Often overlooked (and
euthanized as «unadoptable») are older dogs, most of whom would be perfect for those who do not have the time to housetrain or the energy level necessary for a younger dog.
This leaves many loving and healthy animals in our community that must be
euthanized as the only humane solution to this tragic dilemma.
As animal lovers, I think all of us that read about Spanish Ebola patient Teresa Romero «s dog «Excalibur» being
euthanized as a precaution from exposure to Ebola were disheartened.
As a result, these animals are funnelled to our streets and shelters where they're often
euthanized as a result of no adopters willing to take them on.
Only 10 dogs or so were
euthanized as a result of the parvo outbreak.
She was a mill momma whose litter all died so she was to be
euthanized as she wouldn't be.
He had a gran mal seizure and it was suggested that Sprout be
euthanized as he was expected to live only two weeks.
One dog seized at Bad Newz was
euthanized as too aggressive, but the others, four dozen plus in all, have had different fates.
So many shelters are overcrowded with Pit Bulls and other breeds and unfortunately, many Pit Bulls are
euthanized as a result.
Mixed breed dogs were 1.8 times more likely to be
euthanized as purebred dogs, and the risk of euthanasia increased with age for mixed breeds but not purebreds.
From March 2010 to June 2014, 385 cats (3.4 %) were
euthanized as a healthy feral, but unadoptable, out of the total 11,423 healthy feral cats impounded alive at the shelter.
When a cat was
euthanized as a healthy feral, it was because the location to return the cat was not deemed safe or viable.
Even if cats that entered the shelter healthy are ultimately
euthanized as a result of illness or stress rather than for space, the goal of «no euthanasia of healthy cats» has not been met.
Hybrids that enter shelters are generally
euthanized as unplaceable, and few rescue groups or sanctuaries will take them in.
Many years ago, APA recognized that some of the most highly adoptable animals were being
euthanized as a result of being diagnosed with parvo, being exposed to parvo, or being suspected of having or being exposed to parvo.
IMHA is a serious disease and mortality rates (the percentage of animals who either die or are
euthanized as a consequence of this disease) in the range of 20 - 80 % have been reported.
The bill would mean more shelters moving to have more dogs declared dangerous and more dogs with aggression or behavior issues would simply be
euthanized as «dangerous».
In 2007, she started the island's Cat Café program for feral cats, who till then had been ignored or
euthanized as unadoptable nuisances.
Many will be
euthanized as MAS makes way for more and more animals being surrendered by their owners or picked up from city streets.
The animal you are surrendering may eventually be
euthanized as well.
The Humane Society releases data annually that estimates the number of animals that are
euthanized as well as those that live in homes.
I am saddened to think of how many dogs were wrongfully
euthanized as a result of this discriminatory and arbitrary ban.
Generally, puppies born with this defect are
euthanized as it can be hard to correct in most cases.
Cities and towns all over the United States regularly pick up these cats that are often considered a nuisance and they are
euthanized as a result.
Owners of house - soiling cats frequently abandon or relinquish these pets to shelters where many are
euthanized as unadoptable.
Shelters overflowing with kittens have no room for homeless older cats, who likely will be
euthanized as a result.
It saddens me that many dogs are being
euthanized as I write this because our president did not think these dogs were worthy?
In keeping the dog for quarantine, the dog began to show signs of Rabies and was
euthanized as required by law.
The sad truth is aging animals are frequently the first to be
euthanized as people often search for that perfect puppy or cuddly kitten to take home.
(Almost twice as many dogs and cats are
euthanized as are adopted.)
Reportedly, the Spanish patient's pet dog will be
euthanized as part of the effort to control spread of the infection, although evidence of Ebola transmission via dogs is not clear.
The goal is to
euthanize as few animals as possible, not argue over the best method for destroying them.
We never
euthanize as a method of population control or to make room for new cats.
In the U.S. each year,
we euthanize as many dogs as are born each year.
We work hard to
euthanize as few animals as we can, and we treat all animals in our care as individuals.
Local cat advocates discussed a program with the shelter manager, based on a 2008 Jacksonville, Florida, USA plan (Mitchell, 2008), to alter all healthy feral cats impounded at the shelter, and then return the cats to their place of capture, rather than
euthanize them as healthy but unadoptable.
I know we were all relieved that they decided to quarantine the U.S. Ebola patient Nina Pham's dog Bentley for monitoring instead of
euthanizing him as a precaution, and were happy to hear he is now safe at home.
Does this organization reach out to shelters to reduce
euthanizing as well?
Not exact matches
That's even worse than it sounds: Commonly eaten farm animals are rarely
euthanized, so the presence of those drugs raised the possibility that meat from horses or even dogs and cats from animal shelters had made it into the supply,
as has been known to happen.
Those individuals rendered worthless
as producers and commodities by obsolescence — the old and infirm — are discarded (warehoused or
euthanized) and the nonproductive poor (the homeless, the unemployed, the irresponsible, the incompetent) are viewed
as a threat.
I'd like to suggest that, inter alia, it comes down to Ockham's Triumph: the de facto «establishment» in American public life of the notion that freedom is willfulness, and that willfulness can attach itself to any object, «so long
as no one gets hurt» (which «no one» obviously does not include the aborted unborn and the
euthanized, simply underscoring the confusions of the age).
Out of the Earth ~ Natural Raw Diet for Dogs Many of the commercial dog food companies would have us believe that they actually use human grade meat in the production of their food, when in fact the sources of this «meat» are not even fit for animal consumption.In some areas of North America this list can also include
euthanized companion animals from clinics and shelters, roadkill, zoo animals, livestock which die from disease or disability.The «meat» is purchased from a rendering plant which also receives material from slaughterhouses such
as hair, feathers, hooves and any part of the mammal which is condemned for human consumtion.
Many of the commercial dog food companies would have us believe that they actually use human grade meat in the production of their food, when in fact the sources of this «meat» are not even fit for animal consumption.In some areas of North America this list can also include
euthanized companion animals from clinics and shelters, roadkill, zoo animals, livestock which die from disease or disability.The «meat» is purchased from a rendering plant which also receives material from slaughterhouses such
as hair, feathers, hooves and any part of the mammal which is condemned for human consumtion.
First, find out if they will be
euthanized at that shelter
as there are some that don't and will keep the cat
as long
as it lives.
They might experience loneliness, anger if the pet was
euthanized, frustration that the pet couldn't get better, or guilt about times that they were mean to or didn't care for the pet
as promised.
Even
as this was playing out, sources told the Daily News that veterinarians in Harlem were refusing to
euthanize the deer, and the city was going to have to bring in an undercover cop to finish the job.
I along with millions of Americans are tired of these gays looking to be accepted by the main stream population of this great nation.This same sex marriage, don't ask don't tell and these civil wedding are totally disgraceful.I personally feel that these individuals are nothing more than diseased animals and being such, should be «
Euthanized»
as you would do to any diseased animal.
Sometimes, regardless of the cause, the only real option is to
euthanize the animals —
as was done in May after false killer whales that had washed onto land near Cape Town, South Africa, defied efforts to get them back out to sea.
Dear EarthTalk: Are
as many cats and dogs being
euthanized these days
as back in the 1970s and 1980s when indiscriminate breeding led to explosions in pet populations?
Regardless of whether Landrigan's legal team was simply using the drug shortage
as stalling tactic, their legal maneuvering brings to the fore a contentious dispute over the science (or some would say lack thereof) behind lethal injection executions in the U.S.. For more than two decades, it has been argued that the FDA should be required to certify the safety and effectiveness of drugs used to carry out executions (
as it does for drugs used to
euthanize animals).