Sentences with phrase «from shelter volunteers»

At last week's HHS meeting, Council Member Mike Martinez referenced anonymous statements from shelter volunteers claiming that the staff is overburdened, that health and safety issues are being overlooked, that they'd seen one dog receive chemical burns on the pads of its paws after being returned too quickly to a recently cleaned cage.

According to the vet clinic staff, just about everyone from shelter volunteers to Animal Welfare officers will have a dog they are hoping will make the transports, though everyone is happy for any dog that is selected.

We got him from a shelter I volunteer at when he was six months old and he was great (we had 4 dogs then and they all got along) then we got our youngest male pit mix and the German Shepherd hound turned into a real jerk!

Not exact matches

I've worked full - time at a homeless shelter and now at a refugee center, and BY FAR the largest percentage of volunteers comes from under - 30's.

The staff and volunteers at these shelters are key in aiding the survivors in the crucial transformation from traumatized and broken to vibrant and productive.

He explained: «We quite often hear volunteers talk about them feeling blessed... from their work and a spirit of teamwork and... solidarity that comes from working in... a shelter environment.

Through Yoga Activist's free education and volunteer matching services, it is Michael's hope that trauma survivors everywhere, from homeless shelters to -LSB-...]

I particularly dig the cause aspect; 5 % of all proceeds go to one of the company's non-profit partners (ranging from volunteer firefighters supporting burn victims, to tutoring for academically talented but economically disadvantaged students, to a no kill animal shelter and more.

Henrico, VA About Blog Cat Adoption and Rescue Efforts, is an all volunteer, non-profit 501 (c)(3) organization dedicated to the rehabilitation, care & adoption of cats & kittens rescued from euthanizing animal shelters in the Richmond, VA Frequency about 1 post per week.

Tucson, AZ About Blog SOS Cat Rescue AZ, Inc. is a foster - based, volunteer - run 501 (c)(3), no kill, non-profit animal rescue group based out of Tucson, AZ dedicated to saving orphan kittens and senior cats from shelters across Arizona and giving them a second chance for a «happily ever after» life by matching adoptable kitties to the right homes.

When I took a group of at - risk high - school boys from the inner - city of Chicago to volunteer at a homeless shelter, numerous residents commended the boys, telling them «It's so great to see you all in here helping people instead of being out on the street gang - banging.»

Drawing on detailed field notes from a single night at the shelter, Seider opens the book with a vivid chronological description of what happens between the arrival of the first Harvard volunteer at 6:30 p.m. and the...

Seider writes, «The Harvard students volunteering at the shelter utilize the shelter as a mechanism for identity exploration and as a «shelter» from some of the academic, social, and personal pressures that are a part of the college years and young adulthood.»

Territorio de Zaguates is a privately funded and volunteer - run shelter that sees dog - lovers coming in from all over the world specially to visit and potentially adopt the furkids.

We have also received news that Volunteers from other shelters are using extremely strong and abusive language in their Facebook posts, attacking our volunteers with groundless assumptions aVolunteers from other shelters are using extremely strong and abusive language in their Facebook posts, attacking our volunteers with groundless assumptions avolunteers with groundless assumptions and curses.

However, as the statements these volunteers from other shelters made are highly libelous, we have taken a stand in protecting the integrity of our hardworking and selfless volunteers.

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.

Linda Holland, a volunteer on the board of directors, explains that Street Cats primarily rescues cats from individuals (not shelters) who have found strays in their yards or who have pets they can no longer care for.

Freedomtraintransports.com best describes the process of pet rescue transports: free, volunteer based transportation designed to rescue animals from high - kill shelters and abusive / neglectful situations.

We had such a terrible outbreak of feline respiratory disease last fall that the shelter director had to take 13 sick cats to a volunteer's garage to prevent it from infecting incoming healthy cats.

A shy but lovable Chihuahua, Anya, goes home with a great family that volunteers at the shelter; two ridiculously cute black Lab puppies, Claire and Cassie, ride home with a nice woman from North Augusta; Pancho, a Retriever / Setter mix with a long tongue, gets selected by a young boy from Aiken; Kaia, a Great Pyrenees mix, goes home with a war veteran from North Augusta; Monty, a fluffy and chatty adult Chow mix, is adopted to a family from Warrenville; Dee - Dee, a blonde Lab pup, is adopted by an Aiken woman; Lyndie, a white and brown Bully mix, finds a home with folks from Augusta; a sweet, tan Beagle, Honey, goes home with an Aiken woman and her two children; and another black Lab pup, Levi, is adopted by a woman from Grovetown, GA..

I volunteer at a dog and cat rescue and know that there are people feverishly pulling animals from shelters on their last day and fostering them.

Our shelter dogs live for visits from volunteers, who can help with a variety of tasks, including:

Some of Barkcore's best ideas came directly from imaginative shelter volunteers, such as «PB Trees,» invented by a volunteer, Diane.

Irvin said she wanted to tell commissioners that the program in which volunteer workers help the understaffed animal control department clean the animal shelter near Sanford was in danger of folding because of a lack of cooperation from the department.

I have personally witnessed that it is tricky business when you run, or are part of, an all - volunteer organization that rescues dogs from shelters and from the homes of the public.

Volunteers and / or Foster Homes are not authorized to pull dogs directly from the shelter or accept Owner - Surrender dogs.

Our volunteers are dedicated to rescuing Boston terriers from shelters and individuals and finding them forever homes.

A special thank you to all the wonderful volunteers from the Cleveland Animal Protective League who help us walk / water / feed the Indiana shelter dogs each month along the route to New England!!!

Young and old alike from all walks of life volunteer at animal shelters, manage feral cat colonies, campaign on behalf of cat welfare, solicit funds for local fire departments to purchase pet oxygen masks, and more.

In fact, Aggie Smith, who started as a volunteer and is now the shelter manager and an animal control officer, told one reporter that «we've had 30 dogs adopted from this walk.»

They don't really get enough money from the city to do much, so according to volunteers, the shelter relies on the rescue community to pay for things and provide much - needed supplies.

We had someone adopt a cat from our shelter recently and said they were going to declaw the cat, and according to a volunteer, the staff member with whom they were talking to did not advise against it.

Last weekend Rogers granddaughter was here and at first we were very scared about sugar bears reaction, but as always she surprised us playing with them, running and very lovable with her.which was great for us as we enjoyed seeing them play and run, what a weekend!Yesterday Afternoon one of the volunteers from the shelter came over to see her and she was very happy to all the progress Sugar bear has made in such a short time.She said we were doing the right things with her and that if she would see her walking with me somewhere else she wouldn't recognize her as she has gain weigh and her hair is shinny.

The VRHS Shelter in Marble, NC is supported by DONATIONS of caring citizens, VOLUNTEERS who give their time and by proceeds from our Thrift Store.

Arnold was rescued by Tickled Pink Weimaraner Rescue (TPWR) from a high - kill shelter in New Mexico, where he had been a stray intake without any known prior history; a volunteer from our NM chapter (and not Mr. Garay as he has claimed) pulled Arnold from the shelter.

As an animal lover I call out to others to step up and take action and adopt your next pet from a shelter and volunteer at one whenever you can.

Both shelters and rescues are always seeking assistance from both paid staff and volunteers.

Our Transportation volunteers use their own vehicles to move dogs from the shelters to veterinarians and from there to the foster homes.

He knew he was rescued when one of our volunteers picked him up from the shelter.

With dog obedience training playing an important role in a harmonious relationship with its owner, some shelters have volunteers from programs such as ABC's Student Saving Lives (SSL) program to provide training to homeless dogs before they are adopted.

She adopted both of her dogs from local shelters and volunteers with rescue groups.

Nearly every morning, a small team of volunteers heads to the Aiken County Animal Shelter's play yard and gathers dogs from the kennels so they can exercise together.

Volunteers from United Animal Nations assisted with the temporary shelter, and supplies were provided by PetSmart Charities, which sent its Emergency Relief Waggin» full of wire crates, dog food and bedding.

At the end of the night, volunteers from of Friends of Homeless Animals had a chance to speak to over 150 people about the fate of dogs in rescue as well as those that are in shelters just waiting for their second chance.

Staff and volunteers unload animals that were evacuated from animal shelters in Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma and driven to the Anti-Cruelty Society in Chicago.

In addition to the pups and kittens that need fostering, the shelter has adult dogs that require extra care from volunteers.

Gentle assurance and calm attention from volunteer «Cat Whisperers» can make the transition to shelter life easier, and help animals regain confidence and a sense of trust.

She arrived to rescue from an overcrowded shelter and quickly became a volunteer favorite.

The shelters in my area, the two I've volunteered with or adopted from and the only two that are located in what I would call «my area», actually hover around about 20 - 30 % of these breeds in their population.