis Metropolitan area has a serious pet overpopulation problem,
in which over 20,000 adoptable pets are euthanized annually, it is our goal to reduce this
number dramatically, or eliminate
euthanasia entirely as a solution to the problem.
AHS had recently launched a
number of programs and initiatives that helped to keep pets
in homes and prevent unwanted litters, contributing to a 57 percent decrease
in their intake and an 84 percent decrease
in their
euthanasia rate — which allowed them to now focus on rescuing pets who desperately needed fostering.
The
number one killer of companion animals is
euthanasia in animal shelters.
Vision Statement - Prairie Pooches Rescue's vision is that the pet population will meet a
number where
euthanasia in no longer needed and all pets will live
in loving forever homes.
She's tracking
euthanasia data from the city's Department of Animal Care and Control to monitor progress towards the goal and has seen death
numbers decline from 41,000 to 36,000
in the last year alone.
Sterilization of animals decreases not only the
number of homeless and feral animals born each year, but it also decreases unwanted behaviors
in animals, including roaming and aggression, which often lead to the surrender and
euthanasia of animals.
Once registered, you're now part of the effort to drastically reduce the
number of homeless pets and the rate of
euthanasia for those unlucky enough to remain too long
in a shelter.
Rogers was often accused by various members of the local animal welfare community of deliberately taking
in fewer stray animals
in order to lower the
euthanasia numbers.
Spay Today was founded
in May of 2006 to help decrease the large
numbers of
euthanasia in Pitt and surrounding counties due to pet overpopulation
in our shelters.
An overwhelming
number of dogs
in Connecticut municipal pounds are Pit Bulls and Pit Mixes, making these dogs at high risk for
euthanasia.
TNR is evidence - based and is the most efficient and humane way to decrease feral cat
numbers and stop the mass
euthanasia of these cats
in shelters.
It continues: «We are cognizant of the fact that, unlike the SF / SPCA, a
number of animal welfare agencies do not have the resources to address behavioral problems
in shelter cats and the cat - owning public, thus making
euthanasia an unavoidable option.»
Less than a year after the program began, Louisville Metro Animal Services has tripled their total
number of fosters, sent dogs on over 350 day - outings and cut behavioral
euthanasia in half.
All of Iowa Humane Alliance's programs are aimed at reducing the
number of animals going into shelters
in the state of Iowa and ending
euthanasia as a way of controlling the population of the animals we love.
I am impressed with your
euthanasia numbers and the fact that you don't let politics get
in the way of saving lives.
In dogs, a sale is NOT final and we would go a long way in lessening the rescue of purebred dogs from shelters and the horrific euthanasia numbers if people would be responsible for the animals they produc
In dogs, a sale is NOT final and we would go a long way
in lessening the rescue of purebred dogs from shelters and the horrific euthanasia numbers if people would be responsible for the animals they produc
in lessening the rescue of purebred dogs from shelters and the horrific
euthanasia numbers if people would be responsible for the animals they produce.
Since the
number one reason for dog deaths
in the U.S. is relinquishment and
euthanasia for behavior problems, pet parents should take AVSAB's findings to heart.
Dr. Pizano believes that spay / neuter of this group of cats is the
number one priority
in decreasing
euthanasia rates.
National
euthanasia statistics are difficult to pinpoint because animal care and control agencies are not uniformly required to keep statistics on the
number of animals taken
in, adopted, euthanized or...
They neglect to note that a large
number of these animals are either surrendered by their owners for
euthanasia because they are old and sick, seriously injured, or dangerously aggressive; that many of the dogs euthanized are unidentified, unclaimed strays that are too old, sick, injured or aggressive to be placed
in new homes; and many of the cats euthanized are feral animals that were never owned but were trapped and impounded because they have become nuisances.
The
euthanasia rate is calculated by dividing the
number of cats euthanized by total live intake, less owner requested
euthanasia, and dead on arrival,
in accordance with Maddie's Fund / Asilomar reporting requirements (Maddie's Fund, 2011).