Sentences with phrase «fight against the shelter»

Holden led the fight against the shelter and won.

Not exact matches

These men and women have fought for the abolition of slavery (Wilberforce), established orphanages for abandoned children (Mueller), advanced civil rights for racial minorities (King), fought against HIV / AIDS (Koop), provided human touch, restored dignity, and shelter for the poor (Mother Teresa), created places of belonging and contribution for people with disabilities and special needs (Tada), and fought against the sex trade and human trafficking (Caine).

Assemblyman Dan Losquadro doesn't want to see Southold and Shelter Island towns removed from his Assembly district and he's taking the fight against North Fork redistricting to a public hearing next week.

In his fight against the homelessness crisis, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio announced a plan to add 300 beds in shelters for older teenagers, a group advocates say is underserved, with 100 new beds a year over the next three years.

What keeps the movie from becoming nihilistic are its moments of kindness: Logan caring for an ill Xavier, a family standing up to shelter their guests from the authorities, Laura and her young mutant peers fighting back against their abusers and working together to turn a comic book fantasy into a real community.

In the six months that passed from the Vick fight bust to the start of Uba's new foster life, shelter volunteers said he sat pressed against the chain link of his kennel in Virginia, a small cement space that was routinely hosed down while he sat inside it.

One thing you can do to really help dogs in shelters is to step up and join the fight against puppy mills.

Yes, animal shelters and rescue groups can fight back against Facebook's latest squeeze on how many of your followers can see your posts — and it won't cost a penny.

Organizations doing amazing work, that desperately need our help to continue with rescues, adoptions, building proper shelter facilities, getting proper medical care, low cost spay and neuter programs, helping to teach children kindness and compassion through animals, and advocacy programs such as fighting against cruelty and working to fight against breed discrimination.

While she gets some things wrong (starting with the title that these approaches are «new» rather than something she ignored and fought against for well over a decade), the video was a breath of fresh air and an important contribution to the movement because of who she was and is, a key barometer of things to come, and one more nail in the coffin of the «catch and kill» paradigm of animal sheltering she used to epitomize.

Vaccination is an integral part of total tick control and VANGUARD ® crLyme gives you a new tool in your shelter's fight against Lyme disease5.

Support the Montreal SPCA's fight against an unfair law making it illegal for shelters to adopt out pit bull - type dogs.

The fight against pet homelessness is gaining strength, according to the third PetSmart Charities U.S. Shelter Pet Report.

One celebrity leading the fight for animal rights in the public sphere is comedian Ricky Gervais, who has done everything from promoting the adoption of shelter animals, speaking out against people who leave dogs trapped in hot cars, donating money from his tour to animals, shaming trophy hunters and those who wear fur, and even rescuing a baby squirrel!

Pet Project Rescue believes that spay / neuter initiatives are essential in the fight against pet homelessness and the number of unwanted animals dying in shelters.

There is a lot of money stacked against the dogs, and those with interests in puppy mills and those who want to perpetuate the ban on county wide sheltering are prepared to fight.

Aside from dog - fighting, breed specific legislation (BSL) is a major contributor to discrimination against pit bulls and to their sad fate in shelters across the nation (their euthanasia is extremely high, hovering at a staggering 93 percent).

Their national initiatives are focused on keeping community cats safe and out of shelters with trap / neuter / return, battling commercial breeding operations, and fighting discrimination against pit bull terriers.

Fight against the merciless monster hordes that unleash their wrath against your shelter every night.