Sentences with phrase «from sheltered industries»

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The industry is made up of companies and organizations that are in the business of selling or supplying everything from shelter to medical relief after a natural or manmade disaster, from a tornado to an act of terrorism.

«Hotels are moving away from just providing food and shelter for the night to becoming social hubs,» says Jan Freitag, senior vice president at hotel industry analyst STR Global.

Working for a growing industry — like education — shelters you from some of the worst symptoms of economic downturn.

You can support this trend by helping raise awareness of the benefits of shelter adoptions, while deterring people from buying a puppy from the for - profit breeder industry.

According to the Pet Food Industries Council, 24 percent of dogs are now acquired from shelters, compared to 17 percent a few years ago.

The simple answer to avoid supporting in any way the cruelties within the puppy industry is to adopt one from a rescue shelter.

By adopting a puppy from a shelter, you make a small step against the notorious underground breeding industry.

Seeing as many cities have taken measures to ban the sale of mill dogs — and even helped get rescued dogs from shelters into pet shops instead — there is no reason for this industry to continue.

In the book, Kavin investigates everything from hobby breeders to shelters to the billion - dollar pure - breed industry the she says fuels the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show.

The latest took place in September and featured three days of presentations from industry leaders, focused on practical management, shelter medicine, animal management, and animal training and rehabilitation.

After countless hours of meetings, town halls, research, touring other animal shelters, soliciting advice from industry experts, crunching numbers and receiving feedback from hundreds of community members, the Board of Directors voted unanimously for the organization to become a no - kill shelter.

«We don't want dogs produced by accident to be the only dogs of the future» - exactly why pet owners should spay and neuter, because more and more people are becoming aware of the problem of homeless animals and are adopting from shelters rather than contributing to an industry that is part of the problem.

Help end this cruel industry by choosing to adopt from a shelter or rescue, and only shop for pet supplies at pet stores that work with rescues instead of puppy mills.

The advisory committee shall consist of: 1 member from a humane society, animal rescue or sheltering organization; 1 animal control officer or representative of an association organized in the commonwealth for animal control officers; 1 veterinarian or member of a veterinary medical association organized in the commonwealth; 1 member of the general public with an interest in the well being of domestic animals and 1 representative of a national pet industry trade association, all of whom shall be appointed by the governor.

MONTREAL — HSI Canada and the Montreal SPCA applaud a decision by the City of Toronto to counter the cruel puppy and kitten mill industries by prohibiting the sale of commercially bred dogs and cats in pet stores, as more than 500 seriously neglected dogs recover in an emergency shelter following their historic rescue from a large scale commercial breeding operation.

He has been involved with all aspects of the pet industry from working at an animal shelter, veterinary hospitals and even pet product retail.

«The Washington Post's report on shelters and rescues buying dogs from auctions and characterizing them as «rescues» is disturbing but unfortunately not surprising,» said Pet Industry Joint Advisory Council (PIJAC) President Mike Bober.

Bidders affiliated with 86 rescue and advocacy groups and shelters throughout the United States and Canada have spent $ 2.68 million buying 5,761 dogs and puppies from breeders since 2009 at the nation's two government - regulated dog auctions, both in Missouri, according to invoices, checks and other documents The Washington Post obtained from an industry insider.

For another, while it's often denied by the industry, there are verbal and written testimonies to the fact that some pet foods may contain cat and dog meat from animal shelters.

Petaluma, CA — North Bay Canine Rescue — Dedicated to rescuing dogs from crisis situations, some of which include euthanasia by animal shelters, neglect and other forms of abuse, or «free to a good home» ads, which result in dogs being bounced from one home to another, or being acquired by animal brokers («bunchers») and sold to research laboratories where they are used for testing, then discarded («cruelty industries»).

Bidders affiliated with 86 rescue and advocacy groups and shelters throughout the United States and Canada have spent $ 2.68 million buying 5,761 dogs and puppies from breeders since 2009 at the nation's two government - regulated dog auctions, both in Missouri, according to invoices, checks and other documents The Post obtained from an industry insider.

If you are thinking of welcoming a new furry companion into your life but don't want to support the puppy mill industry, there is no better option than to adopt a dog from a shelter!

Shelter Animals Count The Asilomar Accords — In August of 2004, a group of animal welfare industry leaders from across the nation convened at Asilomar in Pacific Grove, California, for the purpose of building bridges across varying philosophies, developing relationships and creating goals focused on significantly reducing the euthanasia of healthy and treatable companion animals in the United States.

If the dog has come from a pet store (generally not a good idea due to the fact that pet stores often support the puppy mill industry), animal shelter, or another place where he has been confined for long periods of time, he might soil his crate.

There are millions of healthy, adoptable animals waiting for homes in shelters and the pet store industry not only prevents these needy animals from finding a forever home, but also perpetuates the idea that dogs and cats can be bought and sold like inanimate objects.

About 200 members of the association representing dozens of trade industries already have raised $ 1,500 this summer for the shelter and have offers from members to donate their time, materials and expertise.

The practical lesson that I draw from all this is that it is a mistake for No Kill advocates to see the traditional shelter industry as the enemy, and it is an inaccurate view of history to see No Kill advocates as white knights who had to fight and defeat an industry full of lazy, incompetent people who liked to kill animals.

«Selecting someone with a recognizable name in the industry, like Jackson Galaxy, has broad appeal and his focus on saving pets from shelters is in line with our own philosophies,» she says.

Most of our industry members, from the largest supplier to the smallest retailer, have some program encouraging pet adoptions, pet ownership or shelter support.

I believe that as more and more shelters move away from cage - and - kill and toward the beacon of lifesaving, no - kill will one day become a commonplace industry practice, making the need to use the term as a qualifier obsolete.

Praised for its fun, addicting gameplay, and for its player - friendly approach to in - app purchases, Fallout Shelter has received accolades from some of the industry's leading outlets, including winner of «App Store Best of 2015», «Google Play Best of 2015», and «Best Handheld / Mobile Game» at the 2015 Golden Joystick Awards.

When you were in Halifax a decade ago we did our best to shelter you from Nova Scotia wine, but the industry does exist there, despite winters much colder than Yorkshire generally sees — or even experienced in the worst of the little ice age — and generally cool summers.

This in turn, will push the entire «shelter industry» (from builders to appraisers to real estate agents to lenders) to focus more on homes» energy efficiency, an awareness that will inevitably reduce household energy consumption and make housing more affordable.