Sentences with phrase «high euthanasia rates»

100 % of the animals rescued come from municipal pounds with high euthanasia rates for older animals.

However, overall trends for these results have provided useful insight into problem areas such as low return - to - owner rates and high euthanasia rates for cats.

Of all the dogs that enter the shelter system, pit bull types have it the worst with a shockingly high euthanasia rate of 93 percent.

The more rural and less affluent counties exhibit larger intake at animal control facilities and experience significantly higher euthanasia rates.

It's because a lot of the shelters with high euthanasia rates have regional overpopulation, where these particular shelters experience a higher population than the environment can sustain.

(Source: Journal of Applied Animal Welfare Science, 1998) Myth Busted: No evidence exist that pet stores contribute to pet overpopulation, shelter overpopulation or high euthanasia rates in shelters.

Philadelphia shelters have a very high euthanasia rate due to overcrowding — during spring / summer, about 70 % of surrendered cats and kittens never leave the shelter, including pets surrendered by former owners.

The final point about high euthanasia rates is where I think the review might stutter.

Considering the tragically high euthanasia rate for these dogs, members of pit bull advocacy groups, and other dog lovers, choose to adopt them as family pets.

She joined Austin Pets Alive as Executive Director in 2008 and began applying best practices in efficiency and operations to resolve Austin's previously high euthanasia rate.

By targeting geographic regions with historically high euthanasia rates and communities with limited or no low cost spay / neuter options, they are chipping away at unwanted puppies and kittens.

Obviously, animal shelters, rescue organizations and private rescuers who pull abandoned animals off the street need our help to adopt as many animals as possible to reduce the inexcusably high euthanasia rates at many animal shelters.

This amount of animals has resulted in even higher euthanasia rates, animal suffering, and the downsizing and rid of facilities capable of addressing these issues.

Prior to 2006, San Antonio had the third highest euthanasia rate of pets per capita in the country, with 50,000 animals euthanized annually.

How HSTV Operates: HSTV partners with open admission shelters (shelters that are funded by tax payer dollars and do not refuse any animal) in 33 surrounding counties and growing that are faced with low adoption numbers and consequently high euthanasia rates.

100 % of the animals we rescue come from open - admission shelters with high euthanasia rates for older animals.

The CanINE Express Transport Project humanely transports shelter dogs from south central Indiana — areas with extreme pet overpopulation and high euthanasia rates due to kennel overcrowding — to shelters in areas in our country where there is a need for well - socialized, healthy dogs.

Just take this fact into consideration, about 5,500 dogs are put down in overcrowded shelters every day; of all the dogs that enter the shelter system, Pit Bull types have it the worst with a shockingly high euthanasia rate of 93 percent.

«Research showed that the animals with the highest euthanasia rate were orphaned healthy kittens under the age of 8 - weeks, simply because they had no one to take care of them overnight,» explains Jenny Bonomini, Nursery Manager.

Rhianna was due to be put to sleep — just one more casualty of the high euthanasia rate prevalent in shelters all over the world — before shelter staff realized that she was pregnant, and decided to let her live.

The problem for the government is that if they are really going to investigate the LDH for high euthanasia rates, they will have to provide some kind of definition of what they consider the rate should be.

This is the statement that the Minister released announcing the proposed review, «Minister for Agriculture, Jaala Pulford, has directed authorised officers within the Department to investigate allegations relating to high euthanasia rates, accommodation and housing of animals, identification of animals» owners and the assessment of animals for re-homing.»

Of these items, «high euthanasia rates and assessment of animals for re-homing» are going to be difficult.

According to Wikipedia, Black Dog Syndrome is defined as «the low adoption and high euthanasia rate of black dogs in shelters.

Minister for Agriculture, Jaala Pulford, has directed authorised officers within the Department to investigate allegations relating to high euthanasia rates, accommodation and housing of animals, identification of animals» owners and the assessment of animals for re-homing.»

The only other possibility is that the original intent of the revised Domestic Animals Act of 2006 mandated that Victoria's councils develop Domestic Animal Management Plans (DAMPs) which, «The other change to the DAA requires Councils to put up a Domestic Animal Management Plan — Councils need to identify if have a problem with overpopulation, high euthanasia rates, numbers into pound etc, and then identify strategies to address this.

When the group began in 2000, the organizers found themselves living in a city with one of the highest euthanasia rates in the country.

While the MPP focuses on both cats and dogs, the issue of lost pets is particularly relevant to cats, given their low reclaim rates in shelters; high euthanasia rates; decreased likelihood of having collars, tags or microchips; and propensity to hide when frightened.

They also had a high euthanasia rate.

I did a little research and discovered that the black cat adoption story is not exactly accurate; rather than black cats being the last to be adopted, they're the cat color with the highest euthanasia rate, according to Vetstreet.

Organizations once known for high euthanasia rates are now embracing lifesaving and inspiring their communities to join their cause.»

The majority of our dogs and cats come from animal control facilities (aka «the pound») with high euthanasia rates.

Kerry had rescued one puppy at a time from a shelter in Lake County that had a high euthanasia rate and no rescue organizations to assist them.

Arizona has one of the highest euthanasia rates in the country.

With FCRC, Felines & Canines will be able to pull animals from facilities with high euthanasia rates and get them cared for and ready for transport to receiving rescues (their Chicago shelter included).

Contribution to the overall animal overpopulation issue with consequent high animal shelter intake rates and high euthanasia rates.

She chose kitties with Feline Leukemia due to the higher euthanasia rate among these kitties.

Under city management, overcrowding was addressed with a high euthanasia rate with very short time limitations on the lives of the animals.

The imbalance between the number of cats and the number of homes led to the euthanasia of 69 % of those cats earning Alachua County one of the highest euthanasia rates in the nation (26 per 1000 residents).

The challenges of orphaned kittens led to this sad paradox: Kittens are among the most easily placed of all pets, and yet kittens too young to be adopted have suffered the highest euthanasia rates in many shelters.

Increased community awareness of the pet overpopulation issue and the high euthanasia rate in the county

In Australia, according to Nell Thompson, G2Z coordinator, over the last 5 - 10 years, people have gained a better understanding of the country's companion animal issues, and, dissatisfied with high euthanasia rates, have been demanding change.

He is from a rural animal control with a high euthanasia rate and had a congenitally defective eye that was causing him discomfort and needed to be removed.

Companion Animal Foundation is a 501 (c) 3 non-profit animal rescue organization formed in 2002 in response to the high euthanasia rate of adoptable animals in Humboldt County.